Connecting External Devices

Connecting External Monitors

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To display recording/playback pictures on an external monitor, select the output signal and use an appropriate cable for the monitor to be connected.

 

A/V OUT

COMPONENT

 

 

OUT

SDI

A/V OUT

COMPONENT

OUT

 

OUT

Component video cable (supplied)

75-ohm coaxial

cableAV

(optional) connection cable (supplied)

SDI IN

VIDEO/AUDIO COMPONENT

 

IN

Regardless of whether the signal is HD or SD, the same status information and menus can be displayed on the external monitor as those on the LCD monitor/EVF screen.

According to the signal fed to the monitor, set “YPbPr/SDI Out Display” or “Video Out Display” of the VIDEO SET menu (page 103) to “On.”

When outputting SD signals, select in advance the output mode (Squeeze, Letterbox, or Edge Crop) with “Down Converter” of the VIDEO SET menu.

Note

SD signals down-converted for output have the following restrictions:

Images of 50P/50i/25P are output as PAL signals, those of 59.94P/59.94i/29.97P are output as NTSC signals, and those of 23.98P are output as 2-3 pulled-down NTSC signals.

SDI OUT connector (BNC)

The connector is set at the factory to output an HD SDI signal.

Using “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” (page 103) of the VIDEO SET menu, you can change the setting so that it outputs an SD SDI signal. (The HD/SD switching becomes valid also on the COMPONENT OUT connector in synchronization.)

Use a commercially available 75-ohm coaxial cable for connection.

To display the menus and status information on the connected monitor

Set “YPbPr/SDI Out Display” (page 103) of the VIDEO SET menu to “On.”

Note

If input/output at the i.LINK (HDV) connector are enabled (page 114), no signal is fed out from the SDI OUT connector.

COMPONENT OUT connector (mini-D connector)

The connector is set at the factory to output HD analog component signals for monitoring. Using “YPbPr/SDI Out Select” (page 103) of the VIDEO SET menu, you can change the setting so that it outputs down-converted analog component signals for monitoring. (The HD/SD switching becomes valid also on the SDI OUT connector in synchronization.)

Use the supplied component video cable for connection.

110Connecting External Monitors