SWIT have announced a few new products back at IBC 2018 in Amsterdam including a fresh 5.5″ monitor. the SWIT CM-55 C called device features almost everything you need for decent onboard monitoring for a mirrorless camera, including support for custom LUTs. And it’s priced very competitive, indeed. What are you looking for when it comes to a versatile onboard monitoring solution? For me, three things stand out: Image quality, features, weight. You don’t want to mount a giant 3 lbs monitor to your shiny new 1.2 lbs Fujifilm X-T3, do you? SWIT CM-55 C Monitor This monitor features a 1920 x 1080 FullHD 5.5″ IPS LCD display. The actual image quality looks very nice indeed and the display is rated at a brightness of 450nits, it features a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a H/V viewing angle of 178°. I actually did receive a unit just today and I’ll update this post (or even better: put together a proper review) once I have played with it for a little while. The reason why I bought this SWIT CM-55 C right away? It has the right size for me, it’s lightweight, it comes with a ton of features and it’s actually very affordable. In Germany, it’s about €199 + VAT. Hardware Features The whole unit weights only 0,35 lbs (160g) and it’s 6.1 x 3 x 0.8″ (156 × 78 × 20mm) in size which is perfect for any mirrorless camera. It looks quite similar to the well-known SmallHD 502 line of...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 29 November, 2018