24Mar Viltrox DC-50 5 inch HDMI monitor on Amazon
I was doing a little more research on the Viltrox DC-50 monitor and noticed that it’s recently popped up on Amazon for a slightly lower price of $184.36 ($178.88 + $5.48 shipping). That’s $10 less than the ebay price although it looks like the estimated shipping times are still 17 to 28 days so it’s probably still being shipped from China.
I haven’t found much information on this monitor other then this video from youtube member Nitsan Simantov. My order is on its way so I should find out more about the Viltrox DC-50 monitor in a few weeks. I’ll keep you posted.
March 24th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
“less than”, not “less then”
“on its way”, not “on it’s way”
March 24th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Fixed. 😉
March 24th, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Well their HDMI cable seems more flexible than Sony’s, which is VERY rigid. And what’s that plugged into the right side of the monitor in his video? AC adapter?
Again, I really don’t like Sony’s hotshoe attachment. It moves left and right too easily (the rigid HDMI cable pulls it left and off level).
I paid $280 for a used Sony CLMV55 so this is a darn good deal. Though it was hard to see if the focus peaking was as good as Sony’s, which I use a lot.
Looking forward to your comparison Deejay.
March 24th, 2013 at 5:37 pm
I use a 3 foot HDMI cable and find the sony mount to be one of the best. The HDMI cable that comes with the smallHD dp4 and Sony CLM V55 are both short and pretty much useless. A quick trip to monoprice and you’ll have the cable lengths you need for your HDMI use.
March 24th, 2013 at 11:18 pm
Link to a trusted battery for this unit? I see some too good to be true batteries on amazon, but I figured you’d know by now which ones are going to go the distance.
March 25th, 2013 at 8:31 am
I have 4 Wasabi batteries I use for the Sony monitor. They cost more then some of the really cheap options but it seems like they provide very good battery life. 3 batteries gets me through a 10 hour day of shooting, sometimes two depending on the use.
March 26th, 2013 at 4:21 am
So Nitsan doesn’t seem to think this Viltrox is color accurate (something I’ve noticed with the Lilliputs as well).
How about the color on the Sony CLM-V55, do you feel comfortable using it to expose and check white balance with?
Thanks!
March 26th, 2013 at 6:16 am
My experience has been that the Sony CLM-V55, SmallHD, and Lilliput monitors all have issues with color accuracy. The Sony CLM-V55 tends to make things look over exposed by just a bit and if you turn up the screen brightness high enough colors start to wash out. You don’t really get into perfectly color accurate monitors until you hit about the $700 price tag or higher.
I usually just dial in white balance on the camera and use the meter for exposure.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:29 am
Really?! I have a Lulliput 665gl and wasn’t happy with the color accuracy but the peaking is decent enough for a focus puller; I’ve been wanting to add a SmallHD DP4 or Sony V55 because it’s smaller and I assumed it had better accuracy for exposure and color balancing but if it is in the same boat as the Lilliput 569, Ruige TL-480, and this Viltrox then it couldn’t justify the former’s higher price over these. (but that’s just me and for my needs) Voltrox may be the best buy here but I’ll wait for your review before I buy one myself 😀
I don’t plan on dropping over $500 on a field monitor, however if I were to consider the higher priced models do you have any recommendations on finding the lowest price yet color accurate monitor? (Zacuto, Cineroid?)
March 26th, 2013 at 9:03 am
Out of the bunch I would say picture quality goes, Lilliput lowest, then Sony V55 and DP4. The image quality of the DP4 might be the best of the bunch but I’ve run into more problems with the DP4 then they others.
I’m heading to NAB this year, once I’ve had a chance to check out the lastest round of monitors I’ll post some thoughts. I’m interested to see if the new OLED panels will look as good as they claim.