7D Monitoring simultaneously through composite & 7D LCD?

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FatBird19

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Hey everyone,

I think it's possible but I'm just checking to make sure, does the 7D allow you to monitor what you're recording through the composite video while simultaneously viewing the 7D lcd?
I'm about to do a video shoot and I want to know that we can output to a reference monitor for the direcor while the camera DP is behind the camera.

Thanks,
-Justin
 
FatBird19 said:
Hey everyone,

I think it's possible but I'm just checking to make sure, does the 7D allow you to monitor what you're recording through the composite video while simultaneously viewing the 7D lcd?
I'm about to do a video shoot and I want to know that we can output to a reference monitor for the direcor while the camera DP is behind the camera.

Thanks,
-Justin
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Do you mean HDMI? The 7D doesn't do Composite-Out.

And when you do feed the HDMI-out signal to a monitor, it deactivates the camera's LCD, unlike a real camcorder.

A solution may be to split your HDMI signal to two monitors: a small field monitor for camera crew and a reference monitor for the director/client. I do this whenever I have to squeeze into a tight corner or chase the talent: a Lilliput 7" monitor mounted to a shoulder rig and a 15" LCD computer monitor for the director, some 20 feet away.
 
The 7D absolutely does do composite out - it has a little break out cable that goes from the USB port (technically, it's an AV/Digital port, it has USB connectors and then a second set of connectors for video) to the standard yellow/red/white cables. But yes, just like HDMI, there is no dual monitoring. Your best bet would be to run a splitter on the signal and have an on camera monitor, along with the director's.
 
tomthemacman said:
The 7D absolutely does do composite out - it has a little break out cable that goes from the USB port (technically, it's an AV/Digital port, it has USB connectors and then a second set of connectors for video) to the standard yellow/red/white cables. But yes, just like HDMI, there is no dual monitoring. Your best bet would be to run a splitter on the signal and have an on camera monitor, along with the director's.
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Misread. Thought he said "component."
 
Another option would be to take a laptop along, and use the remote shoot software for the camera. That way you can have both the LCD and an effective monitor plus being able to control settings with the laptop.
 
Has anyone seen, or used, a modest 15"+ LCD
Computer Monitor that runs from +12vdc.
That to be specifically to be used in an
application like discussed in this thread.
 
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