Canon xha1s hack

[rz77]

I purchase my canon xha1s in USA - it was ntsc model, in europe native system is PAL/ So i changeover my canon to PAL. There is no canon service for this in eu - so i did it myself

[antman]

Sure you did, where's a tutorial explaining how you did it. And if you can do that , well why cant you work on the hv30 hack. Please prove me wrong about you. But I think your full of bologna.

[Duke]

@antman,
I know you were teasing to get him to work on an HVx0 hack, but Canon does do a conversion of the A1 to handle both PAL and NTSC (just like the 7D comes from teh factory handling both.) Canon charges $500 for the service.

@rz77,
Can you tell us how its done, or where you saw the instructions?

[rz77]

@antman, there is no services in russia that do pal/ntsc conversion. More, there is no such option on russian canon web site.
I think its strange to hack something if all functions are accesible from service menu. how tis menu activates in hv - read in instruction. In a1s all changes are in service menu too. So i buy service instruction for xlh1e, service mode cassette, approriate remote on ebay and do conversion.

[Duke]

I think its strange to hack something if all functions are accesible from service menu. how tis menu activates in hv - read in instruction. In a1s all changes are in service menu too. So i buy service instruction for xlh1e, service mode cassette, approriate remote on ebay and do conversion.

Okay, I did a search of the complete manual for my A1. There is no reference to a service menu. I also did a search of the PDF version.

So, the first question is, how do you access the service menu?

[Erik Bien]

Never say 'never,' but I don't think it will be that straightforward with the HV series: AFAIK the camera's main circuit board has two different part numbers, one for NTSC models and the other for PAL. I very much doubt that Canon (or anyone else for that matter) is able to convert an NTSC HVx0 to PAL through the service menus.

[1]

I let the original image go, but I suspect it's a con and a way to drive clicks to that site. (I removed the links now).

We something else, Mr. 77, or you will be a gonner...

[Seo]

Me too... if it were that easy to change it from NTSC to PAL Canon wouldn't be charging 500 bucks for the service and still make money from it.

I had a dream about this thread. rz77 managed to do something else bigger with the XH A1... really, really can't remember, but I do remember this thread being a lot bigger and antman apologizing to rz77.

[cgbier]

rz77 managed to do something else bigger with the XH A1... really, really can't remember

Record and output in 4k?

[rz77]

I need to do ntsc/pal conversion only. But there are many other points in service menu.

[antman]

I need to do ntsc/pal conversion only. But there are many other points in service menu.

What else would be changeable. anything? humble me. Please!!

[vadis]

A quick search of Russian video forums shows that rz77 is posting there as well (username Kerfs) http://www.videomax.ru/forum/forum_p...=canon-xh-a1-2. Russian readers are equally intrigued/suspicious...

[Seo]

With this apparently. Interesting... could be fake, could be real.

[Duke]

That part number on the cassette corresponds to a tool for the XL2. Here's the PDF of how it operates.

http://www.mediaserver.cl/HTML/sopor...m%20xl2-sm.pdf

I see how it would be used for tape adjustments, per the PDF, but I don't see any listing for frame rate. That doesn't mean its not on the menu, but I don't see it.

[zagnut]

That part number on the cassette corresponds to a tool for the XL2. Here's the PDF of how it operates.

http://www.mediaserver.cl/HTML/sopor...m%20xl2-sm.pdf

I see how it would be used for tape adjustments, per the PDF, but I don't see any listing for frame rate. That doesn't mean its not on the menu, but I don't see it.

Looking at that manual, you need a remote that has the "Audio dubbing" button. Looks like you use the remote in conjunction with the cassette to access service mode and change settings.
As I type this, I'm pressing all sorts of combinations on my HF11 remote hoping to find an "easter egg".

[antman]

Wouldn't it awesome if we could over crank the xha1 to 120 fps. man Lets get a hack going for this.lol

[rz77]

Service casette is same for xm-xl-xh series. i buy SERVICE manual for xlh1e - there is some difference between operation and service manuals.
You can see in hv service manual that casette is for hv too.

[LOGOS PATHOS ETHOS]

????

that "cassette service mode" seems a bit fake dude

c'mon SONY makes service cassettes for canon? lolz

[LOGOS PATHOS ETHOS]

I mean, for god's sake, look at it ! :-P

http://i029.radikal.ru/0912/d6/517d1d77b8cc.jpg

P.S.: how in Oden's unholy and pagan name would you access a menu and operate it through a spinning tape??? XD

[rz77]

Take service manual for hv-xl-xh and you will be surprised much for picture of service cassette there - its a sony. There is a chip in cassette - tape is useless.

[LOGOS PATHOS ETHOS]

dude, plizzz

we can see on the picture that the tape is IN THERE , how would you fit in a chip ?

and for god's sake the canon sticker on a sony dv tape? :-P

I mean, do you really think we gonna buy that theory?

[rz77]

You never saw dvcam casettes with memory chip? they have both tape and chip, dude.

[LOGOS PATHOS ETHOS]

ok so now it's a "memory" chip .

and yes I'm familiar with them , they NEVER have a sticker of another company on them XD

plus how could a memory chip affect your menu settings?


p.s.: THIS IS A DVCAM TAPE WITH A MEMORY CHIP

http://uk.shopping.com/xPO-Sony-Sony...ideo-Tape-with

and is only to store some info about timecode among other features :

i.e. allows the user to:
1) Locate the end of the last recorded scene on the tape (even if the tape has been removed from the camera) allowing for seamless transitions between recording a scene, playing it back & recording the next scene.
2) "Mark" spots on the tape, so that you can locate them later according to date, title, photo, index etc.
3) Superimpose titles (8 presets & 2 custom) while recording or after recording.
4) Label the cassette.
That's as much as I know about it. I haven't had any reason to use this function yet but I have a few tapes with the Memory chip just in case.

NO WAY the memory chip can grant you access to "service mode"

[rz77]

you read hv service manual? before you speak so loud?

[LOGOS PATHOS ETHOS]

I'm sorry but HV service manual?... hmm I thought the "hack" was for the XH-A1...

you just keep getting busted with every comment dude, sorry to point out the flaws in your arguments, my bad :-)