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TVLogic Shows off New Monitors and a Retina Display EVF Distributed by Alphatron

05.3.12 @ 10:00AM Tags : alphatron, displays, evf, monitors, tvlogic

TVLogic, a well-known display maker, introduced a few new products at the 2012 NAB show and I was at their booth to check some of them out. They’ve also developed and designed a “retina display” EVF which uses the same LCD screen that Apple uses for the iPhone 4S. I had a chance to speak with Wes Donahue from TVLogic and Karel Suërs from Alphatron about their products. More »

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Band Pro Announces the NewFinder EVF: a 1920 X 1080 Viewfinder for Digital Cinema Cameras

04.3.12 @ 10:37AM Tags : arri, bandpro, evf, newfinder, red, sony

Band Pro has teamed up with Astrodesign to make a 1920 x 1080 Electronic Viewfinder. We’ve already talked about what might be the future for small EVFs, but for now, we’ve got this monstrosity weighing in at 3 pounds. Though many of us won’t be able to afford this when we actually find out the price, it will be a fantastic rental and it’s a good sign that high-resolution EVFs at affordable prices are just around the corner. More »

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MicroOLED Screen Promises Massive 1280x1024 Resolution for the Next Generation of EVFs

02.24.12 @ 1:43PM Tags : arri, canon, electronicviewfinder, evf, microoled, nikon, oled, panasonic, red, sony

Electronic Viewfinders have slowly been replacing traditional viewfinders for the past few years, but last year’s NAB saw an explosion in cameras with all-digital viewfinders – as well as standalone EVF products. Sony has been in the lead for the quality of the EVF on their cameras, specifically the NEX-7, A77, and A65. Panasonic is just behind with their GH2. But all of the EVFs on these cameras pale in comparison to MicroOLED’s technology. More »

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NAB Roundup: Electronic Viewfinders from Zacuto, Cineroid, SmallHD, and More

04.14.11 @ 7:20PM Tags : cineroid, dslr, evf, hdslr, monitoring, nab2011, viewfinder, zacuto

It’s hard to describe the sheer enormity of NAB — there are several halls of exhibitors (grouped loosely into categories like Acquisition, Post-Production, Delivery, etc.), and each hall is the size of an entire “normal” tradeshow. While I’ll have some wrap-up thoughts later in the week, now that it’s the final day of NAB I’ve finally figured out that, rather than talking about an individual manufacturer’s entire product lineup, I should group similar products from different companies together in one post and wrap them together with any analysis or firsthand experience I can provide. Up first: electronic viewfinders (EVFs), from Zacuto, Cineroid, SmallHD, LCDVF, and others. More »

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Zacuto Announces EVF Viewfinder, Redrock Micro EVF May Have Less Resolution than Claimed

09.30.10 @ 3:14PM Tags : dslr, evf, redrockmicro, viewfinder, zacuto

Hot on the heels of Redrock announcing their microEVF, Zacuto has announced a similar HDMI viewfinder, the Z-finder EVF. Both promise to allow filmmakers to operate their DSLR much more like a real video/film camera thanks to positional flexibility. But while neither are available yet, in terms of pricing and specifications, there are some important questions: More »