On Tue, 07 Jan 2003 04:29:45 GMT, "SBCGlobal" <dcdonline@selectrix.net> wrote:

>Actually, that would solve some of the applications but you can imagine

>others where you

>would like to still have a tape in and have the camera in "stand-by" mode

>where everything is

>disengaged but the camera would still respond to the remote on/off ... then

>if you wanted to

>mount it in the corner of the room and use the remote to activate the

>recorder, you could use

>it for that app too.

>

>But I will look into it. Just curious about why they would not have that

>mode ... would seem pretty

>straightforward.

Yes - but it would require an extra mode, and would not have

"instant" start-up... The shut-down is intended to protect

the tape and heads (the drum spins FAST in Mini-DV cameras!)

from excessive wear. BTW, some hard-wired Lanc controllers

can "wake" the camera after auto shut-down in camera mode

(a cheap one is attached to the poor bottom-end Sony

remote-control tripod, around $75 - remove the remote from

the handle, add an extension cable, and give away the tripod...;-).