5" vs 7" Camera Monitors: Bigger Is Better... Except When It Isn't 

Thank you, that was the goal

Fair enough. I'm kind of the opposite, I never use an EVF (maybe I would on a proper cinema camera, but on a mirrorless, I don't like it) and I've only had a 5" monitor until recently and I much prefer the larger one. Maybe on a shoulder rig when it's closer to my face I could see smaller being better, and obviously the scenarios I mentioned in the video.

Never tried a 5 inch, but after using my on-camera monitor for manual focus (gh5), i immediately jumped to 7 inch just from the frustration of being always a little off with the focus

@desotaku5202 totally fair, basically any external monitor will be an improvement over the built in screen

@@itmeremy yeah and i was scared that 5 inches wouldnt be enough of a difference. thats probably why so many people immediately opt for 7 inch, because of camera screen trauma lol

Those of us over 50 need the extra real estate to see what's actually going on. :)

Hmm, interesting. I used a phone as my monitor for a while before I got my Ninja V, but I much prefer a proper monitor to that. Maybe an ipad or phone with a very good screen could be good but if you're using your actual phone, it's harder to use it for other things you might need it for. I personally can't rationalise not having a dedicated monitor if you can

@@itmeremy exactly ! And that’s why I want to get an iPad mini now :). Imagine with the new iPad Pro screen

@@Chips-Lab that's fair, I could see that being quite useful

when I use my phone as monitor my clients will mock me, clients like the european commission

@@jpegflipper7930 that's a fair point

subway have a whole range.

There are some 6" monitors, they're just not as common. I know Feelworld has 1 or 2, Portkeys might also have one, they do exist

Feelworld have the LUT6 which is the same as the 5 or 7inch versions.

I don't think so. While I did use those as examples, the general themes are pretty common among most brands, particularly about IO and stuff, generally, larger monitors will have more, but it's not a rule. I think features are definitely relevant to this conversation because there are often other differences between different sized monitors other than the screen dimensions

@@itmeremy Agreed! Thank you for making this video.