John Quick

Looking ahead to a final film out: is there any advantage to shooting HDV in x.v.color (xvYCC) as against any of the other picture profiles available in HDV camcorders?

Page 87 of the Operating Guide tells you how to sync multiple cameras, using firewire. You can only have two cameras linked together - for more than two, you'll need to set the time code running on each slave camera, and disconnect it to set the next slave camera going.