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Komodo Smallhd monior?

Scott Balkum

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So, I've noticed that the same Smallhd monitor is on top of every Komodo. Is this a standard Smallhd monitor or something specific that adds something special?
 
I recently emailed SmallHD customer support asking if they have any plans to release a SDI version of their 5” FOCUS Bolt TX wireless monitor. All they gave me was basically a, “Thanks for the input, you’re not the first one to ask us about that.” Haha.

I feel like this would be the perfect monitor + wireless solution for Komodo. And I know the new Cine7 TX has SDI, but I think it would be way too big to use on Komodo, whereas their 5” Focus that everyone is already using is the perfect size.
 
One thing I'll say about the SmallHD Focus 5" or anything in that size category, when I've been thinking about how I'm building Komodo there's two things going through my head:

- Smallest package size
- Comfortable package size

In relationship to that field display, it's dimensions are: 0.75 x 3.3 x 5.25"

Which means more or less that with a decent size battery you can have the Focus laying lengthwise on top of Komodo and still have a silly small shooting package.

And that's a good display for $300 buckeroos.

That said, you'll see me rocking a 7" on it as well. Sort of exactly how I work with DSMC2. Most days I'm on the 7", but I use the smaller screens when I need to be nimbler.
 
Literally just picked up a 7” and received yesterday. Great unit. Will work well...once we can get a Komodo in our hands.

Jarred we have an awesome Canada-South Africa co-pro shooting in the jungle in mid-late March. Komodo would work great for the special forces hand-to-hand combat scenes!
 
Wondering about how the Focus OLED SDI compares to the Atomos Shinobi SDI.

Shot with the Shinobi on Venice recently to have something small to go alongside the viewfinder and I quite liked with the panel. Should be brighter than the FOCUS OLED SDI as well...
 
Yeah, is there any reason the Focus SDI has been preferred for use in testing over the Shinobi SDI?
 
Tim Erickson said:
Yeah, is there any reason the Focus SDI has been preferred for use in testing over the Shinobi SDI?
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Might be the size
The 5" SmallHD Focus SDI is : 13.34cm x 8.38cm x 1.9cm
VS
The Atomos Shinobi SDI at : 15.1cm x 9.15cm x 3.15cm
 
I'm really digging the Cine7's RCP control on my Gemini.. the touch controls are really responsive and useful to have. I wonder if it'd be able to tap into Komodo as well
 
Jarred can you touch base on this.

So as of right now we have only seen the Komodo's video signal being sent by SDI, will there be some kind of connector for the pogo on top or hdmi of some sort. I'm trying to think of the smallest possible set up using teradek and the Focus bolt 500 TX would fit nicely on the Komodo ad provide a wireless transmission.
 
I can't speak to any type of connection/adapter for the top pins, but everything that I've seen written, there will be no HDMI on the main camera body, and I am glad. I'm tired of precious real-estate on professional cameras being wasted by un-secure(read: non-locking and fragile) HDMI connections, when, probably, in a lot of or most cases another BNC/SDI could have occupied that space.
 
Matt Beardsley said:
I'm really digging the Cine7's RCP control on my Gemini.. the touch controls are really responsive and useful to have. I wonder if it'd be able to tap into Komodo as well
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I sure hope it does or that there is some way to control the camera via a touch screen monitor. Not quite sure how one would solo operate on the gimbal otherwise.

Is there some other way to control the camera settings while solo opp on gimbal that I am missing?
 
Daniel Kelly Brown said:
I sure hope it does or that there is some way to control the camera via a touch screen monitor. Not quite sure how one would solo operate on the gimbal otherwise.

Is there some other way to control the camera settings while solo opp on gimbal that I am missing?
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Smart phone via app and wireless connection eventually.
 
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