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Software Dev / Re: Chronos V0.3.2-RC1

« on: July 30, 2019, 10:31:00 AM »

Hi all
I upgraded to this latest release as well and have experienced the same freezing/lack of response issue. In my case though I was messing around with a new lens which was heavy. I did not have an external monitor connected however the screen was rubbing against me as I messed around with the back focus adjustment. I didn't spot a pattern to it but it was doing it regularly. I tried one short recording whilst it was stuttering and that seemed to record ok. I have gone back to the beta in the mean time.

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Software Dev / Re: Camera powers off after update to 0.3.2

« on: July 26, 2019, 03:48:23 AM »

The powering off phenomenon has not entirely stopped however is less frequent. Just the twice today so far.
Yesterday after removing power (mains and battery) for a minute there was no reset after the UI was showing. Most starts were a two stage affair with it restarting before any screen display. It started second attempt though and seemed ok in use. There was one instance when it started first time. I don't remember the led behaviour but I don't remember it flashing.
It should be noted that the unit would sometimes fail to start before the firmware upgrade. In this case I had to either press and hold the power button to shut down or remove the battery then retry.

I have just tried it again after the battery had topped off to a green led. On power on the fan whizzed for a second or two, there was no splash screen and everything remained pretty black. After a short while but probably not a minute it reset. Same fan behaviour, splash screen showed and normal boot. Battery was installed and it was plugged in throughout. There was no flashing led

I videoed a boot up and UI showing then shut down. I can confirm the status of the battery is 'no batt' and the led did not flash. The battery is fitted and fully charged and it was plugged into the mains

More playing soon as I have a lens adapter for ef lenses coming
Thanks

Attached is now a video of the boot fail. This confirms plugged in and about 37 seconds from start to fail + no battery detected

Been playing this afternoon and it appears most of the problems with failed starts are when the mains power is plugged in, just a thought /observation. I also noted that the battery says 'no batt' for half a second or so on even a successful boot

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Software Dev / Camera powers off after update to 0.3.2

« on: July 24, 2019, 12:43:15 AM »

Hi all
I updated my camera from v0.3.1 to the latest and greatest beta yesterday and all appeared well. I did the calibration backup before updating as well. Once done I had a little play including saving to an SSD card connected via esatap and several reboots.
Later in the evening after it had been off for a while I decided to try something else but the camera wouldn't boot or stay on. Sometimes it wouldn't get past a black screen (the splash screen always shows) and eventually just turns off. Other times it will get to the main UI screen and then just shut down. There is time to press one button to which it responds but then it powers off. There was one instance when it got to the main screen but showed lots of multicoloured snow, I just rebooted when it did this and now it won't start at all
Please help me get it either working or reverted back to an earlier firmware
Thanks
Ian

Update:
OK, got some coffee in me and I disconnected the power and battery for a short while and it will now boot and stay up. On boot though it takes two attempts with the first being reset by the watchdog if I don't miss my guess. It has done this several times consistently now.
I also notice there is a lot of screen speckling when the focus assist is active. This is not really a problem, just an observation.
More playing soon
Thanks

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Chronos User Discussion / HDMI out planned behaviour and external recorder / monitor

« on: August 08, 2018, 11:34:47 PM »

Hi all
I have been following the hdmi updates closely and have a question or two now it looks as though it might be around the corner
The wording around its function. On the news feed it said playback out, other places imply live monitoring. Is the plan to show everything on the preview area of the screen i.e. the video? Both during recording, playback and setup and framing.

This question has arisen because I am looking for an additional reason to buy an Atomos recording monitor. I would love to be able to record the video out on the monitor as well as the high speed version on the camera. This would simplify post a lot for me.

Finally with my dubious eyesight having a larger daylight usable monitor would be fantastic.
Thanks
Ian

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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Disable the confirmation message about recording not saved

« on: March 29, 2018, 03:09:18 AM »

Fantastic, thankyou

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Chronos User Discussion / Disable the confirmation message about recording not saved

« on: March 28, 2018, 07:48:13 AM »

Hi
I was trying to shoot some snow blowing over some swings a week or so ago - a very desolate scene. This involved trying to guess when the wind would blow 'correctly' and pick up some drift and off we go. This involved multiple takes and I missed a couple of good ones because I had to press record then yes on the message saying the previous one had not been saved. Mother nature was not very understanding this day. I have looked through the manual, the menus and other forum posts for a way to disable this but to no avail.
Is it possible to disable this making recording a one touch affair even if the buffer has not been saved? Most of the time this is a good idea but there are times when it is frustrating
Thanks

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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Type of RAM

« on: March 17, 2018, 05:09:57 AM »

I upgraded mine from 8gb to 32gb within a few days of delivery. Wow, it makes it so much easier to use having a bigger buffer. Don't forget to go to the appropriate firmware that supports your configuration. I found that the hard way when it didn't report any ram change.
As someone said above the trickiest part is the ribbon connectors. Again, I learned this the hard way and it took me 15 mins to find the offending tiny bit of plastic on the floor. This type of connector in my past has slid out parallel with the pcb, these ones you lift with a finger nail. Easy once you get one right it is easy.
The ram I used came from amazon.de as it was not available on the uk amazon. It was linked from another post on this forum where the user had proven it worked. Turns out that the ram I removed was made by the same manufacturer, that helped my confidence level enormously.
It's great now, slo mo of the dog chasing a ball for 10 seconds or so, brilliant.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01LFQH95Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the link to the ram I bought, happy upgrading

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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Have to sell my camera

« on: December 29, 2017, 01:13:28 PM »

Dare I ask what you are looking for for it?
Also, which spec, colour or not, RAM etc.
Thanks