This small Canon EOS R5C camera can easily be synchronized with one of our timecode generators SYNC E or ORIGINAL. It has a dedicated timecode input on the side records the timecode as metadata.
Proceed as follows:
- Set your Tentacle device and the camera to the same frame rate
- 24 fps (Tentacle) for 23.98P & 24P (Canon R5C)
- 25 fps (Tentacle) for 25P, 50i & 50P (Canon R5C)
- 30 fps (Tentacle) for 29.97P (Canon R5C)
- Camera timecode settings:
- Menu > System Setup > TC In/Out > In
- Menu > System Setup > Time Code Run > Free Run
- Connect your synced Tentacle device to the timecode input of the camera via Tentacle to DIN 1.0/2.3 cable
- Is the camera synced to the external TC of your Tentacle device, the timecode will be shown on the upper right corner of the camera display like this 10:00:00:00E for External
