GH2 Help, Does the GH2 Output Live Composite Video?

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Bassman2003

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Hello,

I am trying to to get my GH2 to output live video over the composite cable but it is not working. I have read a few posts about live composite output here.

Is there a setting to make this happen?

Thanks
 
it does not output composite while recording video! Did the test yesterday.
Not a big deal for me, just using composite output with a firewire dv capture card to my macbook in order to grab frames for onion skinning (control and match-up only, for stop motion). Otherwise HQ Stills passes through an eye-fi sd card :)
Great that it output the live view whenever mode you are on (it's an exact mirror of your GH2 LCD, which has its drawbacks)
Had to hide q menu, touch and shoot etc to get a nearly clutter free image (still having a crosshair in the center of the screen though).

Hope that helps
 
Theoretically it cans, I admit that i didn't receive mine yet, I was just describing my intended workflow :) Eye-fi is a great option over USB transfer (didn't see it live to say much about it). The pro version cost a hundred and can transmit RAW, video...
Actually I'm piecing together some hack and workaround to fulfill the ENORMOUS lack of control for the GH2 in an automated rig.
Output to composite is a key for my setup as the GH2 doesn't do live preview / remote control via USB.
So i did a practical test using my tv and its standard yellow video cinch jack, you have to play with the ratio (16/9 fits well) and the tool menu to get a clean live feed : dezoom the lcdvf live preview, hide various infos and touchscreen actions...
As a side note composite is just for monitoring (animation wise) focus peaking, camera placement... You get the real quality with the sd wifi card. Can't wait to see if it rocks as expected.
 
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