K5 video to LCD TV

crisis · 11-02-2013, 05:15 PM

Hi.
I have tried to view videos and photos on two different TVs, (Samsung and Sony) through the USB cable supplied but neither TVs recognize the camera. Is this normal?
Any assistance would be appreciated.

Adam · 11-02-2013, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by crisis

Hi.
I have tried to view videos and photos on two different TVs, (Samsung and Sony) through the USB cable supplied but neither TVs recognize the camera. Is this normal?
Any assistance would be appreciated.

That's not going to work. You need to use an HDMI cord to forward the camera's screen image to your TVs.

crisis · 11-02-2013, 05:18 PM

Cheers. Makes sense. Now. ;-)

rawr · 11-02-2013, 05:32 PM

You have two options, normally.

If those TV's had composite AV inputs somewhere, the supplied I-AVC7 cable should also work (K-5 manual, p-256).

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elliott · 11-02-2013, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by Adam

That's not going to work. You need to use an HDMI cord to forward the camera's screen image to your TVs.

It can work actually, if you set the camera to MSC mode instead of PTP a lot of TVs will mount it just like a thumb drive. Even my cheap Philips TV can do that. Though, some TVs might not like the video format, the images should be fine.

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11-02-2013, 05:18 PM	#3
crisis New Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 10 Original Poster	Cheers. Makes sense. Now. ;-)

11-02-2013, 05:32 PM	#4
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	You have two options, normally. If those TV's had composite AV inputs somewhere, the supplied I-AVC7 cable should also work (K-5 manual, p-256). Attached Images

11-02-2013, 05:49 PM	#5
elliott Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North Carolina Photos: Albums Posts: 1,720	Originally posted by Adam That's not going to work. You need to use an HDMI cord to forward the camera's screen image to your TVs. It can work actually, if you set the camera to MSC mode instead of PTP a lot of TVs will mount it just like a thumb drive. Even my cheap Philips TV can do that. Though, some TVs might not like the video format, the images should be fine.