How to Connect Your Camcorder to Your TV Using an A/V Cable
If your television set has video and audio inputs, you can use an A/V cable to connect it to your camcorder. The cable used in the steps below is a common style with consumer-based one-chip camcorders. One end has a yellow RCA composite video connector and red and white stereo audio connectors. The other end has a 1/8-inch jack, similar to a headphone jack. Here’s how to connect your camcorder to your television set using an A/V cable:
How to Connect Your Camcorder to Your TV With HDMI
Modern camcorders come with an HDMI port so you can hook them up to modern television sets. HDMI provides superior quality over A/V, so you should use it if possible. Here’s how to do it. Insert the cable into the color-matching slots on the TV labeled Video In and Audio In. If you’re using S-Video, disregard the yellow composite cable and attach the S-Video and red-white stereo cables to your TV.
How to Connect Your Camcorder to Your TV or Computer With USB
If your camcorder has a USB port, you can use it to connect to a television set or computer. Here’s how:
