Syncing Time Between Cameras

You can set the sender camera time on up to 10 receiver cameras. Note that even after synchronization, a slight margin of error applies between sender and receiver camera time (of ±0.05 seconds, at most).

Caution

  • Always use cameras of the same model to sync the time. Synchronizing the time on receiver cameras is not possible with different models of the sender and receiver cameras.
  • This feature will not be available after 2038.

Preparing for Time Syncing

When using a single receiver camera, connect a LAN cable to the Ethernet RJ-45 terminal of the sender and receiver cameras.

(A) Sender camera

(B) Receiver camera

(C) LAN cable

When using multiple receiver cameras, connect a LAN cable from the Ethernet terminal of the sender and receiver cameras to a hub. Up to 10 receiver cameras can be connected.

(A) Sender camera

(B) Receiver camera

(C) LAN cable

(D) Hub

Use a highly shielded Category 5e or higher STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) Gigabit Ethernet cable.

Syncing the Time

Preparing the sender camera

First, set up the camera to use as a sender.

  1. On the camera, press the MENU button.

  2. Select [Communication Functions: Network settings].

  3. In [Network], select [Enable].

  4. Select [Sync time between cameras].

    • If the camera is already connected to another device, [Set [Connection settings] to [Disconnect]] is displayed. Select [OK] to end the connection.

  5. Select [OK].

  6. Select [OK].

  7. Select [Sender].

    • Select [OK] to go to the next screen.
    • After the screen is displayed, the camera is ready.

Preparing receiver cameras

Set up cameras to use as receivers.

  1. Follow steps 1–6 in Preparing the Sender Camera.

  2. Select [Receiver].

    • Select [OK] to go to the next screen.

  3. Select [OK].

    • The following screen is displayed.

    • To set the time on multiple receiver cameras, follow steps 1–2 on each receiver camera.
    • The number of receiver cameras detected is displayed on the sender camera screen.

Syncing time between sender and receiver cameras

Sync the time on the sender and receiver cameras as follows.

  1. Follow steps 1–6 in Preparing the sender camera and steps 1–3 in Preparing receiver cameras.

  2. On the sender camera, select [OK].

    • Check the number of receiver cameras, then select [OK].
    • After the time is synchronized, the next screen is displayed.

  3. Select [OK] on all of the cameras.