This is just going to be a quick post, since life's been super crazy of late.
Something that I wondered earlier this year was if I could use Live View on the D90 over HDMI. Google just could not answer this for me. Yes I knew I could view photos that have been taken already, over HDMI. But what about Live View. I simply could not find an answer. So I picked up a cheap mini-HDMI to standard HDMI adapter on eBay from Hong Kong.
The answer: YES, Live View does show over HDMI. Using my 15ft HDMI cable didn't work with my 19" TV, but using the 6ft cable did. I did however get the 15ft cable to work with a monitor using a HDMI/DVI adapter on the other end of the cable.
So for self-portraiture, or just composing photos where having huge magnification is a plus, this can work great. Shooting without Live View will still have the previews go to the monitor/TV if attached, so a subject in front of the lens could see what was just taken (if you wanted to show them - although it might distract in the middle of a shoot though).
Hopefully this helps someone else who might be wondering if Live View works over HDMI. Perhaps in the many months since I answered this question someone else has too, but a quick search suggested no.
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