Christine,
As Steve wrote, all (most?) standard laptops and desktops would not have
ability for video in, only video out.
There are small stand-alone LCD monitors (5"-10") that have HDMI inputs,
and, I suspect might even work on batteries. I've seen those used
for the video work with Canikon DSLRs.
As I pointed out in another thread, this Amazon store sells parts for
building rigs that would allow mounting such monitors to a camera:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/node/index.html?&merchant=A22PRX6WI8E2K6
I am sure there are others.
I also wanted to add a caution: I've never looked or tried, but before
investing in any additional equipment, I'd check if the current Pentax
DSLR firmware allows _LIVE_ displaying via HDMI.
I know that some cameras that have HDMI connectors only allow playing
recorded videos via them, say on a TV, not live display while you are
shooting.
Finally, 2.5 years ago, I was asking for possible tethering solutions
here. I remember there were a few options I considered, but since the
immediate need disappered before I tried any of them, I don't know what
would work.
I don't remember all the details at the moment, but you can take a
look at this thread:
https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg638081.html
Hope this helps,
Igor
steve harley Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:25:56 -0700 wrote:
On 2015-04-12 20:32 , Stanley Halpin wrote:
You can buy a dongle that allows your video I/O port to attach to an HDMI
cable. I know it works for video out, I don't know if it will work for
video in.
that won't work; Christine would need an HDMI video capture device; i
don't know the market, but something like this:
<http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB3HDCAP-Video-Capture-Device/dp/B00PC5HUA6/ref=pd_cp_e_0>
but since she has a pre-Thunderbolt Mac, she also doesn't have USB 3 and i
suspect USB 2 is not fast enough to keep up; maybe if you found a device
that broadcast a stream onto wifi .
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