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Hi,
I've just taken delivery of the Video Assist 4K and used it on location for the first time on Friday. It worked perfectly except for three things. Any suggestions or ideas from experienced users very welcome!
1. I purchased two SanDisk Extreme PRO 64 GB UHS-II Class 10 U3 SDXC SD cards which are on the approved list (I was shooting 1080i50). Out of the packaging one worked perfectly but the other was not recognised by the device (at all). My laptop recognised it instantly, I formatted it in exFAT (both fast and normal formatting) and tried it the device after each attempt - still nothing. It's definitely the card not the card reader as swapping between slots on the VA allowed the working card to work in either card slot. Any ideas? Dodgy SD card?
2. Shooting on a Sony PMW-500 via SDI connection to the VA, the trigger record would not work - neither on SDI/HDMI or TC trigger. I had to start it recording each time manually. Is anyone able to use the SDI trigger?
3. Is there a way to hide the on-screen display (i.e. top and bottom strips showing TC, control options, etc.) as this masks the top and bottom of the shot and therefore the cameraman (and the client looking over his shoulder) wasn't able to see if the shot was framed correctly as it was masking part of the video image.
Other than that it was great! The ability to review a shot immediately was ideal (and it was very detailed and complex medical filming) as well as the image zoom and focus assist options being excellent. Most of all having a back-up of all the footage being filmed (as it could not be re-shot) was the main reason for buying.
Thanks,
Tim
I've just taken delivery of the Video Assist 4K and used it on location for the first time on Friday. It worked perfectly except for three things. Any suggestions or ideas from experienced users very welcome!
1. I purchased two SanDisk Extreme PRO 64 GB UHS-II Class 10 U3 SDXC SD cards which are on the approved list (I was shooting 1080i50). Out of the packaging one worked perfectly but the other was not recognised by the device (at all). My laptop recognised it instantly, I formatted it in exFAT (both fast and normal formatting) and tried it the device after each attempt - still nothing. It's definitely the card not the card reader as swapping between slots on the VA allowed the working card to work in either card slot. Any ideas? Dodgy SD card?
2. Shooting on a Sony PMW-500 via SDI connection to the VA, the trigger record would not work - neither on SDI/HDMI or TC trigger. I had to start it recording each time manually. Is anyone able to use the SDI trigger?
3. Is there a way to hide the on-screen display (i.e. top and bottom strips showing TC, control options, etc.) as this masks the top and bottom of the shot and therefore the cameraman (and the client looking over his shoulder) wasn't able to see if the shot was framed correctly as it was masking part of the video image.
Other than that it was great! The ability to review a shot immediately was ideal (and it was very detailed and complex medical filming) as well as the image zoom and focus assist options being excellent. Most of all having a back-up of all the footage being filmed (as it could not be re-shot) was the main reason for buying.
Thanks,
Tim