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A monitor is one of the most important tools in any video production. It's the first thing you see when you turn on a camera and the last thing you see before you shut it off.
At its core, a monitor is just a screen that displays images from your camera. But it can do much more than that! Small HD monitors are great for shooting video because they're easy to use and incredibly portable—you can take them anywhere with ease. And as long as your camera has an HDMI input or an SDI port, these monitors will work with just about any camcorder or DSLR on the market today—even if it's a few years old!
SDI is a high-definition video signal. It's a digital signal—you might notice that your HD Camera Monitor has an SDI input option, but not HDMI or DVI.
SDI is also used in professional broadcast television equipment and cameras, which means you can use it to connect other professional gear like camcorders and switchers to your monitor.
To connect your monitor to your camera or other device, you'll need to use a cable. The most common type of cable is HDMI.
HDMI is a digital connection that delivers the highest quality image and sound possible. It's also the most common type of connection used for monitors and cameras.
Composite video input
The AVR-X3300W features composite video inputs. This feature allows you to connect a Blu-ray player, cable or satellite box, or other video source directly to the AV receiver. Composite video signals are typically used in consumer products such as DVD players, TV tuners, VCRs and some gaming consoles.
Composite video loop-through output
The AVR-X3300W is equipped with one composite video loop through output. You can use it when connecting a monitor that doesn't have an HDMI input but does have an HDMI output so that both your television and monitor display the same signal from the source device (receiver).
HDMI inputs & outputs
The AVR-X3300W has six HDMI inputs and two HDMI outputs: one for your TV's main room (or projector) and another for another zone/room of your home theater system (or projector). The main room HDMI output is compatible with 4K/60p 4:4:4 10 bit HDR content pass through (when connected via a certified Category 2 cable), while the second zone/room HDMI output supports 3D MVC 1080p 60 Hz pass through over Category 2 cables only - not HDCP 2.2 compliant!
The Main Room Zone 1+2 Outputs on this receiver support MVC3D SBS(Side by Side) & TB(Top Bottom) modes only; they will not support Frame Packing mode which requires HDCP copy protection technology in order to function properly due to copyright laws protecting studios' original works on discs released at retail stores worldwide."
The component video input:
Component video input lets you connect your camcorder, DVD player, or other video device to the monitor.
The component video output:
Choosing the component video output will display your computer's desktop on the screen. This can be used for presentations or even as a second External Camera Screen for your laptop. The two outputs can also be used together to send both of them at once from one source (e.g., if you want to watch TV and surf the web at the same time). The component loop-through output is a third option that allows you to send everything from just one source (e.g., if you only wanted one thing onscreen at a time).
You can also use the composite video loop-through output to connect the monitor to a camera. This allows you to see what your camera is seeing on the screen of your monitor, so that you can position it accurately.
SDI, HDMI, Composite video input, Component video input, and Composite video Loop-through output.
I hope this article has given you a better idea of the different types of video inputs available on small HD video monitors.
