Xtreemtec wrote:(And the setting in the Menu is set to REF = TC ) And you hit the Timecode button on the LCD flipout.
You don't need to touch your reference settings for the camera to jam to the external code. The reference setting just adjusts whether you are referencing Internally, External (Ref In), or from Program (SDI In). It is for reference... not for timecode.
As long as you are sending in timecode into the TC In and the frame rate matches the camera will automatically switch to the external code when you plug it in. Showing 'EXT'. Then when you unplug, the camera keeps that time of day code but runs from its internal clock and hence the EXT changes to INT.
Pressing the 'timecode' button on the outside of the camera, or tapping the numbers in the HUD will merely toggle between Counter display and Timecode display. The time of day code will always be recorded.
Drift should be less than a frame up to 8 hours while the camera is powered up.