13Feb Fixing the Blink problem on the Lilliput monitor with the 5d 60d and t2i.
So one of the most irritating things about shooting on pretty much any of canon’s camera line (minus the 7d) is that the HDMI port goes from HD to SD when you press the record button. This normally causes most field monitors to blink, but thanks to a little info from dzoemie you don’t have to put up with this blink any longer. If you set your Lilliput monitor to DVI mode the video footage stays in SD output but you get no blink when you press record.
The nice thing is that you can use the hdmi port for video output which frees up the usb port for a usb Follow focus. So if you don’t want to use the RCA output on your camera for monitoring then DVI mode on your Lilliput monitor could be handy.
The Lilliput monitor
February 15th, 2011 at 9:41 am
Oh wow! I’ve been fighting this for a while now.
So when switched to DVI, is it still displayed in HD?
February 15th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Sorry no hd, but unless your using the 7d you wont get hd output in record mode anyway.
May 26th, 2011 at 9:08 am
The DVI thing is a great trick. I’ve got a Canon 60d and I’m wondering what happens to the aspect ratio and size of the image when you hit record. Does the image appear smaller or squished?
Using this monitor with Magic Lantern seems like it could be a great monitoring solution.
Thanks,
Dave
May 26th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
The Image is a little stretched out if you want it to fill the whole monitor. Otherwise you can set the image up to have to black side bars if you want the aspect ratio to be correct and you don’t want your image stretched.
October 18th, 2011 at 11:58 am
Howdy,
i know this is an old post but I just discvovered it.
I’m using a lilliput.
with an hdmi cable….BUT… there is no DVI setting. should i be using the composite cable?
i am using the remot but theres just no dvi. sigh.
November 12th, 2011 at 6:25 am
you ever find a fix for this prob?
November 20th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Yes, the trick is to use the remote control and set your monitor to DVI mode.
December 6th, 2011 at 3:26 am
Deejay: we are talking about a lilliput that has no DVI mode… but thanks for reiterating the advice given in the video 🙂
667gl has no DVI setting
December 6th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
I haven’t owned all of the Lilliput monitors. If it doesn’t have an DVI mode I guess your SOL. I was under the impression that Most of Lilliput’s monitors did have this option.
November 12th, 2011 at 6:25 am
yeah same as j hanna,
any ideas. I’m using the 667gl with a 600d
please please help. I’m so disappointed with lilliput monitor
November 20th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
The trick is to set the monitor to DVI mode using the remote control.
December 23rd, 2011 at 5:52 pm
The trick is to activate dvi mode in software monitor by pushing for 10sec menu, Language screen appears, then push menu to have connection screen, select what you want to activate and that’s it ;o)
December 24th, 2011 at 3:31 am
10sec on power button sorry ;o)
December 28th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
That’s great info! I didn’t know that was an option. Thanks!
December 29th, 2011 at 6:10 am
Yep I was little disapointed when I received my lilliput 7″ to see it didn’t have dvi mode with the remote (cause I always follow what you say). But when I tryed to activate 5d mode I found the software ;o)
Thanks to you Deejay, I buy all my stuff by watching your videos ;o)
Now I’m buying lights from China cause there’s too much taxes from US to France…;o)
November 5th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
You are my best frend now… this work on all of my lilliputs thank you so mutch
May 18th, 2013 at 5:07 am
What model of lilliput il that? Thank u