field monitor

This device lets you use your phone as an external HDMI monitor with any camera

Aug 24, 2017 John Aldred

The idea of streaming liveview from your phone to your camera is not a new one. I’ve been doing it over USB and WiFi now…



Use GoPro parts to build the perfect monitor DSLR mount

Jun 18, 2017 Udi Tirosh

Getting a monitor on a DSLR* can be tricky. Base plates, cages, and magic arms all come to mind. If you want something a little…



10 reasons why you may need an external monitor for your Panasonic GH5

May 1, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The Panasonic GH5 has an internal waveform and vectorscope, zebras, and you can check focus with focus peaking. Despite all this, it still makes sense…



Dell’s UltraSharp UP3218K is the world’s first 8K monitor. Price is $5K

Mar 26, 2017 Udi Tirosh

Here comes the first 8K monitor at a staggering price of $5,000 or roughly 66 pixels/cent. This price point can only complete with the UP3218K  crazy…



Build your own DIY field monitor for shooting with DSLRs

Jul 28, 2016 John Aldred

Whether you’re shooting video or stills, field monitors can be invaluable. For video the advantages are obvious. Nailing focus is a lot easier on a big…



The 5 Minutes, 5 Dollars Monitor Hood

Dec 20, 2015 Udi Tirosh

When you edit, and especially when you colorize, you want to do it in a relatively dim environment. And if you cannot achieve that, you at…



IKEA Hack – A $5.99 Foldable Laptop and Monitor Hood

May 19, 2015 Udi Tirosh

  When shooting in the great outdoors sun hitting your laptop or monitor can become a serious thing and actually keep you from actually seeing…



How To Build A DIY HD Video Monitor

Apr 29, 2015 Hannu Ilkka

While can buy wireless HD monitors on the market, but even the cheaper kits are not very cheap. This is why I turned to making my…



Hands On Datacolor Spyder5 Elite Review

Apr 7, 2015 JP Danko

Datacolor was recently kind enough to send us a Spyder5 Elite to review prior to today’s official launch. I spent the last couple weeks using the…



How To Use A $30 Chromecast To Wirelessly Stream Your DSLR To Any HDMI Monitor

Dec 23, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

If you happen to have a Chromecast and Android phone, you can use the combo to stream footage to a monitor, tv, projector, basically any…