"We're excited to launch our newest product, the ZFR100, to the international audience of NAB2006," stated Glenn Sanders, president of Zaxcom. "We've engineered it to best serve users who need a lightweight, versatile recorder that can record a significant amount of information. This is particularly vital in the ENG or reality TV markets, where mobility and duration are both key concerns."
One of the ZFR100's abilities is that it can receive time-code through an RF link directly from a video camera. This optional feature allows the unit to record only when the camera is rolling, thus maintaining perfect time code synchronization with the recorded video. The time code generator accuracy is within one frame for every 12 hours due to the ZFR100's temperature-compensated crystal oscillator.
The time code transmission feature is also designed to be fault tolerant. When jammed, the ZFR100 automatically identifies the incoming code, jams to it, and sets itself for the same rate and code type. As soon as a correct rolling time code is received, the recorder will jam and only then enter the record mode. When a stopped time code is verified, the recorder will return back to the stop mode, ensuring time code sync throughout production.
(Lee Baldock)
