BrandonT
Well-known member
I haven't seen where this topic has been brought up since production firmware. I have been able to find two or three Youtube videos discussing it with final final firmware. So those who have actually used it on a real world shoot, how useful did you find it to be? Is it responsive enough and not too laggy in the picture (as in latency between what the camera shows and what the device shows)?
With a 10" tablet or a full size iPad, is the picture quality and resolution good enough to replace using an HDMI monitor?
I do a lot of one man band interviews. So where this could be useful for me is setting up the background behind the person being interviewed. Plants, knick-knacks, family pictures, books, etc. So without an assistant, I might make a one inch adjustment to whatever I'm moving around, then have to step over a couple of power or audio cords, look at the screen, go back and adjust it again; rinse and repeat until I'm happy with it. With this, I would be able to see exactly how it looks in almost real time. The other big thing is if I don't have someone else who can conduct the interview or at least sit and provide the correct eyeline match. So if I don't have someone, I've got to sit in a chair to the side of the camera to get the right eyeline from the person being interviewed. If the camera is on my right side, then I can probably see it well... but you can't frame everyone on the right side of the screen (looking toward the left side of the screen). So when I'm on the other side, I either have to keep faith that there's no mess ups in the composition if they move around a little and there's no camera/ audio errors, OR lean awkwardly to check the camera/ composition every couple of minutes-- and that will often lead to a weird eye glance from the person on camera, and that's not good.
So with these scenarios, would the wifi live view work well?
Other questions--
How is the battery life on the device? Can you make it through a full shoot? iPad or Android tablet should be decent, hopefully. What about iPhone or Android phone? I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus that just eats battery when the screen is on. Is the battery life on the camera affected much when wifi is on? Can you lock the screen of the smart device to save battery life, and then when you wake it back and unlock it, still be connected-- or will you have to reconnect?
That's pretty much all the questions that I can think of. Let's hear any other questions from those who haven't used it or any other comments for those who have used it.
Thanks!!
With a 10" tablet or a full size iPad, is the picture quality and resolution good enough to replace using an HDMI monitor?
I do a lot of one man band interviews. So where this could be useful for me is setting up the background behind the person being interviewed. Plants, knick-knacks, family pictures, books, etc. So without an assistant, I might make a one inch adjustment to whatever I'm moving around, then have to step over a couple of power or audio cords, look at the screen, go back and adjust it again; rinse and repeat until I'm happy with it. With this, I would be able to see exactly how it looks in almost real time. The other big thing is if I don't have someone else who can conduct the interview or at least sit and provide the correct eyeline match. So if I don't have someone, I've got to sit in a chair to the side of the camera to get the right eyeline from the person being interviewed. If the camera is on my right side, then I can probably see it well... but you can't frame everyone on the right side of the screen (looking toward the left side of the screen). So when I'm on the other side, I either have to keep faith that there's no mess ups in the composition if they move around a little and there's no camera/ audio errors, OR lean awkwardly to check the camera/ composition every couple of minutes-- and that will often lead to a weird eye glance from the person on camera, and that's not good.
So with these scenarios, would the wifi live view work well?
Other questions--
How is the battery life on the device? Can you make it through a full shoot? iPad or Android tablet should be decent, hopefully. What about iPhone or Android phone? I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus that just eats battery when the screen is on. Is the battery life on the camera affected much when wifi is on? Can you lock the screen of the smart device to save battery life, and then when you wake it back and unlock it, still be connected-- or will you have to reconnect?
That's pretty much all the questions that I can think of. Let's hear any other questions from those who haven't used it or any other comments for those who have used it.
Thanks!!
