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David Smail
February 13, 2017 at 1:02 pm in reply to: dslr controller, EOS, and monitors for video review and playback

Hi again Travis,

I got it working in the end. When I originally tried to review video footage from my Canon 600D on my Google Nexus 7 (2013) I was prompted to install the free version of “MX Player” from the Play Store (it has the usual ads but nothing too bothersome) I assume MX Player is required to stream video from the camera to my tablet but I was only getting black and an eternally spinning wheel.

MX Player – Settings – Decoder (Hardware AND Software)

MX Player needed the correct hardware and software decoder configuration settings for my setup, so I played around with various options and arrived at success through trial and error. I’m not sure of what all the settings options do and It’s probably the case that different cameras paired with other tablets may need alternative settings but the defaults on MX Player did not work in my case.

The streaming playback is very good and easily found in the menus of DSLR Controller.

There is also a DSLR Controller option to transfer the footage from the camera to the monitoring device if needed.

Hope this helps if you still have a need for this function.

Dave
David Smail
February 12, 2017 at 4:58 pm in reply to: dslr controller, EOS, and monitors for video review and playback

There may be hope then. I’m using a larger tablet and get no result from video playback, just black. The app may have improved over the years too.
I’ll stick at it and if I get it running, I’ll share for others. It might be a simple configuration adjustment but I’ve scrutinised the menus.

Dave
David Smail
February 12, 2017 at 4:27 pm in reply to: dslr controller, EOS, and monitors for video review and playback

Hi Travis,

Thanks for your prompt responses. The app you used may have been DSLR Controller but perhaps there’s others.
Thanks also for the links. It seems a shame that the feature we both wanted appears to be missing. Photos can be reviewed on the app so why not video? There’s probably a good reason.

Thanks again

David
David Smail
February 12, 2017 at 2:25 pm in reply to: dslr controller, EOS, and monitors for video review and playback

I have the exactly the same question that you asked a few years ago about video playback (reviewing recorded material) using DSLR Controller. Did you find a solution? I’d like to know if there is a way. It wold be very useful.

Thanks

Dave