In this guide we’ll show how to make a Panasonic Lumix GH7 accept external Timecode.
Turn on all your Lockit devices, choose one of them to be the Master Clock – then press-and-hold the green button to broadcast timecode and frame rate through ACN and you are set.
Make sure all cameras and Lockits run on the same frame rate.
- On the Lockit, press green and red simultaneously to enter menu, then and navigate to “Project Rate”. For the NanoLockit, use the LockitToolbox to adjust the frame rate or jam it from another Lockit with the correct frame rate.
- On the camera:
- Enter Menu
- Go to "Setup -> Others"
- Select matching "System Frequency"
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- Go to "Motion Picture -> Image Format 1"
- Select a "Rec Quality" with the matching frame rate.
How to make the camera accept external Timecode:
- Enter Menu
- Go to “Motion Picture -> Image Format 1”
- Go to “Time Code”
- For "Count Up" select “Free Run”
- In the "Time Code" menu, enter "External TC Setting"
- For "TC Synchronisation" select “TC In”
For this camera you need an LTC-OUT-FS timceode cable.
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Unscrew the cap on the Flash Syncro Socket and connect the LTC-OUT-FS cable. Tighten the locking screw to secure the connector in place.
Now the camera reads the external timecode source and sets the internal generator accordingly – The TC indicator in the home screen will invert to black on white to confirm the external jam.