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.

stan

On Apr 12, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote:

> ...aaand my macbook pro (no thunderbolt, it's older) won't do HDMI in.
> Just out.  So, no way to push the live view or image review to laptop
> via HDMI.  In the past, I've done HDMI from camera to projector, in a
> class scenario, so I guess that's why I was thinking that would be
> easy-peasy.  Unless anyone has found a work-around for this?  Seems
> unlikely form the little research I've done...
> 
> So, time out while I consider which purchase to make:
> - HDMI monitor?
> - laptop, HDMI in enabled
> - camera, that can legit tether
> 
> Hmmm.
> 
> -c
> 
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> 
> wrote:
>> Thanks very much, Paul.  It does make sense, and is very helpful.
>> 
>> I'm starting to think that since I don't need to transfer files elsewhere 
>> immediately, I really just need more real estate for viewing images - 
>> shooting interiors is killing me, so many details! - that maybe all I need 
>> is the HDMI connection... I'd rather have the camera controls & wireless 
>> too, but at least this way I'd get live view & image review with histogram, 
>> etc...
>> 
>> All good food for thought, though. Thanks again!
>> -c
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 11, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Paul <pentax1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Christine -
>> 
>> I have a couple of the Eye-Fi Pro series cards.  I use the Pro rather than 
>> the Mobi in the event I want to transfer RAW files from the card to either 
>> my iPad or computer.  Transferring RAW files however would be a last resort 
>> as it's a slo-o-o-o-w process.
>> 
>> OTOH, I have my camera (a K-5)set to record RAW+JPG and the Eye-Fi cards set 
>> to transfer JPGs only.  The JPGs generated by the camera are the smallest 
>> file size and lowest quality compression, but still give me decent web-sized 
>> images on the iPad. They transfer reasonably quickly and the client gets to 
>> review the images on a screen larger than 3 inches.
>> 
>> Eye-Fi calls transferring to a tablet or phone "Direct Mode".  If you have 
>> the card set up to transfer to either a network computer or a tablet/phone, 
>> it defaults to the known network and only goes to direct mode if there is no 
>> known network available.  I only want the transfers to go to my iPad whether 
>> I'm in range of my network or not, so all I have set up is the direct mode.  
>> An alternative setup for venues outside of a studio would be to take a 
>> laptop connected to a wireless router to an event to set up your own network 
>> and use the eye-fi card to transfer to that.  That may work better than the 
>> direct mode to a tablet but is somewhat more cumbersome.
>> 
>> In direct mode, when the card goes to sleep the tablet loses the connection 
>> so when you wake the camera/card back up you need to re-establish the 
>> connection on the tablet.  There is some adjustment to how long the card's 
>> wi-fi remains active after the last image is transferred but that uses more 
>> from the camera battery so it's a balancing act as to how long you want the 
>> card's wi-fi to run vs battery life.
>> 
>> Uf-da...does that make any sense?  HTH
>> 
>> -p
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 4/10/2015 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>> hello all,
>>> 
>>> Has anyone had any luck with various tethering & tethering-like solutions?
>>> 
>>> I'd like to get live view, camera controls (aperture, ss, iso, remote
>>> shutter), image review w/ histogram, ipad app...
>>> 
>>> What I think I understand so far...
>>> 
>>> Eye-fi card?
>>> + image review...
>>> + combined with an HDMI out, I could get the live view to laptop...
>>> - but no camera controls...
>>> - and not wireless w HDMI out...
>>> - does this get sketchy on location, depending on wifi connection?
>>> 
>>> Flu card? (don't think this is possible on the k-5ii... is it?)
>>> +live view on my iPad..
>>> +camera controls
>>> +image review
>>> -no view of histogram, or meter
>>> - I'd have to buy a k-3 to use it, yes?
>>> 
>>> PK tether?
>>> I know this has been the default workaround for the pentax tethering
>>> issue, but it always just looks... sketchy... to me.  Something about
>>> their website seems kinda half-baked.  Something about the "Use at
>>> Your Own Risk" in bold on the homepage... Anyone use & recommend?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Now for the Bonus Tale of Woe.... yesterday I was shooting
>>> architecture interiors... Bracketing RAW images to combine later,
>>> mostly, but I wanted to try a few in-cam jpegs, just for kicks.  After
>>> a couple at various settings (HDR Standard, Strong 1, 2, etc), the
>>> camera basically seized up.  The lcd screen showed the progress bar,
>>> not progressing, with the usual "image processing" note.  I let it go
>>> for a while... 5-10 mins, but still nothing.  Supposed to be able to
>>> hit "menu" to cancel, but that didn't work.  Even turning off the
>>> camera didn't shut off the back screen.  Removed the (full) battery,
>>> waited a few minutes, put it back in & resumed shooting.  The image I
>>> was trying to create wasn't there, of course, but everything else
>>> seemed fine.  I went back to shooting RAW... tried it again later, and
>>> it happened again after a couple of HDR shots.  Maybe I'll send it in
>>> with my 16-50, which has -surprise! - recently given up on AF.
>>> 
>>> I seem to get cameras to produce the weirdest bugs... it's just one of
>>> my talents, I guess.
>>> 
>>> :)
>>> -c
>>> 
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