Well done and complete review! Thank you for not doing the typical annoying, and overdone, jump cuts and flailing arms all over the place video reviews. I can't take those reviews seriously, and can't bear to watch them at all.
@user-rs5jf1bv9e4 ай бұрын
Hi, you just answered the question I had - does the arm rotate left-right - and now I know - it doesn't! But there is some sort of adapter. Great, thx!!
@DrDunkIt3 жыл бұрын
You may have figured this one out by now, but you can just tilt the monitor in the opposite direction! That way you can use your bigger battery if you prefer to have more juice, and it will still rotate fully the other way.
@InceptiveDOP3 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite monitor also man and did a review because I think its great for filmmakers to know how good this little beast really is bro!
@FelixCervantes5 жыл бұрын
I had the earlier SmallHD monitor and mounting a monitor onto a hot shoe is the worst thing you can do to a camera. It fell several times since the hot shoe was not designed for that application and the last time it took the HDMI port on the camera with it. Only cages now if I use a DSLR.
@gustavnilsson92593 жыл бұрын
Which camera did you have?
@Arkadiusz43214 жыл бұрын
would you recommend smallhd or atomos shinobi for a7III ?
@MBimmer3 жыл бұрын
Great video. What’s the mic you’re using?
@yank1tonybats5114 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful review! I'm new to video making so this has been very helpful
@ruisearts3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, very helpful!
@Film_It_Yourself4 жыл бұрын
Great review! I didn't know you could get that pan mod!! Totally going to get that since I have the 970 batteries!
@danzbeard4 жыл бұрын
very useful walkthrough, thank you.
@NEPExperimental5 жыл бұрын
GREAT video. What is your opinion of the Focus 5 vs. Focus 7 for GH5? Thank you.
@oscarfernandezchuyn12085 жыл бұрын
I would like to ask you if this monitor will serve as an assistant to take pictures at ground level with a nikon d810 and what model would be ideal for it?
@agmtstudios40174 жыл бұрын
Question. How do i solely record my a73 footage to my small hd 5inch. I need it to record solely to the monitor in 30fps
@Buck5Productions5 жыл бұрын
Great! Excellent video. Thank you for posting. Was this particular video shot with your C100 mk ii? Looks really nice. Not unlike your video, clear and concise.
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Yes, all shots were filmed on Canon C100 Mark II's.
@bilililiveusa86673 жыл бұрын
Hello I saw your video I enjoyed the resolution and the picture quality too much please this is really too great I would like to know which device you used to make your post on KZbin
@j3lly0695 жыл бұрын
Loving my small hd focus
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeli. :)
@Quarantain4 жыл бұрын
That was an excellent video. You just sold me on the gear!
@SnareMan4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. With the larger battery - can't you just swivel in the other direction? So the battery goes over the top no problem?
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I guess you could do it, lol.
@vnetrass3 жыл бұрын
excellent video;) how to find the wire holder on 8:28 ?
@CalebWojcik3 жыл бұрын
It comes with a few. They break really easily though.
@bladgarmo23074 жыл бұрын
una consuta hijo este monitor viene con distintos idiomas o solo vienen en ingles
@JoshuaFaleatua3 жыл бұрын
Just bought the SmallHD Focus Panasonic pack and for the life of me I can't figure out how long my battery should take to charge? It shows a red light still once it's charging. Does the light change once it has fully charged? I am wanting to boot this thing up and get started but I wanna make sure the first charge is also done right. Its been currently charging for about 5 hours.
@dwpix5 жыл бұрын
If I may- Which monitor would you use for Weddings? HD Focus or Shinobi? Have you looked at the Portkeys 5inch monitors?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Probably shinobi because it is brighter.
@waynelast16854 жыл бұрын
what would you say if I want the brightness so I choose the LED version, but use waveforms and vectorscopes to double check the highlights and shadows?
@samsen39654 жыл бұрын
Wow... What a precise, perfect review man. You truly left nothing to be experienced first handed! :-) All I can say wished they had the monitor turn the other way, so the 970 battery would not hit the camera top or at least make a telescopic L arm to hold the monitor and lift it up, when needed, then it would be a perfect product. Nevertheless, I guess based on your review, I NEED 1. Damn you for proving that to me ;-)
@ShawnLPorterPhotography3 жыл бұрын
Can you record your screen or record to the SD card?
@manuelmtz45413 жыл бұрын
does the SmallHD Focus 5" let you record continuously pass the 30 minute limit?
@Snakeye22093 жыл бұрын
No because it's not a recorder like some other brands.. ;-)
@thomascampos70563 жыл бұрын
Can you choose a focal point with it by touching the screen?
@CalebWojcik2 жыл бұрын
Not on this model, no.
@baddogentertainment69604 жыл бұрын
I love this monitor, but the fact that it doesn't have a power-IN port really astounds me, as el cheapo versions of this monitor have them. Makes it a pain if you want to power everything using a single v-mount. Does anyone know if the micro-USB slot can be used to power it?
@yank1tonybats5114 жыл бұрын
The USB port can not be used to power the camera
@msmithtvproductions4 жыл бұрын
This may be a dumb question but I can't seem to get my audio during playback on the monitor. only video. My camera does have a headphone jack but that doesn't seem to be a factor in playing sound. Is there another cord I need in order to do audio playback?
@ramiramitto96794 жыл бұрын
thank you for the review
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
No problem 👍
@Catchlightstories5 жыл бұрын
Can i buy SDI and use SDI to HDMi converter to use it on a camera with just the HDMI slots?
@EM.Creative_4 жыл бұрын
Will the Small HD Focus Monitor work with the Canon EOS R?
@gappo13013 жыл бұрын
Yes
@artkarp5 жыл бұрын
How does this compare to the Atomos Shinobi?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Review of that coming later today. In short, the display on the shinobi is better, but you don't get the bracket arm or the ability to power your camera.
@D_L_J_835 жыл бұрын
Caleb Wojcik now that you have both, which one do you prefer?
@alejandropargaa4 жыл бұрын
I love the look of the OLED but it only has 350 nits.. where as the other small HD focus has 800 nits huge difference
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
If you're filming indoors only I find 350 nits to be enough.
@D_L_J_835 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great review! Is it possible to power this using a V-mount battery?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Maybe with a dummy battery adapter.
@storyfilms-videografiedenu23985 жыл бұрын
Amazing review! Really helpful! Just one question: is there a way to set up some kind of "power saving" / "stand by" mode ? For example when you turn off the camera, then turn it on again, the monitor screen would power off and on automatically without the need to turn it always manually off and on?
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
Not that I know of.
@AM2PMReviews4 жыл бұрын
Is there any lag or delay with audio and video
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
No.
@LivingProofFilmz3 жыл бұрын
So when I received my small hd focus, it turns on and I can see the image but the touch screen Is not responsive. It’s as if it’s not touch screen at all. Any ideas on how to fix this or do I need to send it back?
@LivingProofFilmz3 жыл бұрын
Also what’s up with the battery? Takes like 12 hours to charge on the charging dock. Absolutely ridiculous
@CalebWojcik3 жыл бұрын
You can get faster NFP battery chargers. I’d have a bunch of extras too. The touch screen isn’t as responsive as an iPhone, but if it isn’t responding to long presses or swipes, there may be something wrong with the unit.
@Pheraaz5 жыл бұрын
Is there any option where we can focus by tapping the external monitor? same way we tap on the dslr touchscreen e-g I want to focus something in the frame and I just tap on it and the camera focuses that. Can I do that with this or any external monitor? would really really appreciate your help. I have 1dx mark2
@martinrandez70214 жыл бұрын
Would love to have that same answer as well! If anyone knows... 5d mk iv user
@LivingProofFitness5 жыл бұрын
awesome review dude! what kind of mic are you using to record this video?
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
Rode NTG-3
@ParisHolmesFilms5 жыл бұрын
I have a camera that takes sdi and another one that takes hdmi, does the sdi one also have hdmi or just sdi?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
They don’t do both. You have to choose one or the other.
@awillingvessel2384 жыл бұрын
how i know which one i have?
@GeorgeMihaly5 жыл бұрын
Nice review Caleb 🤙Would the SmallHD Pan Module for Tilt Arm work on anything that has a 1/4"-20 mounting hole or is it unique for this monitor arm? Thanks! -George
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Hmmm. Great question. The mounting points (specifically the top) are pretty specific to the tilt arm from what I can tell and have tested. What are you trying to use it with?
@GeorgeMihaly5 жыл бұрын
@@CalebWojcik I looked at SmallHD's review video of the accessory and see what you mean about the mounting point being unique. I have a friction arm and was thinking of putting the Pan Module at the top before a small monitor to create the ability to easily pan my 5" monitor without needing to loosen the tightening knob of the friction arm. Thank you sir & many kudos & much admiration on all thing SwitchPod!
@billkujawa5 жыл бұрын
Audio sounds good what did you use? Also is that the 10-18 STM lens you shot with?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Rode NTG-3 shotgun mic into a Mix-Pre 6 recorder. With a sound blanket behind the camera. For the a-roll I used the Tokina 11-20mm 2.9 ATX cinema lens I've been borrowing to test from them.
@Buck5Productions5 жыл бұрын
It (Caleb's video), does sound good, doesn't it. I was going to comment on the quality of audio as well... ya beat me to it :)
@AntonyDyer5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@stevenbagley98585 жыл бұрын
Does this monitor work if you do still photography? Is there lag time from when you release shutter and image appearing on screen?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
It basically shows what you see on your back lcd screen, so depends on your camera and it’s speed.
@my21coronas5 жыл бұрын
As far as the swiveling goes with the biggest battery. Can't you just swivel it the other way as opposed to the way the battery gets in the way?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
To flip it around yes, but if you want to hold the camera at waist level and have the screen perpendicular to the floor you can’t do that with the big battery.
@my21coronas5 жыл бұрын
Ah.. I see.
@T2Exile4 жыл бұрын
I cant take off the anton baur battery!
@male882634 жыл бұрын
can you have access to the camera menu trough this monitor?
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
If you allow the menu to passthrough HDMI in your camera settings, yes.
@BlackLightNL Жыл бұрын
Hi guys, I am trying to get a signal from my Canon R5 to my Small HD Focus 5 inch monitor. My monitor keeps telling me: no hdmi signal. I just bought this monitor 2nd hand from a webshop so I try to figure out if there is a fix or the monitor is the problem. Anyone some suggetion? Settings now: HDMI Resolution: is set to 1080p HDMI Raw output: off Standby: Low Res: off Movie Rec Size: 1080 // IPB High Frame Rate: Disabled 4K HQ Mode: Disabled
@braden9331Ай бұрын
Did you ever find a solution to this? Having the same issue
@BlackLightNLАй бұрын
@@braden9331 broken cable
@andrewbozman71885 жыл бұрын
in your sony a7iii, how did you get your monitor to display full screen, without the black bars on the bottom and left?
@jasrenwick5 жыл бұрын
Did you find an answer?
@TIBISCOBIOLABAND4 жыл бұрын
Hi, did you manage to resolve the full screen with a7iii? I have the same problem. I changed to one of the canon mark settings, but it's not good. It stratches the screen in a bad way.
@TIBISCOBIOLABAND4 жыл бұрын
@@jasrenwick have you find out about the full screen view with a7iii? regards,
@mambojambostudio5 жыл бұрын
anyone have ANY idea why my focus won’t turn on? i have two 970’s fully charged yet won’t turn on. worked about 8 hours ago, but nothing now. is this something i can figure out?
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure. I’d contact SmallHD.
@crack30015 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about the latency of the monitor - any thoughts?
@waynelast16854 жыл бұрын
I dont undeerstand how you tell what the real battery life is by pinching the screen and observing.... What are you observing that tells you how much battery life is left?
@CalebWojcik4 жыл бұрын
Shows in the menus. Upper right.
@experiencesforsale4 жыл бұрын
Would you recommend thıs one over Atomos Shinobi?
@EpicPauze5 жыл бұрын
You know you can rotate it the opposite way and it still flips with the larger battery... I’ve done it with mine and that solves the problem. Doesn’t just rotate one way.
@CalebWojcik5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, just can’t point the monitor straight up if you’re holding the camera at waist level for example.
@87andsmith4 жыл бұрын
I'm sitting here struggling with figuring out how to get the cable clip to attach to the back of my OLED Focus screen. lol
@solomongilbert31864 жыл бұрын
Honestly mate same. It's a pain in the arse still can't figure it out. Let me know if you've worked it out!
@ENERGIEWELTXY5 жыл бұрын
COOL
@glennsak5 жыл бұрын
The Atomos Shinobi announced today makes this review almost too late...