So this is weird I was live streaming with the K3 III...

Qwntm · 05-27-2021, 01:03 PM

I could swear (99.9% sure) I did my last live stream with the K3 III. I remember plugging in the USB C cord for additional power and how the battery maintained the charge throughout which surprised me because that USB C cord didn't maintain the Fuji battery for 2 hours on another live stream.

It was a good live stream and I got the HDMI out to be clean.

BUT, now when I go to try to replicate what I did, I can't get the HDMI out, clean again. The audio meters show up on the sides and I don't know how to turn them off. I can go back to YT and watch the live stream and it's clean. The only thing I can think of is I used a different camera, but like I said, I'm 99.9% sure it was the K3 III.

The manual doesn't seem to mention the audio meters at all... or I'm just missing it.

**caliscouser** · 05-27-2021, 01:41 PM

XT-3 + 1080p converter card. You're welcome

phoebus · 05-27-2021, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by Qwntm

I could swear (99.9% sure) I did my last live stream with the K3 III. I remember plugging in the USB C cord for additional power and how the battery maintained the charge throughout which surprised me because that USB C cord didn't maintain the Fuji battery for 2 hours on another live stream.

It was a good live stream and I got the HDMI out to be clean.

BUT, now when I go to try to replicate what I did, I can't get the HDMI out, clean again. The audio meters show up on the sides and I don't know how to turn them off. I can go back to YT and watch the live stream and it's clean. The only thing I can think of is I used a different camera, but like I said, I'm 99.9% sure it was the K3 III.

The manual doesn't seem to mention the audio meters at all... or I'm just missing it.

Didn't you say you were using live view to get clean HDMI?..

Qwntm · 05-27-2021, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by phoebus

Didn't you say you were using live view to get clean HDMI?..

I guess maybe that's it.

The weird thing is when I try to replicate that, YT runs black stripes down each side, live. And the playback doesn't show that. Maybe YT cropped it when it auto saved?

**Larrymc** · 05-27-2021, 04:26 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Qwntm

I could swear (99.9% sure) I did my last live stream with the K3 III. I remember plugging in the USB C cord for additional power and how the battery maintained the charge throughout which surprised me because that USB C cord didn't maintain the Fuji battery for 2 hours on another live stream.

It was a good live stream and I got the HDMI out to be clean.

BUT, now when I go to try to replicate what I did, I can't get the HDMI out, clean again. The audio meters show up on the sides and I don't know how to turn them off. I can go back to YT and watch the live stream and it's clean. The only thing I can think of is I used a different camera, but like I said, I'm 99.9% sure it was the K3 III.

The manual doesn't seem to mention the audio meters at all... or I'm just missing it.

Old age sets in early, you know!

**caliscouser** · 05-27-2021, 06:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by caliscouser

XT-3 + 1080p converter card. You're welcome

Just to clarify Ed, this is what you said you used during your last livestream. Someone asked you near the end of the stream.

Qwntm · 05-27-2021, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by caliscouser

Just to clarify Ed, this is what you said you used during your last livestream. Someone asked you near the end of the stream.

Thanks. So I used it for the live stream for sure then. And I used it with the live view setting. Wonder why I didn't get the stripes down the side in the saved playback? I wonder if the stripes were there during the live live stream?

Tonight I used the K3 Mark II and it worked great. I used the video mode as I was able to get a clean out setting after turning the level and histogram off separately. I also had the Pentax AC power supply plugged in.

Goofy that the K3 II can do something that the K3 III has trouble with. Ah well, maybe in firmware. Pentax needs to hire a video guy who knows how people want to use these things. They've got the best photo guys in the business.

pzman3d · 05-28-2021, 06:52 AM - **2 Likes**

Hello ~ i love your channel and video~

if you want get clean hdmi video to live stream with the K3 III.

you need use "LV" mode not "video record mode"

and you can go to Monitor Display > Live view > Shooting info Display > L1/L2/L3 Customization > to setting a Clean mode for your live stream.

next time you can use "info button > info button > info button" to switch clean Monitor Display for your live stream.

I hope that will help you.

speagles2 · 09-05-2021, 05:34 AM

Originally posted by pzman3d

Hello ~ i love your channel and video~

if you want get clean hdmi video to live stream with the K3 III.

you need use "LV" mode not "video record mode"

and you can go to Monitor Display > Live view > Shooting info Display > L1/L2/L3 Customization > to setting a Clean mode for your live stream.

next time you can use "info button > info button > info button" to switch clean Monitor Display for your live stream.

I hope that will help you.

I was experimenting with this tonight with a cheap HDMI video capture dongle and found it works pretty well using liveview - once I turned off the 'auto power off after 1 minute' setting...

The one issue is that, unlike video mode, in liveview it doesn't stop the lens down to the selected aperture setting, so you're limited to the maximum aperture of the lens you're using.

Interestingly, if you put the camera in M and enable 'Exp Simulation LV', which simulates the exposure in LV by brightening or darkening the image, the camera does stop down the lens when it needs to to achieve the appropriate darkness in the image... but you can't really control this, and it's set up so that if you're at 0EV then the lens is wide open.

05-27-2021, 01:03 PM	#1
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856	So this is weird I was live streaming with the K3 III... I could swear (99.9% sure) I did my last live stream with the K3 III. I remember plugging in the USB C cord for additional power and how the battery maintained the charge throughout which surprised me because that USB C cord didn't maintain the Fuji battery for 2 hours on another live stream. It was a good live stream and I got the HDMI out to be clean. BUT, now when I go to try to replicate what I did, I can't get the HDMI out, clean again. The audio meters show up on the sides and I don't know how to turn them off. I can go back to YT and watch the live stream and it's clean. The only thing I can think of is I used a different camera, but like I said, I'm 99.9% sure it was the K3 III. The manual doesn't seem to mention the audio meters at all... or I'm just missing it.

05-28-2021, 06:52 AM - 2 Likes	#8
pzman3d New Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 23	Hello ~ i love your channel and video~ if you want get clean hdmi video to live stream with the K3 III. you need use "LV" mode not "video record mode" and you can go to Monitor Display > Live view > Shooting info Display > L1/L2/L3 Customization > to setting a Clean mode for your live stream. next time you can use "info button > info button > info button" to switch clean Monitor Display for your live stream. I hope that will help you. Last edited by pzman3d; 05-28-2021 at 06:57 AM.

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05-27-2021, 01:41 PM	#2
caliscouser Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,037	XT-3 + 1080p converter card. You're welcome

05-27-2021, 02:29 PM	#3
phoebus Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Buckinghamshire (UK) / Morbihan (FR) Photos: Gallery Posts: 470	Originally posted by Qwntm I could swear (99.9% sure) I did my last live stream with the K3 III. I remember plugging in the USB C cord for additional power and how the battery maintained the charge throughout which surprised me because that USB C cord didn't maintain the Fuji battery for 2 hours on another live stream. It was a good live stream and I got the HDMI out to be clean. BUT, now when I go to try to replicate what I did, I can't get the HDMI out, clean again. The audio meters show up on the sides and I don't know how to turn them off. I can go back to YT and watch the live stream and it's clean. The only thing I can think of is I used a different camera, but like I said, I'm 99.9% sure it was the K3 III. The manual doesn't seem to mention the audio meters at all... or I'm just missing it. Didn't you say you were using live view to get clean HDMI?..

05-27-2021, 04:23 PM	#4
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856 Original Poster	Originally posted by phoebus Didn't you say you were using live view to get clean HDMI?.. I guess maybe that's it. The weird thing is when I try to replicate that, YT runs black stripes down each side, live. And the playback doesn't show that. Maybe YT cropped it when it auto saved?

05-27-2021, 04:26 PM - 1 Like	#5
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Originally posted by Qwntm I could swear (99.9% sure) I did my last live stream with the K3 III. I remember plugging in the USB C cord for additional power and how the battery maintained the charge throughout which surprised me because that USB C cord didn't maintain the Fuji battery for 2 hours on another live stream. It was a good live stream and I got the HDMI out to be clean. BUT, now when I go to try to replicate what I did, I can't get the HDMI out, clean again. The audio meters show up on the sides and I don't know how to turn them off. I can go back to YT and watch the live stream and it's clean. The only thing I can think of is I used a different camera, but like I said, I'm 99.9% sure it was the K3 III. The manual doesn't seem to mention the audio meters at all... or I'm just missing it. Old age sets in early, you know!

05-27-2021, 06:25 PM - 1 Like	#6
caliscouser Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,037	Originally posted by caliscouser XT-3 + 1080p converter card. You're welcome Just to clarify Ed, this is what you said you used during your last livestream. Someone asked you near the end of the stream.

05-27-2021, 09:08 PM	#7
Qwntm Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 856 Original Poster	Originally posted by caliscouser Just to clarify Ed, this is what you said you used during your last livestream. Someone asked you near the end of the stream. Thanks. So I used it for the live stream for sure then. And I used it with the live view setting. Wonder why I didn't get the stripes down the side in the saved playback? I wonder if the stripes were there during the live live stream? Tonight I used the K3 Mark II and it worked great. I used the video mode as I was able to get a clean out setting after turning the level and histogram off separately. I also had the Pentax AC power supply plugged in. Goofy that the K3 II can do something that the K3 III has trouble with. Ah well, maybe in firmware. Pentax needs to hire a video guy who knows how people want to use these things. They've got the best photo guys in the business.

09-05-2021, 05:34 AM	#9
speagles2 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 71	Originally posted by pzman3d Hello ~ i love your channel and video~ if you want get clean hdmi video to live stream with the K3 III. you need use "LV" mode not "video record mode" and you can go to Monitor Display > Live view > Shooting info Display > L1/L2/L3 Customization > to setting a Clean mode for your live stream. next time you can use "info button > info button > info button" to switch clean Monitor Display for your live stream. I hope that will help you. I was experimenting with this tonight with a cheap HDMI video capture dongle and found it works pretty well using liveview - once I turned off the 'auto power off after 1 minute' setting... The one issue is that, unlike video mode, in liveview it doesn't stop the lens down to the selected aperture setting, so you're limited to the maximum aperture of the lens you're using. Interestingly, if you put the camera in M and enable 'Exp Simulation LV', which simulates the exposure in LV by brightening or darkening the image, the camera does stop down the lens when it needs to to achieve the appropriate darkness in the image... but you can't really control this, and it's set up so that if you're at 0EV then the lens is wide open.