SOLVED:

So the mini HDMI cable was very loose. I used some jewelry pliers to crimp the male connector and made a tighter connection, now It works!

Pre-solve Update:

So it seems that the problem is jnfact the mini HDMI port on the camera itsself. If I hold it in VERY firm ajd at a specific angle, I can get it to send signal for 2 seconds before it disconnects again.

This is very sad, as a fix doesn’t seem to exist, and I can’t afford to send it out for repairs. Belgium bummer.

A friend gave me a Panasonic LUMIX GH4 a while ago. I got it working using the mini HDMI out on the camera and this capture card and through a powered USB hub (also tested through direct to PC). Now after refiguring my setup, I had to disconnect my camera from my setup for a few minutes to move things around. However everything was turned off before disconnecting. I plugged everything back in, and now my source on streamlabs displays my capture card as just a black screen. It registers that it is connected, but there is nothing going through. could it be a setting in the GH4 that got reset, the HDMI port on my GH4 is faulty, could it be the capture card? I’m at a loss and I am very distressed over this. Is there anyone out there, or a community who can help me?

  • empireOfLove@lemmy.oneEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    mini HDMI

    The worst connector ever made. Possibly just broke.

    Get a mini to normal hdmi cord if you’re not already using one and test the camera output on a TV or monitor

    • ChamrsDeluxe@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’ll give the tv connection a try. And that’s what I have. Mini HDMI-HDMI - capture card - Usb 3.0 - powered USB hub - PC it worked great for a while, and now it’s giving me the business.

      • empireOfLove@lemmy.oneEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Glad you got it figured out!

        And now you know why MiniHDMI is the worst connector ever built and needs to die a firey, painful death. The slightest bump ruins the socket.

        • ChamrsDeluxe@lemmy.worldOP
          4·
          1 year ago

          Yup! If I had any other choice or could afford a newer camera I would do so! But considering my friend just gave me this incredibly nice DSLR because he got a better one, I will do everything in my power to use it. Even if I have to mangle the little mini hdmi cable lmao

          • empireOfLove@lemmy.oneEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Well, can’t argue with the price lol.

            At least when the port finishes failing they can be replaced by most electronics repair shops for not too expensive. So you won’t be out a camera.