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GH2 focus zoom with monitor?
  • theacumentheacumen

    Hi, I cant get my gh2 to zoom digital zoom (when pressing the shutter scroll thing) when i have my monitor on.

    I can digital zoom on my 7d fine but not the gh2.

    Is there anything i can do?

    Thanks

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  • nomadnomad

    Nope. All such functions are blocked when something is connected to HDMI.

  • theacumentheacumen

    ok if anyone is interested i figured out a way to get past this. You will need to hdmi cords and one female to female hdmi extender [img]http://www.computercableinc.com/ccinc/images/EXTENDER-HDMI-BestLink-110404.jpg[/img] if you disconnect the extender in the middle you can use it without having to plug the hdmi in and out of ur camera or monitor all the time. Hdmi inputs are fragile and if you do it too much you could damage your camera or monitor. Its also faster this way.

  • nomadnomad

    But that doesn't cure the problem at all…

  • mrbillmrbill

    I miss the focus assist punch in with a monitor attached via hdmi, so I'm thinking about springing for one of the Ruige monitors - some of them have a zoom function via a little button you can attach to your tripod arm or similar

  • theacumentheacumen

    Well, its not a cure for the problem. Its just something to make it better. Like panadol ;)

    unfortunately my monitor doesnt have a zoom function which would have been awesome!

    How good are the focus assists on monitors like smallhd and thems?

  • ShawnthefilmguyShawnthefilmguy

    wow i was wondering this doesn't that defeat the perpus of using a monitor. just something we have to live with.

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