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Great Last-Minute Holiday Gifts and Stocking Stuffers for Filmmakers Under $50 (Or Close to It)

Joe Marine — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:54:27 +0000

As we approach the end of the holiday season (and the end of the year), there are still plenty of last-minute gifts or great deals specifically for filmmakers. You might have already purchased a Wii U or Xbox 360 for someone in your family (or Playstation 3 if you’re still rocking those), but there are plenty of extremely useful gifts for filmmakers that won’t cost you an arm or a leg, and they’ll probably be put to more use than a video game (though I guess that depends on the specific filmmaker). Read through to check them out. (more…)

SmallHD Unveils Sleek New AC7 OLED Monitors at Ground-Breakingly Low Price Point

Dave Kendricken — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:42:04 +0000

The differences between competing pieces of technology often become very, well, technical in explanation — but most of the time, we don’t get to use the term ‘organic’ as a qualifier. This happens to be true in the case of SmallHD’s new OLED HDMI and SDI monitors — and Organic Light Emitting Diodes are actually news to me in general. What’s even more exciting is that SmallHD is looking to provide very high-quality monitoring solutions for prices previously unheard-of. Read on for a more comprehensive specs readout and a bit on what makes OLEDs different from traditional LCD systems. (more…)

SmallHD Introduces the OLED DP7 Monitor, Also Selling a Mini-HDMI Port Protector for $40

Joe Marine — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:08:13 +0000

SmallHD is one of the younger display companies at NAB, but that doesn’t mean their products are low-quality. They are introducing a beautiful 1280 x 800 7″ screen that takes advantage of OLED technology to produce the richest colors you’ve ever seen on a monitor. They’ve got two versions that cost exactly the same, $2,700, but the other monitor uses a super-bright LCD to make viewing in daytime much simpler. I had a talk with Dale Backus from SmallHD, and he introduced both monitors and the Port Protector in the video below. (more…)

NAB 2012: Day 1 Recap - Blackmagic, AJA, SmallHD, RED

Joe Marine — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:11:00 +0000

This being my first time at NAB, it’s a little overwhelming with the incredible amount of exhibitors on hand. It should also be noted there are not a team of shooters and editors on hand to help me out – just me shooting and uploading everything you see (if you’re wondering why some videos might take so long to be uploaded). Some of the biggest news of the first day was the Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera, which I had a few moments to play with and take a look at, and I also had a great interview with Simon Westland of Blackmagic. Some other big news was the announcement of the AJA Ki Pro Quad 4K recorder, and SmallHD’s new DP7 display, which has two versions – one with a very bright LCD and the other with an OLED – which reproduces colors impeccably. (more…)

NAB Video: SmallHD Premieres 4.3" DP4 Monitor with Viewfinder Attachment

Ryan Koo — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:36:33 +0000

SmallHD has announced a new 4.3″ DP4 monitor for $549 (or $749 with their new viewfinder attachment). SmallHD doesn’t have a booth at NAB proper, instead throwing a party nearby; here’s FreshDV with their great annual NAB coverage of the monitor’s launch: (more…)

Why Using a Field Monitor with an HDSLR is Often a Bag of Hurt

Ryan Koo — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:56:39 +0000

One of the reasons I haven’t purchased a field monitor for my 5D Mark II is because the camera drops its HDMI output to 480p the second you hit the record button. Beyond the problem this presents for accurately pulling focus (because of the reduced resolution), this change in resolution is seemingly handled by every field monitor in a different way. Some scale the output accurately, others squash the image, and there is always a variable delay in between the time you hit the record button and the time the monitor refreshes with the new resolution. Monitor manufacture SmallHD is here to lay out the facts of DSLR field monitoring with their excellent video “Effective Pixels 101″: (more…)

First Look at the SmallHD DP6-SLR Field Monitor

Ryan Koo — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:27:03 +0000

Jason Wingrove has a great walkthrough of the just-launched SmallHD DP6 (formerly the DP-SLR) field monitor, which I’ve had my eye on for a while. It’s a 5.6″, 1280×800 monitor perfectly sized for DSLR use, and the high resolution of the unit makes it viable for use on higher-end cameras like the RED. Priced at $899 for the HDMI version and $1199 for the HD-SDI incarnation, from a resolution-per-buck standpoint this monitor can’t be beat. (more…)

From NAB: a cornucopia of DSLR videos

Ryan Koo — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:00:20 +0000

NAB continues and so too does my jacking of FreshDV’s great coverage. For the full rundown head on over to their news page, where they’ve managed to post a ridiculous amount of video in record time. Here are some DSLR-specific vids from Zacuto, Jag35, Genus, Zeiss, and SmallHD. (more…)