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Monitoring with the HD100.
Has anybody found a solution for monitoring out of the HD100 with two monitors? I’m growing sick of this limitation, as I need double monitoring on a daily basis basically. It’s really unfortunate the HD100 only gives you the option of monitoring with one monitor. I didn’t even need two sets of component outputs. A proper separated composite or even a S-video like ALL other HDV cameras have would already suffice. I still scratch my head as of why JVC did it that way while ALL other 1/3” HDV cameras have more options (which basically eliminates the usual “to keep costs down” excuse). So has anybody found a solution to connecting two monitors at once when using the HD100?
I was thinking of maybe using the firewire out. But is there such thing as a portable firewire to component converter? Any other alternatives? |
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You can get either a RCA male to two females splitter, or you can buy this for s-video: http://www.vpi.us/vsplt-sv.html
Maybe I am confused at what you are wanting to do... Matthew |
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I need to find a way to send a video signal from the HD100 to two monitors simultaneously. Since the HD100 has no S-video out, the splitter you recommended wouldn’t work. But thanks anyway.
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I don't know what kind of monitors you're using, but many monitors have a video in and a video out, so that you can connect them in series one after the other and then you terminate on the last one.
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Yes, but that doesn't work for me. I need to send a signal "from" the HD100 to two monitors.
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Why not get the marshall monitor for the top of the camera which connects with shorties and then run component out from the marshall to some other source?
Or as Bill writes, get an A/V splitter. They are available everywhere.
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The RCA splitter besides weakening the signal, it limits you to two component devices only. If you need to send one signal to a component monitor and another to a composite or YC monitor, like when using my Jib arm, the splitter solution doesn’t work.
The Marshal is out of question as I already have many monitors. Before paying for a Marshal because JVC couldn’t put another video out connector on the camera, I buy another that has the video outs, like a XL-H1 or HVX200 or something. |
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I found this little splitter (Click here) which keeps the signal in tact to two displays. There are a lot of A/V splitters which keep the signal in tact.
good luck.
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Just tired of every time I shoot I wish I had got another camera or had researched more about the HD100 before buying it. Don’t get me wrong, I love the camera part of it. I just never thought that something as simple as a video out jack would be a problem since every and all cameras I ever had had more than one video out. Since I need multiple monitors (and most times with mixed connection types) it has become a pain.
That splitter seems to solve the problem of the weaker signal, but being limited to component devices only still a problem. Thanks for the link though. |
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Yes, it's a small DA you need rather than a splitter.
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if you have laptop you can use it as a monitor with the fire wire connection.
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