AC160 HDMI out on AG-AC160

[Bo Sundvall]

Hi

Yesterday I got an idea. To be able to test different settings for picture profiles on my AG-AC160 I connected the camcorder with HDMI to my EIZO ColorEdge monitor. I was surprised when I saw the bad picture on the monitor. It had some kind of interlace lines on it which made it hard to judge different settings so I gave up on that. I recorded a test clip and looked at it on the computer and there was a big difference in quality. The camcorder AV OUT is set to 1080i/720 and I tried different settings on the monitor but could not see any better picture.

Is there some setting in the camcorder I have missed? I thought that the picture would be as good as when I record with the camcorder, but that's not the case for me (especially as you are supposed to be able to connect an external recorder to the HDMI connector).

Regards,

/Bo

 

[Michael Carter]

I have the 130, used it for maybe 4 years now and the HDMI out is fine, I use an on-camera monitor often and sometimes a splitter and an HDTV on a roller stand.

My HDMI out settings are the same as yours. The 160 also has SDI out, don't know if there are SDI controls that affect the HDMI.

I'd try it on your TV and on a production monitor and see if it's the same, but the Eizo is supposedly pro-level stuff. You might have a service issue. if all else fails, try resetting the camera to stock.