GH2 Recording Stopped When Monitor is Unplugged (Stock FIrmware)

[Cole]

I ran into an interesting situation on a shoot yesterday. I was recording a standard talking head interview with 2 GH2's, both hacked with the "Zero Adverse Setting" Patch. I bought an HDMI switcher to monitor both cameras from 1 screen. This was a huge help as we set up the lighting and BG but I also wanted to keep an eye on them during the interview.

Once everything was set we roll on both cameras, roll on sound, slate and we are off. I give a quick look at camera angle 1 which was located just around the corner. Everything looked good so I switch to Camera 2 which is a few feet in front of me. I notice a flicker on the LCD, which I happened to leave open, and could see it wasn't recording anymore. I went and checked the other camera and it was not recording anymore either. Initiating the switcher turned on the external monitor on camera 2 and turned off the external monitor on camera 1.

Is this standard with the stock firmware or is this a result of the hack?

If it is this way across the board, is my only solution to see both cameras having a dedicated monitor for each one?

Thanks for any help.

Cole

 

[Cole]

I found some time today to restore one of the cameras to the 1.1 firmware and it also stops recording when the monitor is disengaged. Looks like 2 monitors will be needed for similar shoots down the road.

Anyone want to buy a switcher?

 

[Phenixone]

...or you can get a second monitor...

 

[Cole]

...or you can get a second monitor...

Yep, that's what I mentioned in that 2nd post. I was hoping it was a continuous stream like the outputs on other cameras (s-videos,etc) but I guess the camera detecs it and only sends when needed. 1 large screen would be better than 2 small ones but what what can you do.