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  Panasonic AJ-HPX2000, HD-SDI and Downconverted BNC Video Line Outputs

  Posted by Darren on April 11, 2007 at 6:37 am

  Hello,

  I was looking at the HPX2000 product brochure and noticed that it says there are 2 Video Line Outputs:

  1. Video Out: Switchable between HD-SDI/SD-SDI (down conversion) and analog composite (down conversion)
  output.
  2. Mon. Out: Outputs down-converted SD video only. Switchable to analog composite (thumbnail output
  possible), VF or Y.

  Am I understanding this correctly? If I want to send a switcher or VTR that sits across the room, my HD signal (Video Out), but also want to monitor (Mon Out) my shot from the camera, in HD on a 9″ HD color monitor, I can’t do this because it’s downconverted? I looked in the operators manuel as well and it didn’t seem like the Mon Output was HD/SD switchable, but am I seeing this right?

  Or are you supposed to use the Video Output for monitoring, with the character information and thensomehow convert the firewire output to a BNC, send that to a switcher or VTR and hope you’re sending a color-correct image from the firewire conversion?

  I ask this because the small LCD monitor that comes on the camera might not be good or large enough to focus from and I’d hate keep my eye pinned in the viewfinder for a long show/shoot.

  Thanks,
  Darren

  Darren replied 19 years, 1 month ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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