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Tascam DR-70D, more and better
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  • IronFilmIronFilm

    Scot, pull out the USB power pack and then plug back in again.... does it pop up with an option asking to select USB power or not?

    Also which model is this, DR-60D mk1/mk2 or DR-70D?

  • DrDaveDrDave

    In for one. Use it for travel.

  • ScotScot

    Yes they fixed it make sure firmware is up to date.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    Did they fix the issue that recording stops if you pull out USB power?? This makes both the DR-60D and DR-70D unusable for me with external power :( Am getting an external power set up for my Sound Devices 552 however.

  • MagicMountainManMagicMountainMan

    Bought! Sweet deal, was looking for a small recorder to use with my Mix Pre D, now to find a bag for it all...

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    I fixed link

  • MagicMountainManMagicMountainMan

    @Vitaliy_Kiselev I'm seeing it for $339... $219 would be killer.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Same deal again

    Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras, - Bundle With SKB Custom Hard Case for Tascam DR-70D

    http://www.adorama.com/TSDR70DF.html?emailprice=t&hotlink=t&svfor=5m

  • blazer003blazer003

    Dang, sorry I missed out on that deal, Vitaliy. That's a great deal for DR-70 and case. I'll have to keep an eye out for so,etching like that again!

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras, - Bundle With SKB Custom Hard Case for $219

    at http://www.adorama.com/TSDR70DF.html

  • LiquidAlpinistLiquidAlpinist

    @davidp158 I recently had a similar problem with my DR-70D on a shoot: I was using a phone charger to power it and it kept restarting. Also I had phantom power turned on for all 4 XLR inputs. Turned out it was the phone charger that couldn't supply enough power, it was rated at 0.7A. Switched to my battery pack rated at 1A and everything was fine. Not sure if you were using condenser mics with phantom power but worth a shot.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    @davidp158 make sure you update to the latest firmware for the DR-70D

  • valdi99valdi99

    davidp158 - try to power from USB but WITH your AA batteries also put in. I've heard about some problems without AA batteries, like DR-70D can not measure how much power left- so maybe it is the case...

  • davidp158davidp158

    I have been trying to run my DR-70D off a USB battery (RAVPower RP-PB13 14000mAh). The battery had plenty of power to operate my DR-60 recorder, and for a while the DR-70D run fine. Lately, the DR-70D will display the USB Power Bus message and I have to reply to re-establish the USB power setting. This will often mess up my record settings, and cause down time during video shoots. The battery is fully charged, and I have tried two different USB batteries. It is an otherwise good recorder, but if I can't solve this issue it looks like I have to go back to dumping AA batteries in landfills. Any suggestions?

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    I don't know the guy at Tascam could of been blowing smoke. Who knows.

  • brianlbrianl

    The guy at Tascam says it's because the entire system runs through the card. It doesn't just save a file on to the >card like you might think. I'm guessing they are using the card for some type of virtual memory or file paging.

    Does the DR60d run this way? I always use left over cheap cards on mine. Maybe I need to be more conscientious.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    The guy at Tascam says it's because the entire system runs through the card. It doesn't just save a file on to the card like you might think. I'm guessing they are using the card for some type of virtual memory or file paging.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    Very strange.... what differences could there that matter between an approved card vs a fast modern unapproved card?!

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    It's back! Yup started getting the same problem again even with the approved card on my second unit, though not as bad as the first time. I'm going to replace all of my cabling Sunday and try again. Also the headphone jack stopped working, just like the other unit.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    Ok so hopefully last post not that anybody is interested but it might help somebody in the future.

    It was the SD Card! I did have a approved card that I was using with my hacked Gh2. I tried the card previously but didn't initialize it and has the same problems with my unapproved card. Not that I did a full erase everything seems to be working.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    Ughhhh forgot when you use the dual record mode the backup tracks are unusable because of the extra hiss.

    Might have to return this thing anyways.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    Ok so I got my second unit and I can confirm that I have the same issue though it's not as bad as I thought.

    One the return cable I was using was adding extra hiss to what I was hearing through the 302. But when you turn on the dual record mode it does cut down the hiss considerablly it's acuatlly pretty hard to hear when connecting your head phones directly to the dr-70D but when amplified through the sound devices 302 return channel you can hear a huge difference in the amount of noise.

    I think this is a design flaw. Though I know a lot of people are hearing noise when they are outputting to there camera.

    So if you are using only channel 1 and 2 I would recommend turning it on for a reduction in noise.

    Anybody want to try it out and test it?

    Like I said very hard to tell difference right out of the dr-70D because the headphone jack is not very loud, but it is definitely there.

    The guy from Tascam did say it could be the SD card, but I'm having a very difficult time getting a approved card from Amazon.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    A lot of those cards are either fairly expensive or discontinued. My "approved" 16gb that was supposed to ship to me from Amazon just got delayed a whole month some how. I think SanDisk no longer makes the specific model. I never had issues with my H4n, shoot I just used a old generic 2gig SD card I found in a box of junk.

  • SageSage

    A heads up: With the latest firmwares, the 70D is quite picky about SD cards. A 32gb Transcend card resulted in errors, but an 8gb Sandisk Pro (95) has worked well for me.

    Here is the official manufacturer tested media list (changed from earlier) - http://tascam.com/content/downloads/products/867/dr-70d_tested_media_list_r1_20150224.pdf

  • sam_rides_a_mtbsam_rides_a_mtb

    @Chaos123x - at least you discovered this while you still have the option to return it. I would suggest exchanging it for a second copy (Every electronic item in the world is subject to a dud every now and again). There are more than enough people here who have had good luck with it. One thing I forgot to suggest was switching the phase for those given channels. There is an option in the menu for each channel to do so. Doubt it will fix it, though worth a shot at least.

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