NAB is nearly upon us and Marshall have released details of some great looking new LCD monitors that will sit nicely with those of you using DSLRs or other small video cameras. Arriving in 3 sizes (5.6″, 7″ and 9″) they all share most features except that the 7 and 9 get a handy HDMI pass through feature that allows you to pass on the HDMI signal from your DSLR and send it to a second monitor for a director of focus puller for example. Perhaps the biggest news about these new LCDs though is a new system that allows you to add additional modular inputs or outputs to the back of the screen. This allows you to configure any of them with HD_SDI inputs. They also feature LEMO connectors for hooking into the power systems of larger cameras like the Arri Alexa or a RED setup. All in all these are by far the most feature packed LCDs we’ve seen on the market. The 7″ in particular seems to hit many nails on the head, and with expandability of the new modular system it should last some time before getting outdated too.
A Note For 7D Mark II Users and Why I Returned My SmallHD 701 LCD Monitor
My Canon 7D Mark II is still my favourite second camera to carry around alongside my 5D Mark IV, the pair of them just compliment each other so well. For video recording duties (mostly for Youtube stuff) I use the 7D Mark II, and I recently picked up a SmallHD 701 Lite 7″ LCD monitor in one of B&H’s crazy Deal Zone one day sales. After receiving it though, I stumbled upon an unexpected issue that I thought I should point out, because for me it forced me to return the monitor. When Canon first started enabling video recording in …
