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SmallHD Cine 7 - On-Camera Monitor with ARRI Camera Control (RED & Sony Coming Soon)

darren scott said:
Have you updated it to firmware 3.4.4 ...or is it already on that? In the notes it mentioned something about Arri control
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I upgraded to the latest firmware available from the ARRI website. they are trying to suggest its the cable they sent, but I had another ethernet cable and it still doesn't work. They offered to replace it, but they wont have replacements until end of may. The other functions on the monitor work, just not the arri control. Also the monitor gets EXTREMELY hot, which I don't know if that's normal or a defect.
 
Good ol Vitec

We need more competition
 
Just wanted to say my experience with the 702 touch. I used it on a 4 day shoot and it performed very well. The display is great. Love the colours it's putting out. Bright enough for Jamaican sun though the screen is glossy so it can be a little challenge sometimes. But that's not because of the brightness. Everyone really liked looking on it. Loving the OS3 pair with touch screen. Mine does have a dead pixel that I only see when focus assist is turned on. Maybe I'll return it and see if I get one without... Not sure yet. And yes it does get hot... But I think that's usual for smallhd monitors. My 702 bright gets hot I also I believe. All in all I'm really liking the monitor so far.
 
Jason beaumont said:
I upgraded to the latest firmware available from the ARRI website. they are trying to suggest its the cable they sent, but I had another ethernet cable and it still doesn't work. They offered to replace it, but they wont have replacements until end of may. The other functions on the monitor work, just not the arri control. Also the monitor gets EXTREMELY hot, which I don't know if that's normal or a defect.
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I meant the monitor firmware
 
SmallHD will not let you return the Cine 7 for a replacement because of a dead pixel. It has to have 3 dead pixels to get a replacement under warranty...

So basically, a lot new Cine 7s come with dead pixels and SmallHD is fine with that... They give you a link to a potential fix to try. They really don't want to fix them at their factory before shipping I guess...

darren scott said:
Just wanted to say my experience with the 702 touch. I used it on a 4 day shoot and it performed very well. The display is great. Love the colours it's putting out. Bright enough for Jamaican sun though the screen is glossy so it can be a little challenge sometimes. But that's not because of the brightness. Everyone really liked looking on it. Loving the OS3 pair with touch screen. Mine does have a dead pixel that I only see when focus assist is turned on. Maybe I'll return it and see if I get one without... Not sure yet. And yes it does get hot... But I think that's usual for smallhd monitors. My 702 bright gets hot I also I believe. All in all I'm really liking the monitor so far.
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2 months still no replacement. said their next batch went to vendors first. gotta wait for their next batch. smh.
 
darren scott said:
Been using minec(touch not cine) on every shoot since. It's held up pretty well but it does get f#*king hot.
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This I keep hearing from folks. I know one company that just got one of these and they're scared to keep running it because of how hot it gets. We're talking air conditioned studio, not even on location in the sun. Has anyone heard or seen anything from SmallHD regarding this? Is this normal for these monitors?
 
Brendan_H_Banks said:
This I keep hearing from folks. I know one company that just got one of these and they're scared to keep running it because of how hot it gets. We're talking air conditioned studio, not even on location in the sun. Has anyone heard or seen anything from SmallHD regarding this? Is this normal for these monitors?
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I'm guessing it's because the body itself is the heatsink as you can see from the design on the back of the unit. However I have been running it all day on 4 day shoots in Jamaican hot tropical sun and it hasn't missed a beat. Hasn't shut down or anything. But my goodness... It will burn you if you are not careful.
 
darren scott said:
I'm guessing it's because the body itself is the heatsink as you can see from the design on the back of the unit. However I have been running it all day on 4 day shoots in Jamaican hot tropical sun and it hasn't missed a beat. Hasn't shut down or anything. But my goodness... It will burn you if you are not careful.
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Yeah that's definitely a concern. Maybe someone will design a sort of border case...but that heat has to go somewhere.
 
Brendan_H_Banks said:
Yeah that's definitely a concern. Maybe someone will design a sort of border case...but that heat has to go somewhere.
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And I have the touch, not the Cine 7...which is even brighter....so it possibly runs hotter at full brightness.
 
I ordered one. Used it very briefly on a snow shoot. It was a pretty good image. Still need to find a sunshade for it though....
Also, a bit of a pain swiping through the pages. Have to take gloves off, as it's not very responsive. Even with the touchscreen compatible gloves that the AC's wear.

On the second job I was using it on, it just stopped working in the middle of a take. Powered via the lemo.

We put a Sony batt on the back, but one of the battery tabs broke off. Battery still worked, but, it was not locked into place.

So, back to the dealer.... over a month later I finally have some follow up.

"REPLACED MAIN BOARD FUSE AND REPAIRED MAIN BOARD. REPLACED BATTERY LATCH. UPDATED FIRMWARE AND TESTED."

Gotta say, pretty unimpressed that it has taken this long to even get looked at, and still not returned.
 
Rock solid

Rock solid

I have to say this is one of the best pieces of kit. I’ve shot on it for months, 8 days straight in Peru in 35C heat, no sunshade and no issues.
The ctrl port has not given me any issues. The red interface is sometimes a touch flaky... it won’t format the occasional card and shutter speeds aren’t as extensive as what’s offered on the red monitor so I still keep the 4.7 on the side but overall it’s been awesome.
 
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