Nikon D300 HDMI to Apple Studio Display
I have a Nikon D300 that I'm using for studio work, and in some situations the camera is positioned so that I cannot see the screen or the viewfinder, so I'm trying to connect it to my Apple Studio LCD (the 2002 ADC version with the DVI adapter).
The D300 supports HDMI video out, and with a HDMI to DVI adapter, I've been able to output video to a Dell LCD with no problems. The Apple display doesn't respond at all when I connect it. It works fine when connected to a computer. (So just to restate the situation - I have checked that going from the camera to a DVI monitor works, and have checked that the Apple display works ? they just don't work together).
Does anyone know if this monitor is unable to display anything without actually being connected to a computer? Is there some part of the DVI signal missing in ADC?
If anyone has any other solutions, please feel free to share them. I prefer not to use Nikon's Camera Control Pro, as the trial version was so buggy it was almost unusable.
Thanks all.
The D300 supports HDMI video out, and with a HDMI to DVI adapter, I've been able to output video to a Dell LCD with no problems. The Apple display doesn't respond at all when I connect it. It works fine when connected to a computer. (So just to restate the situation - I have checked that going from the camera to a DVI monitor works, and have checked that the Apple display works ? they just don't work together).
Does anyone know if this monitor is unable to display anything without actually being connected to a computer? Is there some part of the DVI signal missing in ADC?
If anyone has any other solutions, please feel free to share them. I prefer not to use Nikon's Camera Control Pro, as the trial version was so buggy it was almost unusable.
Thanks all.
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Anyway, I guess it's a moot point now as I decided it was probably easier to upgrade the monitor, and I now have one that works with the camera.
Side-note: Using a D300 or D3 in the studio connected to a display or HDTV is really quite wonderful.. It's like having a giant piece of ground glass without the silly black cloth.
Looked at the manual, the HDMI spec is 1.3a & supports Auto Mode, 480p, 576p (PAL), 720p, 1080i only...
So, if you were set on 1080 interlaced, that would be one reason, the studio display is progressive input on that DVI interface. The Dell is smarter because it's set up to handle analog signals as well from RCA or S-Video... so I think this is where it one ups the Apple display...
"HDMI 1.3 increased that to 340 MHz" from wikipedia
Was your adapter "Dual Link" spec?
Perhaps this will achieve your goal.