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]
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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).