Re: [Avid-L2] does 5d Mk3 have reliable time code?

Well, depends what you mean by reliable timecode. <audio guy demi-rant> You can't jam the 5Dm3 TC from an external TC source. And you can't use the 5Dm3 as a master to jam external recorders (not that you'd want to…the clock's not super accurate). So that's a limitation. We still feed it reference audio from the recorder and/or dumb slate, handclap, or dog clicker; simpler than sending TC over audio or attaching a lockit to those cameras… The 5Dm3's I've seen had kind of funky clocks. Some wander, some seem OK. But overall a bit better than the clock in the 5Dm2 (anecdotally).

If only the camera had nicer audio preamps; then I'd be happier about the audio I end up sending to those cameras. But in this "almost good enough" world, the 5Dm3's timecode and audio are almost almost good enough. </audio guy demi-rant>

However, as a reference for paper notes, I agree that the 5Dm3 time display is useful.


Jim Feeley



On Oct 23, 2013, at 2:16 AM, Tony Quinsee-Jover <tony@hdheaven.co.uk> wrote:

> Confirmed. I did a shoot with one a week ago which was pretty much run-n-gun. Had the 5D set to TC Continuous run, as camera time. Making notes on the script of the time they rolled on each shot worked out well for us.
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> Tony
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> On 23/10/2013 07:32, Pat Horridge wrote:
>> Yes the mk3 is the first version to have time code and it seems to behave ok.



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