PortKeys MOVNORM - A Worthy Upgrade

[@matt.banton]

Awesome, I’m in the market for a new 7 inch monitor. Was considering this one but the menu system put me off. Looks so much better! Thanks for sharing

[@Altcine]

No probs Matt, thank you for commenting.

[@OurVoicesOurLives]

I updated my LHP7 last night and the UI is soooo much better looking than previous.

[@Altcine]

Nice. Yeah they did a great job on it. Definitely more like what we're used to with touch devices.

[@TDCIYB77]

Just was thinking about moving up to Portkeys for my Pocket 4 from some low end Feelworld field monitor. Having camera control seems like a real game changer!

[@Altcine]

Yeah it's cool. I still prefer buttons but that's probably because no monitor had something as responsive as the video assist.

[@Superjeanmarc]

Looks very promising. Thanks for the review, I can't believe Portkeys doesn't have a presentation video on their website.... I really hope they soon offer this update to all of their monitors, I have the BM5 III which is theoretically more professional but I feel they do not offer much support for this series. Camera control via Wifi is unfortunately not available either. Thanks again,

[@Altcine]

Yeah they need to put out their own vid for sure and documentation. There's some replies from portkeys themselves in the comments and it's information I wasn't told about.

[@xiaotianwan]

Just updated my LH5P ii, it is smoooooooth, much better than the original interface, feels like I've got a brand-new monitor!

[@Altcine]

For real bro, night & day difference 😁

[@GlobalShutterNY]

So I just updated the firmware on the FX30- I believe the same update exists for the FX3- the monitor does NOT recognize or reconnect after either the camera or monitor is turned off. Ugh. I contacted Portkeys who confirmed that this Sony firmware upgrade sabotaged the reconnection! Hope this can get fixed- otherwise the monitor is much much less functional.

[@Altcine]

Ahhhh man, why do Sony keep doing these dumb moves! I haven't updated because I actually prefer the creator app over the monitor and control app.

[@TheJ_G]

This is such a welcome update. The old interface was absolutely atrocious. Like frustratingly, utterly, atrocious. Haha. To the point that I gave up on it and it’s been sitting in my closet as a back up only monitor for ages. I might actually use the monitor now.

[@Altcine]

🤣🤣 yeah camera control was a bit mad

[@daylight5500]

Nice! I have the PT6 monitor with a Nitze cage. The cage has made a huge difference, partnered with Tilta gear one can place the monitor anywhere, at any angle. Thanks for the outing. I will be waiting a while before upgrading, to get all the bugs out. Cheers!

[@Altcine]

Excellent, you're one of the blessed ones that can upgrade. I'll have to see if there's a cage for mine...give it that premium feel 👌🏾

[@daylight5500]

@@Altcine What would be the chance of you designing an affordable EVF?

[@Altcine]

@@daylight5500 yeah we've got one in the works 😁

[@daylight5500]

🥰😍🤩😘🤐@@Altcine

[@harshsingh6692]

Is there a monitoring before and after lut feature on pt6 movnorm?

[@ononearts]

Thanks for letting us know about this update. I have an LHP5ii, and have always hated the clunky interface. I’ll update soon to try! 😊

[@Altcine]

No probs man. Yeah definitely try...it's night & day difference.

[@DangAlvinFilms]

How's the connection holding up for the camera controls? Super interested in how well this actually works

[@simon-altcinecam]

I love how this monitor looks more like a tablet and its not as bulky with thick bevels as some other models out there.

[@Altcine]

Yeah it feels slimline and very light which is great for such a large monitor.

[@dominiquerichardson]

i use touch to focus track all the time and yea we need the option to remap a button to a menu or something ......as you can see in your video if the pressure is on turn off the focus track so you can use the menu will lead to miss shots

[@Altcine]

That's very true, I can see that happening.

[@sunnynaguri]

Oh no, I wish it worked for the FX6. Thank you for answering it.

[@Altcine]

Yeah it wasn't on the list I'm afraid but we're shooting on fx6 next week so I'm going to try it anyway....I'm sure portkeys would have tried it though.

[@PortkeysMonitor]

I'm sorry that the LH7P is not compatible with FX6 at the moment. If you are looking for a product with a new UI to control FX6, LH5PII would be a suitable option. It supports control FX6 via the lanc control cable. If you need any further information, please feel free to reach out to us.

[@ShaunBennett]

Canon r6mk2 with the Pt6 seems to lose some features with the new firmware. No camera control icon and a few other things. I really like the new look and style...Maybe next update. great video

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Hi, I am sorry that PT6 doesn't have control function. If you want to use the monitor which has control function with a new UI, I suggest you to buy LH7P/LH5PII

[@ETFootprints]

I know it's all about function but dang that UI looks like from stone age.

[@Altcine]

🤣🤣 for real? I thought it looked good. Maybe I'm just carried away with how good it works.

[@reggiereghenderson4683]

I like the update but what happened to the pinch to zoom feature that the first ui had. It was great for finding focus.

[@aaronalva69]

This is awesome! I thought MOVNORM was a new monitor brand-- not a well-received update to my PT6! The new firmware is snappy and much more intuitive than the last version, though I wish more of the sony control features worked with the R5C.

[@Altcine]

Yeah it's great when brands do this but would have been nice for some older ones. So canon is a bit limited?

[@aaronalva69]

@@Altcine yes- for the PT6 to R5C connection the camera option menu is non-existent. Even if the PT6 had wifi/BT I’d imagine it would also be a canon-side problem. The R5C only has wifi in photo mode as it’s not built into the cine firmware yet (nonsense!) and even then its not likely canon would open up the connection for 3rd parties. Still, the monitor tools work just as well as they did before and snappy to navigate so I’m happy. I’d also say, the color and gamma seem to be more accurate in the new firmware- comparing the color to the camera screen it was spot on, where with the old firmware I had to tick the temp and tint a few points to where it wasn’t a noticeable shift.

[@nickxc]

I believe they will be releasing a cinenorm os for their other higher end monitors in the future

[@Altcine]

Really? That's good to know

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Dear customer, it is in our plans~

[@Superjeanmarc]

Also, do you have some sort of anti-glare screen protection on your screen? My BM5III has such a glossy / reflective glass surface... I wish I could have that more of "matte" finish you seem to have.

[@Altcine]

Yeah the monitor came with 2 screen protectors. One matte, one glossy.

[@Altcine]

You could buy a matte screen protector for iPad and cut it yourself if you can't find one to fit.

[@reggiereghenderson4683]

I like the update but what happened to the pinch to zoom feature.

[@NEVERAGAIN007]

Nice. 👍🏾 Nice

[@Altcine]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@Bhammoviestars]

I didn't see the anamorphic or line grids on minds.

[@Altcine]

Anamorphic is on the picture tab. When you select PICTURE you'll see brightness, contrast, chroma etc. You need to swipe left on those options.

[@dylanyanes]

awesome quick overview! are you able to confirm if they were able to add a focus marker for track & zone focusing that we can see where are focus is like on our Sony FX3 screens? It’s something that IMO is keeping this monitor from being perfect

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Dear customer, now our monitors now don't support this function, but I will forward your request to the technicians. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[@qairylite101]

good review i bought it recent use it on my Panasonic s5iix but when i did firmware update to the camera did not get any picture on the monitor i think the update mess up my camera setting keep turn off so had to send it back waiting on a replacement from amazon, thanks for the info bro from Wolverhampton

[@Altcine]

Hey brother, sorry to hear you had trouble and hope it gets sorted quickly. It really is a great monitor. Greetings from London

[@fabamarie]

Thanks 🤩

[@Altcine]

Thank you 😊

[@nickrichardsfilm]

Thanks for getting this info out so quickly! Is there any way to change frame rate on Sony Cameras (fx3/a7siii) with the monitor?

[@Altcine]

No probs. No framerate option I'm afraid....only shutter. I need to update my fx3 but not sure if that would change anything though.

[@nickrichardsfilm]

@@Altcine so close to being being perfect haha. I’m so happy that the display makes the Sony alpha series perform like a cinema camera. Having to output a lo res 3:2 image just so you can see your settings and image at the same time isnt great, Sony should have addressed that a long time ago.

[@Altcine]

@@nickrichardsfilm so true! I don't know why they just didn't do an info overlay on full screen. It would have been perfectly fine to have a wide screen image and text left in 4:3. Oh well, we can only hope they pay more attention to the little things in the future.

[@nickrichardsfilm]

@@Altcine probably for the same reason they resold the a7siii as the fx3 without a viewfinder and just added a tally light. It’s the easiest/cheapest thing to do

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Dear customer,I am sorry that LH7P now can't change frame rate on Sony Cameras (fx3/a7siii). But it now can change Sony Cameras (fx3/a7siii):Z0OM; REC; IRIS; ISO; SHUTTER; CT; WB; FOCUS AREAS; EV; SINGLE FOCUS; CAMERA MODE; Touch Fous

[@JohnnyMotel99]

The Portkeys page only mentions Sony and BM, no Panny., edit...only the BG range of Panasonic, no GH etc

[@Altcine]

Yeah they have a sheet which shows the compatible cams.

[@nordfilmcompany]

So the image is via WiFi as well? So you can control camera settings on this monitor while getting raw to the ninja v? Cheers👍

[@Altcine]

No, image via hdmi, control via BT or WiFi depending on camera.

[@nordfilmcompany]

@@AltcineThank you. I guess I can run hdmi out from the ninja into this one then?

[@Altcine]

@@nordfilmcompany yeah that will work 👍🏾

[@nordfilmcompany]

@@AltcineBrilliant, thanks!👍

[@Zの黙示録]

planning to buy PT6 but do you think it's better than Viltrox DC 550 Pro?

[@LastStrawProductions]

Do the red bars go away when you stop recording or no?

[@Altcine]

Yes they do

[@stephanes.]

I can tell you one of the least fluid is the Atomos Ninja V… 😂 (boot time takes so long!)

[@Altcine]

Yeah man, Atomos UI is jamky lol

[@hipstarrr]

Can the monitor control playback? This seems an answer that i can't get from anyone

[@Altcine]

No controls appear on screen when playing back so from what I can see...it's not possible. Even if I go to recorded footage using the camera, I can't tap the play button on monitor.

[@PortkeysMonitor]

I am sorry that LH7P can't control playback of the camera. Some of our monitors like BM7IIDS/BM5WR/LH5PII/BM5III can control the playback of some sony and canon cameras. For more information, you can browse our official website~

[@prostigeMarketing]

Is the portkeys monitor better than the bm video assist?

[@Altcine]

I'd say screen quality is as good, brightness (nits) is as good or better on the portkeys. The video assist is built better than this model but that's reflected in the price. The battery life is the place you'd notice the most difference...video assist is very hungry.

[@ludovicavice3496]

The ui designer definitely needs an update lol. The buttons with gradients, are we back in 2005 😅? If only they just drop that stupid gradient n rounded corner

[@Altcine]

🤣🤣 damn I must be getting old lol. Now you're making me think of windows 95 lol. Still....it works great so that's a bonus.

[@ludovicavice3496]

@@Altcine yeap am going to update mine soon, I actually complained a lot to them about the UI been buggy 😂 am surprised a Chinese company listened to it's users' feedbacks

[@izimedia]

sounds like Porkey :)

[@lycu3272]

Let me find a corner and cry with my PT5

[@Altcine]

😭 I know man, that sucks. I was hoping they would go quite far back into the range.

[@ludovicavice3496]

One of the port keys rep on fbook said that update for the other models will slowly roll out

[@Altcine]

@@ludovicavice3496 excellent. Thank you for letting us know

[@spencer3023]

can it record internally?

[@spencer3023]

Can it record video internally, not just time code or anything like that?

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Dearcustomer, I am sorry that LH7P doesn't support recording internally @@spencer3023

[@reggiereghenderson4683]

I like the update but what happened to the pinch to zoom feature that the first ui had. It was great for finding focus.

[@reggiereghenderson4683]

I like the update but what happened to the pinch to zoom feature.

[@benaiah1122]

Yes, I’d really like to know what happened to this feature as well.

[@PortkeysMonitor]

Hi, you can find this function in system settings~