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Connecting External Monitors and Recording Devices
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Connecting External Devices
To display recording/playback pictures on an
external monitor, select the output signal and use
an appropriate cable for the monitor to be
connected.
Output signal from the camcorder can be
recorded when a recording device is connected.
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
“SDI/HDMI/Video Out Super” (page 76) in the
VIDEO SET menu to “On.”
When outputting SD signals in HD Mode, select
in advance the output mode (Squeeze, Letterbox,
or Edge Crop) with “Down Converter” (page 77)
in 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 type)
The connector is set at the factory to output an HD
SDI signal.
When you set the camcorder to SD Mode, the
connector outputs an SD SDI signal.
Set “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” (page 76) in
the VIDEO SET menu to “SD SDI & SD HDMI
i” to output down-converted SD SDI signals for
monitoring, even in HD Mode. Use a
commercially available 75-ohm coaxial cable for
connection.
To start recording on an external device in
synchronization
With HD SDI signal output selected,
synchronized recording is possible by feeding a
REC trigger signal to an external recording
device connected via the SDI OUT connector. To
enable synchronized recording, set “SDI Rec
Control” (page 77) in the VIDEO SET menu to
“HD SDI Remote I/F.”
Notes
• If you set “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” in the
VIDEO SET menu to other than “HD SDI & HD
HDMI” or “SD SDI & SD HDMI i” and use the HDMI
OUT connector and i.LINK (HDV/DV) connector, no
signal will be output from the SDI OUT connector.
• When a connected external device does not correspond
to a REC trigger signal, the device cannot be operated.
HDMI OUT connector (Type A connector)
Signal output from this connector is enabled by
setting “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O Select” (page 76)
in the VIDEO SET menu.
In HD Mode, you can select HD HDMI, SD
HDMI interlace, or SD HDMI Progressive
output.
In SD Mode, only an SD HDMI interlace signal
can be output.
Use a commercially available HDMI cable for
connection.
VIDEO OUT connector (BNC type)
By changing the setting of “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/
O Select” (page 76) in the VIDEO SET menu,
you can output HD-Y signals in HD Mode or
down-converted SD analog composite signals for
monitoring in SD Mode.
Use a commercially available BNC cable for
connection.
i.LINK (HDV/DV) connector (IEEE1394, 4-
pin)
Input/output of an HDV or DVCAM stream can
be enabled by changing “SDI/HDMI/i.LINK I/O
Select” (page 76) in the VIDEO SET menu.
To set the input, select “i.LINK” in “Input Source
Select” (page 76) in the VIDEO SET menu.
A monitor or VTR that supports i.LINK can be
connected.
For details on i.LINK connection, see “Connecting
via i.LINK (FAT only)” (page 92).
Connecting External Devices
Connecting External Monitors and Recording Devices