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Samsung NX500 streaming

Started Aug 25, 2016 | Discussions
Mangasp New Member • Posts: 6
Samsung NX500 streaming
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Hi,

I have recently purchased a Samsung NX500, and I am absolutely loving it. A question I have been asking myself whilst using the video function is the possibility of streaming the video from the camera live to my PC for monitor capture. I assume doing this would require using the HDMI port, though I may be wrong.

Regarding resolution, doing this in 1080p is fine, I don't intend streaming 4K.

Any light being shed on this subject would be great! Thanks.

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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Hi,

Yes, you need to use HDMI capture card on your PC (like the ones from blackmagic design) and you are limited to 1080p (on nx500).

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
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otto k wrote:

Hi,

Yes, you need to use HDMI capture card on your PC (like the ones from blackmagic design) and you are limited to 1080p (on nx500).

Is there a limit on the nx1? I recently hooked my nx1 via hdmi up to my all in one 4k pc and it looked 4k ish to me ☺

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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No, just on nx500, nx1 can output 4k over hdmi.

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OP Mangasp New Member • Posts: 6
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Hi,

About streaming with the NX500. Is it likely for it to overheat at 1080p?

otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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People have recorded (not just streaming) 4k videos for over an hour with no overheating, so I guess no.

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OP Mangasp New Member • Posts: 6
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Ah I see! Is there a way to disable the on-screen buttons too? So it's just a live preview?

otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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Yes, go in the video preview mode (default - trashcan key) and press UP on the back controller twice (you use UP to control the amount of information on screen). You will still have information on the LCD but not on HDMI out.

Funny thing, during playing around with this, as it's quite dark indoors and ISO is maxed out, even in photo mode camera sometimes outputs full hd of sensor readout, but only when half pressing shutter (only sometimes, you can clearly see noise, increased resolution, etc, as soon as you release the shutter it smooths the image). Who knows, it might be possible to get full sensor readout (3:2) over hdmi (with an usable resolution of 1620x1080).

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OP Mangasp New Member • Posts: 6
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Ah yes, when playing with this before I did notice that sometimes the half pressed shutter revealed more information, a glitch most likely.

I do have one more question about this camera also - does it use HDCP? I'm wondering because most capture cards don't work with cameras which output HDCP through HDMI.

otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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I don't think any of the blackmagic and atomos devices are hdcp strippers and they work with nx1 so there should be no issue with hdcp.

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OP Mangasp New Member • Posts: 6
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Ah ok. I've not got so much money so I was thinking of buying an Elgato Game Capture HD instead of a black magic. I've looked on the website and it says it's compatible with almost all cameras that support live view and don't have HDCP - so by the sounds of it I should be ok.

StenM Regular Member • Posts: 201
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otto k wrote:

Who knows, it might be possible to get full sensor readout (3:2) over hdmi (with an usable resolution of 1620x1080).

22 RAW frames waiting for a wizzard to stich them into a video ...

StenM Regular Member • Posts: 201
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Mangasp wrote:

Ah ok. I've not got so much money so I was thinking of buying an Elgato Game Capture HD instead of a black magic.

you may want to take a look at this

USB3.0 1080P 60FPS HDMI Capture Dongle USB HD Capture

OP Mangasp New Member • Posts: 6
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That's still a little out of my price range, I'm really quite strapped for cash. I was mentioning something like the Elgato because there's websites where you can get them used for as little as £30, and they essentially do the same thing with quite a user friendly UI.

otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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This guy used it for capture of Sony a6000 output

http://heilbron.com/sony-a6000-hands-on-review/

I didn't find any mentions with nx500 in a cursory Google search, but I really don't see why it would not work.

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yazzy New Member • Posts: 2
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Hi, Sorry I realize this is an old post. But are you able to use the Samsung NX1 as a webcam through OBS, Did you use a capture card? are you happy with the VIDEO quality? I'm only asking because I'm considering buying the NX1 from a friend so I can use it on OBS Studio for streaming and maybe Zoom/skype. I know I'm taking a risk since it's a discontinued camera but I would love to upgrade to its 4k from my canon Powershot 360hs. Any advice would be really appreciated.

ge0rg Forum Member • Posts: 51
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It looks like mnewxcv made a good description of how to enable 4K HDMI output on the NX1: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66424805

I myself only own an NX500 and a 1080p HDMI-USB grabber, so can't test that feature for you.

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JQuonDo Regular Member • Posts: 214
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I actually just purchased Blue AVS Capture Card  and OBS detects it correctly; however the quality is poor and looks kind of grainy.

Do you get a clean feed with your NX500?  My camera settings is set to 1080 fps60 and I have a pretty beefy computer running a 12700K. The test recording shows 1080p as well.

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