5D and external monitor issues

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neko30

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hi all,

i'm using mark iii with external monitor (ikan D5) and am having issuess.
basically, it's very wonky.

usually, everything will work fine upon starting up intially.
but if monitor turns off, and i turn monitor back on, i get no image...or if i go into
menu, when i come back out, there is no image--somehow it loses HDMI connection.

and then, i have to go through whole rigamarole to get image back--turn off monitor/camera,
unplug hdmi, turn monitor/camera on, then plug in HDMI--and then i'll get image.
but sometimes that won't work...so i'll have to do all that, take out batt, and then start up again.

is this a 5D issue? or is it just my camera/hdmi connection?

thanks.

goro
 
hdmi can be quirky at times, I've seen it refuse to work unless the electronics were turned on in the right order. In your case I cant say for sure, but I had similar issues on a t3i with a Lilliput monitor.
 
Just got my monitor but haven't has any issues as of yet. Not sure if it is your monitor or camera. I had a Ikan and didn't like it, sold it and bought the Marshall V-LCD70MD 7". I have some test filming to do this weekend so will see if it does the same to me. How long of a cable do you have? I have the short cable 18" cable. I know some people are using the 6ft cables so not sure if it could be the cable?
 
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