CAMCORDERS: Panasonic X2

Peter C.

Peter C.

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I bought an X2 and it came in the mail yesterday. I took it on a job today but ended up switching it out for my old camera because when I started recording the light started flashing yellow. Does anyone own the X2/X20 is this normal?

Every camera I've ever owned a solid red tally light indicates when it's recording. On this camera the light indicators on for both of the SD card were flashing yellow. When I checked the card it recorded but during a live performance I didn't have the courage to use it. Flashing yellow light I interpret as warning something wrong but I don't think like a Japanese camera company.
 
Usually an indicator for card speed and/or battery level, but can't say for certain for this camera.
 
NorBro said:
Usually an indicator for card speed and/or battery level, but can't say for certain for this camera.
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I was able to find it in the manual. Flashing orange is writing to the card, rapid orange flashing or slow green flashing is an error. I think it's not intuitive and bad design but I have to accept it and move on.
 
If that is the recording light then that is silly. Sometimes there is a separate one by the recording slot.

Light indicators could be good but for recording it should always be red or not red.

Many years ago there was a thread about how all cameras ever made should immediately terminate recording if there is any kind of error. (There could be an option in the menu that's OFF by default that allows using slower cards and the operator would accept the risk.)
 
I can't check all my cameras now... but I'm pretty certain that most of my dual-slot cameras (even back in the P2 days) have had yellow/orange flashing lights to indicate the active card. This is especially important in hot-swapping modes. This is NOT the tally light, and its different function is important.
 
On the AC130/160 for example:


MEMORY CARD ACCESS LAMP
lluminated orange:
Reading, writing possible

Flashing orange (slow):
Accessing memory card

Flashing green:
Memory card write-protected, the slot with
[CHECK CARD.] indication, no space left on
memory card

Illuminated green:
Other than the selected slot
Off:
No memory card inserted, unformatted memory
card, or incompatible memory card inserte
 
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