During Cine Gear 2024, we stopped by the SWIT booth to discuss with Johnny Wang the company’s latest field monitor, the FM-215HDR. This monitor features a 21.5″ display, can be powered with a single V-Mount battery, and has two 12G-SDI input and output ports, three 3G-SDI video input and one 3G-SDI output port, and an HDMI 2.0 input port. So, let’s take a closer look at it! For decades, Chinese manufacturer SWIT has built a solid reputation for making high-quality camera batteries. During NAB 2024, the company showed us their latest OMNI-50S and OMNI-99S compact V-Mount batteries with an affordable retail price of $129 and $199, respectively. Nonetheless, the company also makes other kinds of products, including wireless video systems, LED lights, on-camera monitors, and high-end studio/field monitors such as the BM-U325MD and BM-U326MD 4K/8K studio monitors. Back in March this year, SWIT introduced a smaller and more affordable model, the FM-215HDR, that packs all the features you can expect from a professional field monitor. SWIT FM-215HDR 21.5″ field monitor. Image credit: CineD SWIT FM-215HDR – display As mentioned, the SWIT FM-215HDR is a 21.5″ field monitor. It has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080, a contrast ratio of 1000:1, a maximum brightness of 1,000 nits, and a viewing angle of 178°. Similar to most field monitors designed to be carried with you on set, the FM-215HDR comes in an aluminum flight case to protect it. The top of the flight case features two cheese plates with 1/4″-20 and...
Published By: CineD - Sunday, 9 June, 2024