GH4 Protect That Micro HDMI Port

Erik Naso

Erik Naso

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I have three GH4's for a 4K project I'm working on and one of them now has a broken micro HDMI port. I've barely used this camera too since it was on a One Man Crew slider most of time with a monitor attached.

I've gone through two micro HDMI cables and two micro to HDMI adapters. The kind with a 4" cable in between the ends. all started failing after two days of use. These cables are utter crap. This connection is utter crap.

GH4 in Cage and Pinch.jpg

If you use an external monitor you have to get a cage or something that has a pinch/clamp. I highly recommend using a Micro to full HDMI adapter and clamping that in as opposed to a micro HDMI cable and clamping the cable. It's just to fragile. The adapter is solid and becomes like one with the cage and camera. If you don't be prepared to send your camera in for repair eventually and hopefully while under warranty.
 
I second this advice. Clamping a full-size adapter is the best strategy for protecting the port, and has the added benefit of making it easier to find appropriate (full size) patch cables.
Note the high density foam I positioned underneath the adapter so that it is rock solid from all directions.

HDMI-protector.jpg
 
Erik Naso said:
I have three GH4's for a 4K project I'm working on and one of them now has a broken micro HDMI port. I've barely used this camera too since it was on a One Man Crew slider most of time with a monitor attached.

I've gone through two micro HDMI cables and two micro to HDMI adapters. The kind with a 4" cable in between the ends. all started failing after two days of use. These cables are utter crap. This connection is utter crap.



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If you use an external monitor you have to get a cage or something that has a pinch/clamp. I highly recommend using a Micro to full HDMI adapter and clamping that in as opposed to a micro HDMI cable and clamping the cable. It's just to fragile. The adapter is solid and becomes like one with the cage and camera. If you don't be prepared to send your camera in for repair eventually and hopefully while under warranty.
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What cage are you using on that image? and the Hdmi Port you have clamped. Do you happen to have links to get both of those. Thanks.
 
Dang. I have the original Fhugen Honu cage V1 for my GH3/GH4 that I bought last year, but I didn't get the HDMI clamp (which was optional at the time) and now they appear to have discontinued it. Does anyone know of another good clamp solution for the Honu cage that could be purchased separately?
 
You can still get the top handle/HDMI clamp kit on eBay.

Other than that, a lot of people have adapted Smallrig clamps to various cages.
 
I bought the handle and clamp on ebay for $50. The handle isnt that great. I use vise grips to lock it down. It scares me :-D on Amazon you can get the whole kit for $149 with clamp and handle. It's really cheap considering. I bought another one and a Wooden Camera DSLR cage for a GH4 with YAGH. Yes I bought the fricken YAGH! LOL!.

Check out this blog post. I'm building a rig for the YAGH and updating it as I go. I have lots of work to do :-D
 
Erik Naso said:
I have three GH4's for a 4K project I'm working on and one of them now has a broken micro HDMI port. I've barely used this camera too since it was on a One Man Crew slider most of time with a monitor attached.

I've gone through two micro HDMI cables and two micro to HDMI adapters. The kind with a 4" cable in between the ends. all started failing after two days of use. These cables are utter crap. This connection is utter crap.

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If you use an external monitor you have to get a cage or something that has a pinch/clamp. I highly recommend using a Micro to full HDMI adapter and clamping that in as opposed to a micro HDMI cable and clamping the cable. It's just to fragile. The adapter is solid and becomes like one with the cage and camera. If you don't be prepared to send your camera in for repair eventually and hopefully while under warranty.
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Would you tell us which micro-HDMI to full-size HDMI adapter you purchased? I want to make sure the one I get fits the Honu cage. Thanks!
 
here are two pictures of us using this little hdmi lock on a cheap cage and with the 24shots Silencer follow focus system. IMG_4677.jpgIMG_4678.jpg
 
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