In this guide we’ll show how to make a Panasonic Lumix GH5S 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"
- Select matching "System Frequency"
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- Go to "Motion Picture"
- Select a "Rec Quality" with the matching frame rate.
How to make the camera accept external Timecode:
- Enter Menu
- Go to “Motion Picture”
- Go to “Time Code”
- For "Count Up" select “Free Run”
For this camera you need an LTC-OUT-FS timceode cable.
You can also use a BNC LTC-OUT cable in combination with the BNC to Flash Synchro adapter cable that comes with the camera.
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.
- In the Timecode menu, go to "External TC Settings"
- Go to "TC Link" and then "TC Input"
- Press Menu/Set to enable the LTC input
- Press Menu/Set again to accept the external timecode
Now the camera accepts the external Timecode source – the camera does show a "Linked TC signal successfully" message to confirm this and will switch to TC slave mode.