hdmi from cam to pc - Page 1
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author: Flump
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 02:12:42 am
content: can any of you help me out with thismy eyesight is deteriorating and sometimes i cant see good enough to solderbut on the bench right next to where i solder i have a 24 inch monitorhooked up to my pc, i also have a old but good digital camera,so i was wondering if i can link them together to display on the monitorwhat the camera see's, knid of a microscope type thing.here is the camera, it has a small HDMI socket on ithttp://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/olympus_sh_50_review/here is my computer monitorhttp://us.aoc.com/monitor_displays/2436vwamy PC dose not have HDMI ports only USB onesthanks in advance

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 02:16:43 am
content: If your camera has HDMI output, then you can connect it directly to the DVI input of your monitor with the appropriate cable and/or adapters.There seems to be no compelling reason to involve your computer here. In fact, that seems rather like an undesirable complication compared to the straightforward method.

author: djacobow
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 02:27:41 am
content: Are you sure you would prefer the camera+monitor to a good magnifying lamp? The latter has no lag or latency issues.I don't use mine all the time, but when my eyes are tired, it's a relief.

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 11:47:44 am
content: Optical microscope actually is much better for this purpose. Maih reason for this is that on monitor you can't feel volume. There also is some lag which is very annoying when trying to solder.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 03:59:51 pm
content: Quote from: wraper on July 24, 2014, 11:47:44 amWhich is another reason to NOT route your video through a computer. There is NO LAG if you use a direct connection between the camera and the screen.The lag is caused by conversion of the native video signal into some compressed format, running it through USB, etc. and back out through the computer.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 04:43:23 pm
content: Quote from: Richard Crowley on July 24, 2014, 02:16:43 amOnly of the monitor accepts the format and framerate the camera puts out - it's not uncommon that they don't.A TV on the other hand will almost certainly work

author: Flump
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2014, 11:38:42 pm
content: thanks for all your input guysi didnt realise it was so easy.the dvi socket on my monitor is in use but i have a vga one tooso i bought this, i hope it workshttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231285073041?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2014, 12:00:41 am
content: I did a quick scan through the camera manual, what its not clear is if the HDMI output will display anything when it's not doing playback.Meaning that it might not display a live stream of what the camera sees, only when it's playing back images and maybe videos. But I didn't read the manual in detail, so I don't know what is possible.Also they warn not to connect the USB cable to a PC if the HDMI cable is in use so make sure you read the manual regarding what can be connected to the camera while using the HDMI cable.

author: Flump
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2014, 01:39:40 pm
content: The adaptor came today and Miguel unfortunately you were right.When you plug the HDMI in to the cameraonly the playback features workso didnt help at all.Lesson learned : RTFM !