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Panasonic S5 display current time

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JamesMorgan

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I have recently bought an S5. Does anyone know an easy way to get it to display the current time? On my G80, I just press the display button to do this, but I can't find a similar option for the S5. It's only a minor point, but I do find it quite useful when I'm out on a shoot. I don't wear a watch and it avoids the hassle of having to get my phone out.
 
JamesMorgan said:
I have recently bought an S5. Does anyone know an easy way to get it to display the current time? On my G80, I just press the display button to do this, but I can't find a similar option for the S5. It's only a minor point, but I do find it quite useful when I'm out on a shoot. I don't wear a watch and it avoids the hassle of having to get my phone out.
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You can turn on time code, and set the time code to current time. Only works if camera is set to record video as ".MOV". :)
 
John Vickers said:
Also works on S1H, and S1 with firmware >= 2.0. Sadly not S1R, AFAICT. Can't see why S1R shouldn't have timecode.
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The missing FW 2.0 for the S1R could add dozens of great improvements… Looks like all the FW developers for the S1R have left the company….
 
JamesMorgan said:
Many thanks - exactly what I wanted. Even after fully reading the manual, I don't think I would have stumbled across this as a solution
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There's some small print. SMPTE timecode - which Panasonic uses - is weird and a bit stupid (not Panasonic's fault).

For best results:

  • Set the camera to a 30P or 60P "MOV" video mode.
  • Set "Time Code Display" -> "ON"
  • Set "Count Up" -> "Free Run".
  • Set "Time Code Mode" -> "DF" (Drop Frame).
  • Set "Time Code Value" -> "Reset"
  • Set "Time Code Value" -> "Current Time"
  • Set the camera to a 24.000P, 25P, 29.976P, 48.000P, 50P, or 59.940P "MOV" video mode of your choice. (NOT 23.976P or 47.952P).
The displayed timecode will now run fairly accurately.

As accurately as the camera's clock at selected video frame rates of 24.000P, 25P, 48.000P, 50P, and 1 part-per-million fast at 29.976P and 59.940P.

At selected video frame rates of 23.976P and 47.952P, the displayed timecode will run 1 part-per-thousand (3.6 seconds per hour) slow.

This weirdness is because the SMPTE never defined proper timecodes for non-integer frame rates, except for 29.976P and 59.940P, which were needed for US TV.
For other frame rates, "Non Drop Frame" timecode is used, which pretends that the frame rate is the next higher integer frame rate.

So, for example if you start recording 23.976P at TC=0, the timecode will reach 1 hour after exactly 1 real hour and 3.6 seconds.

The 1ppm error for 29.976P and 59.940P is likely to be a few times less than the frequency error in the camera's high-frequency oscillator.
 
John Vickers said:
There's some small print. SMPTE timecode - which Panasonic uses - is weird and a bit stupid (not Panasonic's fault).

For best results:

  • Set the camera to a 30P or 60P "MOV" video mode.
  • Set "Time Code Display" -> "ON"
  • Set "Count Up" -> "Free Run".
  • Set "Time Code Mode" -> "DF" (Drop Frame).
  • Set "Time Code Value" -> "Reset"
  • Set "Time Code Value" -> "Current Time"
  • Set the camera to a 24.000P, 25P, 29.976P, 48.000P, 50P, or 59.940P "MOV" video mode of your choice. (NOT 23.976P or 47.952P).
The displayed timecode will now run fairly accurately.

As accurately as the camera's clock at selected video frame rates of 24.000P, 25P, 48.000P, 50P, and 1 part-per-million fast at 29.976P and 59.940P.

At selected video frame rates of 23.976P and 47.952P, the displayed timecode will run 1 part-per-thousand (3.6 seconds per hour) slow.

This weirdness is because the SMPTE never defined proper timecodes for non-integer frame rates, except for 29.976P and 59.940P, which were needed for US TV.
For other frame rates, "Non Drop Frame" timecode is used, which pretends that the frame rate is the next higher integer frame rate.

So, for example if you start recording 23.976P at TC=0, the timecode will reach 1 hour after exactly 1 real hour and 3.6 seconds.

The 1ppm error for 29.976P and 59.940P is likely to be a few times less than the frequency error in the camera's high-frequency oscillator.
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Typos:
  • Set the camera to a 24.000P, 25P, 29.976P, 48.000P, 50P, or 59.940P "MOV" video mode of your choice. (NOT 23.976P or 47.952P).
Should read:
  • Set the camera to a 24.000P, 25P, 29.970P, 48.000P, 50P, or 59.940P "MOV" video mode of your choice. (NOT 23.976P or 47.952P).

And:

This weirdness is because the SMPTE never defined proper timecodes for non-integer frame rates, except for 29.976P and 59.940P, which were needed for US TV.​
Should read:
This weirdness is because the SMPTE never defined proper timecodes for non-integer frame rates, except for 29.970P and 59.940P, which were needed for US TV.​
 
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