external monitor for viewing 4K out from Canon 1DC???

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Nicholas Natteau

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Though I love the Canon 1DC, I'm not that sure I can trust it's built in monitor for focusing since it has no peaking function. So if I were filming in 4K on the 1DC, what would be a good portable external monitor to use?

Can you monitor 4K out of the 1DC or is there a delay with any external monitor, and which one would you recommend? SmallHD? Zacuto EVF?

Looking forward to any feedback and monitor suggestions.
 
Output is 1080 via HDMI. Plenty of options available for monitoring in 1080. Choose one that fits your budget.
 
JVC DT-E17L4
This monitor is a budget fav of many-a TV networks and indie productions. All bells and whistles, Full HD, HDMI, HD-SDI etc. etc.

TV Logic is also good. Datavideo is ok and even cheaper.

Mind you this is a 17" league. For on-board we use SmallHD and Manhattan LCD.
 
Thanks everybody. For DSLR work, ideally I'd like to find a portable monitor that displays a waveform. Coming from a video background, I find waveforms indispensable, which is why I'm leaning towards SmallHD. Unless I'm mistaken, is it true that the Zacuto EVF does not feature a waveform display?
 
Look into SmallHD as well, their new AC7 OLED is beautiful, and really well built. Check out their Facebook page just to see how widely their monitors are now being used (when I see products from a smaller startup being used on everything from TV sets to the superbowl, I know they're doing something right). Prices are good too.
 
The TV Logic and the small HD are both good small monitors. Depends on how you are going to use them as to whether a small monitor or an EVF is better suited for your needs. EVF is better for hitting focus and exposure outside and running around. The problem I have with the small hd monitors is they don't have a battery meter.

The monitors may be a bit better for judging lighting, small details and outputting SDI.
 
i have a Cineroid on the way. Should have some impressions by the end of the week.
 
Cineroid Retina EVF
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Initial impressions are good. much better than a zacuto EVF. I pretty much despised the Zacuto.

- Resolution leaves a confident feel for focus. One day I would like more, but this is good. (I am sure the new Sony's and the alphatron are similar or better)
- Even with the histograms activated on screen, there is enough resolution left over to pull focus, though not quite the rock solid confidence of using the full resolution.
- Strobe is minimal. The strobe is partly due to the digital 24fps, no doubt, but I will do more tests.
- 4 buttons and a scroll wheel. While I love smallHD, I did always wish I had one or two extra buttons. I now have one touch access to 1:1 pixel peeping, histograms, peaking, and false colors.
- Speed is about where most external LCD's are. Turning on is a 2-3 sec startup, and another 2 to get picture once camera goes into video mode.
- Accessories that come with the EVF are nice. Multiple battery plates for many types of camera style batteries. The bag that it comes with cannot fit the EVF without breaking it down. The hot shoe mount I will probably not ever use, but i was glad to have it come along with everything else, because if you get it last minute, at least you have something to attach it to the camera with, and you can start shooting within a couple minutes of opening the package. But hot shoe mounts always feel a bit disconcerting. Comes with handy stickers denoting the false color meanings, and you don't have to keep referring to a manual or make your own; nice! =)
- Battery life seems alright, running on 5dmk2 type Canon LP-E6. And having a battery meter on the screen is lovely!. I will do a timed test on this battery. For a intense run and gun docu shoot, looking like 5 batts will do, but on a set, 2 batteries would be enough to get you through the day, by charging one while the other is in use. At any rate, much better option than the hideous Marshall 5 inch disaster that used AA's.
- Like the Zacuto, it has the extension pieces for the diopter focus. But they come standard with the Cineroid. Also, they feel solid. The Zacuto's fell off every other shot and I have never swore so much in my whole life. The ones on the cineroid are good. No worries.

Turning the EVF on with the 1D-C it recognized the signal gave a proper orientation of the image automatically. No searching for a "dslr profile" to display correct aspect.

The 1D-C goes to video mode a bit slower than other dslr's I have used. Definitely not as fast as the 60D. Still, the click to video mode is faster than turning on a video camera. Poses a slight challenge to reality shooters.

I noticed while using the 1:1 ratio that I was seeing interlaced footy. I'll see if I can fix that either via camera or EVF.

In the EVF/LCD, the 1D-C shows more rolling shutter than it does in the recorded footage. Scared me at first. But the rolling shutter is better than other dslr's. I have not compared it directly to a C300.

Overall, this Retina EVF seems like a must for the 1D-C. The waveforms and resolution alone are factors enough.
 
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