AV Out for real-time viewing of pictures on PC?

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

I notice the USB port on the FZ20 is called AV Out... Does this allow instantaneous viewing of pictures on a PC/Laptop. This would be in a studio for example.

I saw on "The Apprentice" last season where a photo shoot had the pictures appearing on a PC in real time and was wondering what is required to have this kind of setup...

Thanks!

[genece]

It allows you to view on a TV if it has video in, /and a computer if it has a video capture card or device.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

See them LIVE or in PLAYBACK only???

[genece]

Live you can use it to compose the photo. What you see on the LCD you can see on the TV.

[alf_italy]

As in the FZ10, you can get "live" viewfinder on A/V-out only if the camera has "USA" locality. I got a FZ20 in "Euro-UK-Asia" locality, I reconfigured locality to USA, and I finally got the live viewfinder on PAL (B/W, anyways).

More info on "FZ10 rough guide".

I wonder if that rarely useable feature will drain too much battery power... :confused: :)

[chinmi]

As in the FZ10, you can get "live" viewfinder on A/V-out only if the camera has "USA" locality. I got a FZ20 in "Euro-UK-Asia" locality, I reconfigured locality to USA, and I finally got the live viewfinder on PAL (B/W, anyways).

More info on "FZ10 rough guide".

I wonder if that rarely useable feature will drain too much battery power... :confused: :)
how do you change the locality mode on the fz ??

[alf_italy]

Just click on vkelim's site (http://www.users.bigpond.com/vkelim/DMCFZ10/node67.html) (unvaluable amount of information on his site, 99% of them useful also for FZ10). :D

[alf_italy]

Oops :D I just meant "an FZ10 site, 99% of things good also for FZ20".

Please note that changing Locality will mean reset every setting (including the photo counter, e.g. P1000001.JPG etc). Read everything on that page before you go...!

[rucyj]

I've tried the switch to USA on my UK FZ20. It works OK, but note that the output is no longer in PAL format, so only shows in black & white. :rolleyes:

[Niels Chr.]

I have a fresh FZ20, witch is proberbly set to "europa", but I can find out how to change it to "USA" - I did trye the guide, but did not succed - it would help if I knew hoe the screen was looking (while doing the steps)
Also The guide tells in #3 to turn off the camera, while #4 just say to press some buttons (nothing about switching the camara on again) - is it just me, witch are dumb.

if someone could make a more "exact" how-to, it would be great.
(bwt. when pressing 2 buttons, does it matter witch one is pressed first ?)

[chinmi]

I have a fresh FZ20, witch is proberbly set to "europa", but I can find out how to change it to "USA" - I did trye the guide, but did not succed - it would help if I knew hoe the screen was looking (while doing the steps)
Also The guide tells in #3 to turn off the camera, while #4 just say to press some buttons (nothing about switching the camara on again) - is it just me, witch are dumb.

if someone could make a more "exact" how-to, it would be great.
(bwt. when pressing 2 buttons, does it matter witch one is pressed first ?)
same with me... step #3 tell us to turn the camera off wit the combination of a few buttons... then step #4 tell us to set the menu option to USA... how can we set it when the camera is off :confused:

[chinmi]

same with me... step #3 tell us to turn the camera off wit the combination of a few buttons... then step #4 tell us to set the menu option to USA... how can we set it when the camera is off :confused:

it work.... it work !!!!!

instead of presing burst+right, i try menu+right :D
and now the tv will show anything my fz20 is pointing :D :D