The SmallHD Action is a 5-inch HDMI-only on-camera monitor with a FullHD 1080P resolution, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, and a maximum brightness of 2000 nits. The good news for most filmmakers is its surprisingly affordable price of only $329. But does it hold its promises? Let’s learn more in this in-depth review! Disclaimer: As usual, let me first say that I am not a SmallHD Ambassador. Like every other article on CineD.com, SmallHD, or any other brand, did not pay us to write this article. However, the company sent us the product to review for free. This review is my unbiased opinion as SmallHD did not modify, influence, or give input about the article before its publication. When SmallHD introduced the Action 5 in May this year, it immediately caught my attention due to its incredible theoretical price/feature ratio on paper. For these past couple of months, I had the chance to take it with me on many projects to test it thoroughly. SmallHD’s love-hate relationship with entry-level monitors SmallHD has been manufacturing on-camera and studio monitors since 2007. Over the years, the company has built a solid reputation for making great products, and their monitors are close to an industry standard worldwide. On set with the SmallHD DP7 Pro. Image credit: Julien Strai Needless to say that most of their monitoring products are fantastic. To this day, I still use my SmallHD DP7 Pro as my wireless system client monitor, and the good old SmallHD 501 is still sitting...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 10 August, 2022