Portable DVD player as a preview LCD screen?

[Aweitzel]

I would try this at home, but i dont have a portable DVD player. Its a rather great idea. i was Wonder if anyone knows if this would work with a point n shoot, G9 to be exact.
If you dont want to click the lick. It shows a photographer using a 7 inch portable LCD DvD player as a preview screen instead of the on camera one. He uses a simple yellow Video cable from the camera to the Player.
he doesnt use the Player to compose the image, he still uses the View finder. but once he clicks the shutter, the shows on the Player.

heres the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQmWPAcaKU

My thinking is, it would work. The idea behind that is, you can use a TV as a view finder, and preview shots.

[sfaust]

I've considered the idea, but haven't tested it. The thing I saw immediately, was that the resolution on the screens was pretty poor. I did find one that was better than the rest, and would probably work pretty well. I think it was a 9" RCA, but I don't remember.

Either way, the image converted to NTSC and displayed on a cheap monitor may give you a good idea of what the image looks like, but can mislead you as far as exposure, color balance, focus, etc. If you keep that in mind, it may be helpful.

If you already have a laptop, it would be of greater value, give you more information, allow you to send the images to the card and hard disk giving you a backup, and would be far more accurate than a NTSC signal ever could be.

[Freff]

I tried it with my portable DVD player and the results were very poor for the images. The video of course was a lot better.

[dbump]

I've thought about this a lot, as a way to get an alternative articulated LCD on a G9 or any DSLR with live preview. Specifically for use with macro, or any odd-angle photography where you can't easily see the camera's LCD, let alone the viewfinder. I've tested this with an old tv, and it works very well--obviously not a portable solution. The +5/+10 magnification for getting precise focus is awesome.

It's hard to find a portable LCD screen with composite video input that has full NTSC resolution, and isn't insanely expensive. Google provided several articles on modifying various types of LCDs to add a composite video input, so that's an option, if you find/have a cheap player with a good display.