Monitors Archive
The Sony FS7 price drop was imminent, and it didn’t take long for Sony to slash the price of their beloved FS7, which happens to be their most popular S35 camera ever, by $1,500 – a good chunk of change, levelling the FS7 at the $6K mark!
At IBC 2019, Blackmagic Design announced their next generation Video Assist monitors/recorders – the Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR. Available in two versions, much like their predecessors, there will be a 5-inch and a 7-inch version both with combined monitoring and recording functions and some subtle differences.
SmallHD have been cranking out awesome new monitors left and right for the past 12 months adding some serious pro monitors like the SmallHD Cine 7 (now offering a free RED DSMC2 control kit for a limited time – read more about it here) as well as
Atomos recently released firmware update 10.1 or AtomOS 10.1 for the Ninja V. The update adds important new functionality such as support for the AtomX SDI module, which expands the Ninja V connectivity to also include SDI (in addition to the already built-in HDMI into the Ninja
SmallHD kicks-off their Cine Gear 2019 presence with a big announcement! The North Carolina-based monitor maker just announced the world’s 1st wireless 13 and 17-inch daylight viewable production monitors that are set to tremendously improve the on-set experience for your focus puller and/or director/client. SmallHD call their
High brightness, or daylight-viewable monitors in other words, are all the rage these days in the on-camera monitor segment. From SmallHD to Atomos and beyond, it seems like every brand under the sun that is somehow involved in making monitors is announcing a new high-brightness model. And
I love shooting handheld and so does Caleb Pike from DSLR Video Shooter! Sometimes it just feels good to hold a small camera or to have a real run-and-gun mentality. It can also be cost-effective to shoot with smaller cameras and rig them up to get the
NAB 2019 is in full swing, and SmallHD just announced the 702 Touch, a professional 7″ 1920 x 1200 monitor with a daylight viewable 1,500nit panel, stunning 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut offering an unparalleled monitoring experience for studio and mobile production environments. The new monitor is not
Just weeks after announcing the budget-friendly Atomos Shinobi 5-inch HDMI on-camera monitor, and days before the start of NAB 2019, Atomos just introduced a 3G-SDI capable version of the Shinobi, simply called Shinobi SDI. Priced at $499 upon launch, the new Shinobi SDI model retains the same
You know that was coming, right? Earlier in March, SmallHD announced the FOCUS 7 and it was just a matter of time before they announced a wireless “Teradek-powered” version, hence why, today we get the new SmallHD FOCUS 7 Bolt 500 RX, lightweight wireless 7-inch monitor that
Colour subsampling is an oft-quoted but frequently misunderstood spec on the camera bio. It is regularly shown in line with the camera resolution, bit depth, and frame rate – but does it deserve such prominent billing? In this video, Gerald Undone compares the Sony A7III internal and
The SmallHD FOCUS monitor family just added a bigger, 7-inch brother to the lineup. A lot of you out there were asking for a 7-inch SmallHD monitor that is more affordable, and now with the new SmallHD FOCUS 7 you get your wish granted. The new FOCUS
Atomos are famous for their industry-leading external recorders most of which double as external monitors. Ninja V has already made a huge splash in the industry with its compact and lightweight form factor, 10-bit IPS touchscreen display, and excellent recording capabilities. Now, along comes the Atomos Shinobi
Atomos just announced a new high-brightness, 5-inch monitor in their growing lineup called the Atomos Shinobi. Priced at just $399, the Atomos Shinobi features a high-brightness, 1000nit 5-inch display with 1920 x 1080p resolution. Much like the Atomos Ninja V, the new Shinobi has a 4K HDMI
RED Digital Cinema just announced a new monitor addition to their DSMC2 accessories lineup. The new RED DSMC2 Touch 7.0-inch “Ultra-Brite” uses a single cable for power and video signal transmission and features a Gorilla Glass LCD panel with the super-bright 2200 nits enabling cinematographers to use
SmallHD released a major OS3 firmware update for their latest models monitors last November, packing new features and improvements including a new autonomous calibration feature that lets you calibrate your SmallHD monitor without the use of a computer as well as improved and customizable False Colour giving
I was recently browsing for some affordable monitors for my BMPCC 4K, and came across the new CAME-TV MT-S704 High Brightness field monitor, which boasts 1920 x 1200 resolution in a 7-inch 8-bit IPS LCD panel with 1200:1 contrast ration and more importantly 2200 nits brightness making
JVC are demoing their newest DT-U Series UHD/4K studio and production monitors at IBC 2018, to meet the growing demand for affordable 4K monitoring solutions in production and broadcast environments. I have been roaming the halls at IBC 2018, but have yet to visit the JVC stand,
Running a manufacturing business is not an easy task; not that I can speak from experience, but nevertheless I can imagine some of the hurdles and hoops especially smaller businesses go through. SmallHD recently posted a video, in which CEO and Co-Founder Wes Phillips gave assurance his
Buying an affordable and very capable mirrorless camera or even a S35 pro camera is not really that difficult nor cash-intensive compared to just 3-4 years ago. There is a wide range of options of camera bodies, however getting just the camera these days is just a
