Canon EOS C300 - Manual (Page 130)

Connecting to an External Monitor
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SD Output
When HD video (16:9 aspect ratio) is converted and output as SD video
(4:3 aspect ratio), you can choose how it appears on the external monitor.
1 Open the [SD Output] submenu.
[¢ Video Setup] > [SD Output]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
Options
Superimposing Onscreen Displays to Appear on an
External Monitor
You can choose to superimpose onscreen displays on the video output
from the HD/SD SDI terminal, HDMI OUT terminal or SYNC OUT terminal.
Doing so will display the onscreen displays on an external monitor. You
must set this function separately for HD and SD output. This setting will
not affect your recordings.
1 Open the [HD Onscreen Disp.] or [SD Onscreen Disp.] submenu.
[¢ Video Setup] > [HD Onscreen Disp.] or [SD Onscreen Disp.]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
• T appears on the upper right of the screen (when [£ LCD/VF Setup] > [Custom Display 2] >
[Output Display] is set to [On]).
NOTES
• Onscreen displays will not appear on an external monitor for SD output if [¢ Video Setup] > [SD Output] is
set to [Side Crop].
• If you set an assignable button to [Onscreen Display] (A 99), you can press the button to turns on and off the
superimposing of onscreen displays on video output from the camcorder’s terminals (simultaneously for HD
and SD video).
[Squeeze]: The image is squeezed from the left and right so that the entire image fits within the screen. The image
will appear normal if the external monitor also has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
[Letterbox]: The 16:9 aspect ratio is maintained but black letterbox bars are added to the top and bottom of the
image.
[Side Crop]: The left and right sides of the image are cropped so that the central part of the image fits within the
screen.
Original image (16:9) [Squeeze] setting [Letterbox] setting [Side Crop] setting
[¢ Video Setup]
[SD Output]
[Letterbox]
[¢ Video Setup]
[HD Onscreen Disp.]
[SD Onscreen Disp.]
[Off]
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