Connecting To An External Monitor Or Recorder; Using The Sdi Out Terminal - Canon EOS C500 Mark II Instruction Manual

Connecting to an External Monitor or Recorder

When you connect the camera to an external device, be it a monitor (to monitor the recording or for playback) or
an external video recorder (for recording), use the terminal on the camera that matches the one you wish to use
on the external device. Then, select the video signal output configuration (A 141).
Connection diagram
The camera cannot output signals to the MON. terminal and HDMI OUT terminal simultaneously. When there is a
signal output from the HDMI OUT terminal, there will be no output from the MON. terminal.
BNC cable (commercially available)
HDMI cable (commercially available)
NOTES
• Powering the camera from a power outlet using an AC adapter is recommended.

Using the SDI OUT Terminal

The digital signal that is output from the SDI OUT terminal includes the video signal, audio signal, time code
signal and the recording command signal. You can connect an external video recorder to the SDI OUT terminal
to record 5.9K, 4K or 2K video. For details about configuring and using external recorders, refer to the instruction
manual of the external device used.
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1 Select > [ System Setup] > [SDI OUT Output] > [On].
2 To change the 3G-SDI mapping level, select
[Level A] or [Level B].
• You can select a video output signal compliant with Level A or Level B of the SMPTE ST 425-1 standard.
NOTES
• Depending on the external recorder, you may not be able to record at the desired video configuration.
• After you connect the camera to the external recorder, make a test recording first to check that audio and
video are recorded correctly on the external recorder.
• You can set > [Æ Recording/Media Setup] > [Rec Command] to [On] to use the camera's REC
button to control also the recording operation of an external recorder connected to the SDI OUT terminal.
However, this function cannot be used when slow & fast motion recording is activated.
Connecting to an External Monitor or Recorder
MON. terminal
HDMI OUT terminal
SDI OUT terminal
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> [ System Setup] > [3G-SDI Mapping] >
External
monitor/
digital video
recorder
SDI inputs
HDMI inputs
SDI inputs
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