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I have a camera eos 6d mark 1 I see that it has a mini hdmi port and was wondering if I could record something. Which would be projected on the projector live? The projector is quite old but has a hdmi port. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
I don't know about the 6D but my DSLRs only use the HDMI for reviewing shots, which made getting a focus peaking monitor a bit of a waste :(
The camera doesn't seem too bothered about what's on the other end of the HDMI cable.
 
Petrochemist said:
I don't know about the 6D but my DSLRs only use the HDMI for reviewing shots, which made getting a focus peaking monitor a bit of a waste :(
The camera doesn't seem too bothered about what's on the other end of the HDMI cable.
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Hopefully mine works as a live viewer. I just ordered a mi I hdmi
 
A Mini HDMI to HDMI cable is all you should need. Mine is 25' (wish it was a little longer). I can plug the mini end into my Canon 77D and the standard HDMI end into an HDMI input on my 50" Smart TV and I have camera live view, or I can step the camera through previous shots and display them on the TV. A projector with an HDMI input should work the same.

I have a Lilliput 4K monitor that I attach to the Mini HDMI jack of the camera when doing video work with the camera. It has a full size HDMI input as well as output connectors, so when using it I connect a short Mini HDMI to Standard HDMI cable to connect the camera to the monitor, and use a standard long HDMI cable to connect from the monitor HDMI Output to the Smart TV HDMI Input. I have used it both ways with no technical problems at all.

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The video recording will stop after 30 minutes. If you want to record more you have to make another recording. The HDMI output to the projector will continue, it is not affected by the time limit. If you need to record continuously without the breaks every 30 minutes then you’ll need an external recorder in between the camera and projector recording the hdmi output.
 
Or buy a true "Video Camera" that doesn't stop every 30 minutes. With a DSLR, they stop recording every 30 minutes, but can be quickly restarted to continue recording a second, and then third, etc. file, if your memory card has the capacity. There was some legal requirement that prevented these cameras from recording videos longer than 30 minutes, but multiple 30 minute files can be joined in post to make longer videos. When the camera stops recording at 30 minutes, live view will continue. It will depend on your planned use as to whether this is a problem or not.

Charley
 
TimHughes said:
The video recording will stop after 30 minutes. If you want to record more you have to make another recording. The HDMI output to the projector will continue, it is not affected by the time limit. If you need to record continuously without the breaks every 30 minutes then you’ll need an external recorder in between the camera and projector recording the hdmi output.
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IIRC the 30 minute restriction is an EU thing rather than a global one. IF the OP isn't EU based, their camera might be able to record for longer.
 
Nod said:
IIRC the 30 minute restriction is an EU thing rather than a global one. IF the OP isn't EU based, their camera might be able to record for longer.
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Not sure, I’d understood it’s a tax thing with wider implications. Jaffa cakes come mind.
 
Yes, an EU tax thing (and I think we in the UK still have the same tax issue).
 
Nod said:
Yes, an EU tax thing (and I think we in the UK still have the same tax issue).
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I believe it’s a French thing (as in; the French started it), but the restriction is worldwide AFAIK
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And it is a Jaffa cake thing, theres a higher rate of tax on video cameras than still cameras in France, so camera manufacturers limit recording time to 30min (the French cut off point).

The reality is that for actual film makers it’s irrelevant (film is actually made up of hundreds of very short clips). But for some less ‘professional’ applications, it hinders using a still camera as in the OP.

*otherwise video enthusiasts would all be advocating buying grey imports purely for the removal of the 30min limit. But AFAIK Hong Kong sourced cameras are still limited to 30min
 
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