Connecting to an External Monitor
SD Output
When HD video with a 16:9 aspect ratio is converted and output from the MON. terminal*, HDMI OUT terminal or AV OUT terminal as SD video with a 4:3 aspect ratio, you can choose how it appears on the external monitor.
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only.
1 Open the [Resize SD Output] submenu.
[¢Video Setup] >[HD/SD Output] >[Resize SD Output]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
[¢Video Setup]
[HD/SD Output]
[Resize SD Output]
[Letterbox]
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Options
[Letterbox]:The 16:9 aspect ratio is maintained but black letterbox bars are added to the top and bottom of the image.
[Squeeze]:The image is squeezed from the left and right so that the entire image fits within the screen. The image will appear normal if the external monitor also has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
[Side Crop]:The left and right sides of the image are cropped so that the central part of the image fits within the screen.
Original image (16:9) | [Letterbox] setting | [Squeeze] setting | [Side Crop] setting |
Superimposing Onscreen Displays to Appear on an External Monitor
You can choose to superimpose onscreen displays on the video output from the MON. terminal*, HDMI OUT terminal or AV OUT terminal. Doing so will display the onscreen displays on an external monitor. You can set this function separately for HD and SD output. This setting will not affect your recordings.
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only.
1 Open the [HD Onscreen Displays] or [SD Onscreen Displays] submenu.
[¢Video Setup]
[HD/SD Output]
[HD Onscreen Displays] [SD Onscreen Displays]
[Off]
[¢Video Setup] >[HD/SD Output] >[HD Onscreen Displays] or [SD Onscreen Displays]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
•If [£OLED/VF Setup] >[Custom Display 2] >[Output Display] is set to [On], Tappears on the upper right of the screen.
NOTES
•Onscreen displays will not appear on an external monitor for SD output if [¢Video Setup] >[HD/SD Output] >[Resize SD Output] is set to [Side Crop].
•If you set an assignable button to [Onscreen Display] (A129), you can press the button to turn on and off the superimposing of onscreen displays on video output from the camcorder’s terminals (simultaneously for HD and SD video).