No recording on DV mode!

athouguia

athouguia

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Today I found a new problem, my camera sometimes does not record in DV mode. Stu posted the same problem, when I start recording it stops after 1 or 2 seconds, the tally starts blinking and HDV DV lights do the same. On the viewfinder there’s a message saying “turn power of, turn back on later” I've seen this message before when I turned the camera on. I changed to HDV and it was ok, it is back on DV and is working fine for now. Did anyone besides Stu experienced the same?
 
Page 86 of the manual says it is a "system error" and to "turn the power off and let the unit sit for sometime before turning it back on." How very specific!

You probably need to take it in for service if this keeps happening. Its probably a firmware issue.
 
It was interesting for me to note, when the first camera we received displayed this error, the JVC engineer (over the phone) got me to test the camera in HDV mode, to which I replied, "yes okay its recording in HDV" - his responce was, in his opinion that the camera was working? When I said "what about recording in SD" his reply was you must have done something in the menu settings. I gave the chap the benefit of the doubt (wasn't easy... wasn't easy...) and we spent several hours trawling the menus/instruction book again with no success. Contacted the engineer again and he told me he had never encountered this before -"get it replaced by your dealer". Our second camera displayed the exact same problem but it sorted itself out after 3 or 4 goes at it. However as mentioned before its got SSE and we are awaiting our third camera...

Stu....
 
Stu, I am not saying this to be a jackass, but. . . Why? Why are you waiting for your third camera? It just seems that JVC does not care about selling a quality product, why prolong the inevitable waiting for your 4th, or 5th camera? When do you actually get to put your camera to work?
 
scharky said:
Stu, I am not saying this to be a jackass, but. . . Why? Why are you waiting for your third camera? It just seems that JVC does not care about selling a quality product, why prolong the inevitable waiting for your 4th, or 5th camera? When do you actually get to put your camera to work?
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From what I have tested with my second camera, which supposedly has updated firmware and was a part of a newer shipment to EVS, the camera has far less Split screen than my first camera that I purchased in Kansas City last Friday (10/14). That is what I know, but I could be wrong, as many have inferred that split screen is slightly there all the time, and it is just a matter of noticing the defection. Based on some night footage from three nights ago, I did not pick up any split screen. It is, however, apparent when I aim the camera at a dark object, and under somewhat normal tungsten lighting conditions, even when output to an SD or HD monitor.

But who knows? Based on my first camera, it may become more noticeable later on. In normal interior lighting conditions as well as outdoor shooting, I have been fortunate so far, even with a high gain for night shots!!

I'll keep updating and posting though, as I still feel I haven't tested enough yet. Again, this was a camera received from EVS at the beginning of this week, Tuesday October 18, for future reference as to determine any improvements with the SSE issue.
 
Why Wait?

Why Wait?

scharky said:
Stu, I am not saying this to be a jackass, but. . . Why? Why are you waiting for your third camera? It just seems that JVC does not care about selling a quality product, why prolong the inevitable waiting for your 4th, or 5th camera? When do you actually get to put your camera to work?
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Fair question Scharky :thumbsup: , We are waiting because we have decided after testing the camera that this camera type is what "we" require at this point in time. Our dealer is very good and I know that he cares and has assured us along with JVC UK that they will sort this out for us as "they have done" for other customers. If we did not have this kind of relationship and we had not known folks with perfect working cameras (in the UK at least), then things would be different. With the tests we have been able to do, for us - this is a bit of kit we want - and so we will persevere - fortunately we have managed to put a hold on actual shooting the project this particular camera is earmarked for, so we have a bit more time on our side. We are a business, we make money, we can afford to buy any given equipment we need and we don't take decisions lightly... for others, situations / choices will be different... if not happy find something else to buy or wait till next year for all the problems to be ironed out.

Regards: Stu.... :beer: :beer: :beer:
 
dashwood said:
Page 86 of the manual says it is a "system error" and to "turn the power off and let the unit sit for sometime before turning it back on." How very specific!
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Those were exactly my thoughts when I read that. It seems that even JVC doesn't know why it happens. Anyway, it seems that it stopped doing that... lets see for how long. Fortunately my dealer is the same where Stu bought his camera, he is very helpful and trustworthy.

Ok, it has SSE, doesn't record in SD mode, have lots of CA's... but it is a very good camera with a fantastic image quality. It's unique at it's price range and I'm decided to keep trying to get one in perfect conditions, with a help from my dealer. :cheesy:
 
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Well, I've never seen a split like that on my camera, only a very soft one under extremely low light conditions... so low that I can barely shoot. It is important to say that this is a still from a defective camera. I tried to recreate similar situations like that and no way I could find a bit of split.
 
athouguia said:
Well, I've never seen a split like that on my camera, only a very soft one under extremely low light conditions...
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Same here.... :thumbsup:

Stu...
 
That's not my shot either, although in low light conditions mine could easily generate a split that bad or worse; but as althouguia says, it would be under conditions that would be so dark as to make shooting impractical. I took that shot from a post that Robert Niemann made here earlier. It is the most extreme example of split-screen I've ever seen posted, so it demonstrates the principle.

It is, I believe, from a European camera from the first batch. Later cameras are reported to be better and less susceptible, although it can't be "fixed" because JVC says that split-screen is not a defect; instead they say it is a characteristic that is a result of engineering a progressive-scan high-def 1/3" camera to a $5500 price point. Shooting in adequate lighting, and manual white-balancing, can go a long ways towards sidestepping the split-screen.
 
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