Quote Originally Posted by Alexander Thomson View Post
Yes.

With the new beta firmware there is an option to set the camera in an external recorder mode so that when you hit rec, the camera operates in the same way as if it was recording to SSD, but doesn't actually record to REDMAG. So it does things like reduce the fan speed, and activate the record flag in the HDSDI stream, but it doesn't record to SSD. In fact, in this external recorder mode, it won't let you record if there is an SSD in the camera. :)
That is freaking badass. Thanks Alex & Stu!