Andrew Binns

Hi there, I posted a topic about the exact same problem not so long ago.

The best suggestion I had was to have a laptop on set, connect to the camera through USB, and use the EOS remote shooting software. Connecting up this way doesnt switch the LCD off, while also being able to view and operate from the laptop...

Thanks very much for the feedback guys, especially to the person highlighting the use of the EOS software, cheapest option at this moment in time haha!

Hi there.

I'm a film production student who has invested in a 5D MkII and some acompanying rigging with the intent to produce as good a showreel as possible with the various graduate films I am shooting as I move on with my career.

When it comes to shooting, my preference is that the directors of the films I work on can always have a live view monitor to study as i shoot, and this is of course a big issue when it comes to D-SLR shooting. The issue of not being able to keep the LCD display on when an output monitor is connected is a real shame - maybe there's a trick to allow both outputs to display?

Of course if this isn't at all possible then what kind of setups would people recommend if i went with dual monitor output, obviously involving a HDMI splitter?

I was wondering whether any kind souls would mind posting some ideas of how to about convenient ways of having this set up; both on convenient tripod set ups, and when using my shoulder mount rig where adding a monitor for me to view is considerably more inconvenient...