SmallHD announces the 501 HDMI 5" monitor for $899 US

By technical editor Matt Allard:

SmallHD has just announced a companion to the 502 5″ monitor they unveiled at NAB 2015. The 501 is an HDMI only version that will retail for $899 US. It comes with all the same features as the 502 including framing guides, focus assist, false colour, zebra, histogram, waveform, vectorscope, RGB parade and custom 3D LUTs. The 501 also features a HDMI pass through for added versatility.

The 502 was one of the stand out products we saw at NAB 2015 and I am sure the 501 will also prove to be just as popular. While a lot of manafacturers have decided to make larger on-camera monitors I think going back to a smaller 5″ design is a much smarter option for today’s crop of smaller cameras and gimbals.

You will be able to use the 501 as an EVF with the Sidefinder which will be available as a $300 add-on accessory.

For more information head over to the smallHD website.

By Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.