Connecting to an External Monitor

SD Output

When HD video (16:9 aspect ratio) is converted and output as SD video (4:3 aspect ratio), you can choose how it appears on the external monitor.

1301 Open the [SD Output] submenu. [¢Video Setup] >[SD Output]

2 Select the desired option and then press SET.

[¢Video Setup]

[SD Output]

[Letterbox]

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[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.

[Letterbox]:

The 16:9 aspect ratio is maintained but black letterbox bars are added to the top and bottom of the

 

 

image.

[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)

[Squeeze] setting

[Letterbox] 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 HD/SD SDI terminal, HDMI OUT terminal or SYNC UT terminal. Doing so will display the onscreen displays on an external monitor. You must set this function separately for HD and SD output. This setting will not affect your recordings.

1 Open the [HD Onscreen Disp.] or [SD Onscreen Disp.] submenu.

[¢Video Setup] >[HD Onscreen Disp.] or [SD Onscreen Disp.]

2 Select [On] and then press SET.

[¢Video Setup]

[HD Onscreen Disp.] [SD Onscreen Disp.]

[Off]

Tappears on the upper right of the screen (when [£LCD/VF Setup] >[Custom Display 2] > [Output Display] is set to [On]).

NOTES

Onscreen displays will not appear on an external monitor for SD output if [¢Video Setup] >[SD Output] is set to [Side Crop].

If you set an assignable button to [Onscreen Display] (A99), you can press the button to turns on and off the superimposing of onscreen displays on video output from the camcorder’s terminals (simultaneously for HD and SD video).