{"id":7522,"date":"2010-01-27T20:38:41","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T20:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.co.uk\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2010-01-28T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T10:38:50","slug":"would-the-apple-%e2%80%9cipad%e2%80%9d-be-possible-to-use-as-a-live-view-monitor-for-the-canon-hd-dslrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/would-the-apple-%e2%80%9cipad%e2%80%9d-be-possible-to-use-as-a-live-view-monitor-for-the-canon-hd-dslrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Would the Apple \u201ciPad\u201d be possible to use as a live view monitor for the Canon HD-DSLRs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7520 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"ipad_hero_20100127\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127-670x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"426\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127-670x426.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127-310x197.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127.jpg 980w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/426;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7520 aligncenter\" title=\"ipad_hero_20100127\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127-670x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127-670x426.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127-310x197.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ipad_hero_20100127.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>We have all seen the announcement today of the oversized Apple iphone\/ tablet thingy called the &#8220;ipad&#8221;.\u00a0It looks the next gadget to have for sure&#8230;but what intrigues me is would it be possible to get an adapted version of the Canon live view software for the Mac onto the ipad, connect up a USB lead to the Canon HD-DSLR cameras and we would have a very nice monitor that doesn&#8217;t disable the camera&#8217;s LCD screen, like we can do with our laptops currently&#8230;I know it&#8217;s not running OSX but surely it must be possible&#8230;?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We have the camera connection kit which turns the dock connector into a USB port&#8230;so it must be possible!?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Am not saying I want to use the &#8220;iPad&#8221; as a dedicated monitor, for that I recommend a dedicated monitor! But just something instead of giving director my laptop which is current situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad\/specs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7526 lazyload\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-01-27 at 22.18.02\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Screen-shot-2010-01-27-at-22.18.02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Screen-shot-2010-01-27-at-22.18.02.png 301w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Screen-shot-2010-01-27-at-22.18.02-265x310.png 265w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 301px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 301\/351;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7526\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-01-27 at 22.18.02\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Screen-shot-2010-01-27-at-22.18.02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Screen-shot-2010-01-27-at-22.18.02.png 301w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Screen-shot-2010-01-27-at-22.18.02-265x310.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Only one thing though&#8230;SURELY Apple had seen this MadTV spot from 2006 before they decided on the name?! 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