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I've been going nuts since I got this camera trying to figure why I was getting flashing record indicator constantly, ProRes dropping frames like crazy and Raw less so but still unuseable.
I was using several different Crucial M4 256 GB Firmware rev. 000F. FAIL!
Tried reformatting in different formats. No. Downloaded Trim Patch and activated. No. Upgraded Newer Traveler Q Dock interface from Firewire 800 to eSata via Sonnet Tempo 6GB adapter for MacBook Pro. Nope.
After talking to some other users on the forum here I picked up a SanDisk Extreme 480 GB SSD for about $390 after taxes etc. PROBLEM SOLVED! I have run multiple tests recording from a clean drive to "SSD Full", in both ProRes and RAW and haven't seen ONE dropped Frame. The camera works if you've got good media.
Some additional Info:
You don't have to reformat all the time. On a Mac, Just drag the files from the SSD to the Trash and then EMPTY THE TRASH. If you don't empty the Trash the files will stay active on the drive. This is a Mac thing, my Contour Action Cams are the same way. Gotta Empty the Trash while the SSD is still mounted to the system. Then everythings fine.
I get the following Max rec times on the 480:
ProRes 29.97 800 ASA = 4hrs 45min in 3 files, 2 @ 212 GB and a 50 GB.
Raw 29.97 800 ASA = 52 min. 49 Sec. in 95,080 5mb files plus one audio file.
Remember: "Never give up. Never surrender."
And if that doesn't work throw money at it!
I was using several different Crucial M4 256 GB Firmware rev. 000F. FAIL!
Tried reformatting in different formats. No. Downloaded Trim Patch and activated. No. Upgraded Newer Traveler Q Dock interface from Firewire 800 to eSata via Sonnet Tempo 6GB adapter for MacBook Pro. Nope.
After talking to some other users on the forum here I picked up a SanDisk Extreme 480 GB SSD for about $390 after taxes etc. PROBLEM SOLVED! I have run multiple tests recording from a clean drive to "SSD Full", in both ProRes and RAW and haven't seen ONE dropped Frame. The camera works if you've got good media.
Some additional Info:
You don't have to reformat all the time. On a Mac, Just drag the files from the SSD to the Trash and then EMPTY THE TRASH. If you don't empty the Trash the files will stay active on the drive. This is a Mac thing, my Contour Action Cams are the same way. Gotta Empty the Trash while the SSD is still mounted to the system. Then everythings fine.
I get the following Max rec times on the 480:
ProRes 29.97 800 ASA = 4hrs 45min in 3 files, 2 @ 212 GB and a 50 GB.
Raw 29.97 800 ASA = 52 min. 49 Sec. in 95,080 5mb files plus one audio file.
Remember: "Never give up. Never surrender."
And if that doesn't work throw money at it!