Posted by William Davis on 12/31/05 03:45

In article <1135970935.931281.207530@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
quibz2001@yahoo.com wrote:

> I want to tape a bball game and record the clock with 1 camera then the
> game with the other.
>
> I figured it would be a lot easier to edit if I could control both
> cameras at once since the game video must match the clock time.
>
> Any ilink or lanc devices out there?
> I trie to make a y-lanc cable but no go, doesnt like the load or
> something.
>
> Both sony cameras have both type connections.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Or maybe with time code I'm missing a basic editing feature in Vegas6?
>
> Gary.

Actually, if you have AC to both camera positions, there's a cheap
system called "Powermids" which are little low cost ($70 bucks or so for
both xmiter and receiver) units that take IR control signals and convert
them into RF signals.

You point your remote control at the sender - it RFs the signal to the
receiver - which converts it back into IR and as long as the camcorders
IR receiver can "see" the receiver, it'll get the control signal.

If you start and stop both cameras by RC at the same times - you should
have them at least roughly in sync.

Then have the wide field camera catch the field clock at least once
during each camera run so you can fudge the sync in post if necessary.

I used to use them in a computer group to operate a camcorder in another
room and it always worked like a charm.

Might be worth a try and you're not risking much coin.

Markertek sells them

YMMV.

Good luck.

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