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.
