Cinegear 2012 - SmallHD DP7 by Clint Milby

New Monitor Comes In Hight Bright or OLED

July 1, 2012

At Cinegear 2012, we had an opportunity to visit with Wes Philips of SmallHD. Beyond their very popular, DP4, DP4EVF and the DP6, Wes gave us a peek at the highly anticipated DP7.

The DP7 will be available in two versions, the DP7 OLED and the DP7 High-Bright. Both units will be able to convert to variety of signals at the same time including:

SDI to SDI and HDMI (simultaneously)

HDMI to SDI and HDMI

Component to SDI, HDMI, and Component

Composite to SDI, HDMI, and Component

The DP7’s ability to convert and split an incoming signal internally eliminates the need for any additional signal converters and their accompanying nest of wires.

Dual-Camera Monitoring allows you to input two cameras and view both simultaneously by using picture in picture feature.

The DP7 will accept separate audio and video signals and mix down these streams into one signal for monitoring audio from an outside source.

High-Bright vs OLED

When choosing which version to go with, think about your applications. Here are some things to considers:
OLED

Excellent viewing angle

Excellent black level

No ghosting and smearing artifacts during fast motion due to sub-millisecond response time

Wide gamut and vivid colors because no backlight is used

The trade off here is brightness — which will be noticeable when in daylight scenarios

High-Bright LCD

No geometric distortion

Little or no flicker depending on backlight technology

Not affected by screen burn-in

1000 nits – the brightest camera top monitor available

Both variations are 7 inch, 720p monitors with a resolution of 1280×800 and contain the following:

Flush mount integrated polycarbonate screen protector

Specially coated anti-reflective, hydrophobic and scratch resistant screen protector.

1 x YpBpr (Hirose Breakout cable to BNC or RCA)

5 rugged ¼” 20 thread points on all sides All ports recessed and locked for protection

Inputs

2 x SDI (BNC)

1 x HDMI (With Lock)

1 x YpBpr (Hirose Breakout cable to BNC or RCA)

1 x Composite (Hirose Breakout Cable to BNC)

Full-Size SD Card Slot

8 Programmable Smart-Keys

Outputs

1 x SDI (BNC)

1 x HDMI

1 x YpBpr

Scopes

Waveform

Vectorscope

RGB Parade

Histogram

Other features include Focus Assist, Zebra, False Color, Frame Guides, Color Bars, Blue Only, Configurable Smart Keys. Both the High-Bright and OLED models will retail for $2699.00, and SmallHD is currently taking pre-orders. For more information go to their website at www.smallhd.com.