Portkeys PT5 II Touchscreen Camera Field Monitor 5 inch 4K30P Input/Output Wide Color Gamut New Peaking 3D LUT Video Assist Luma RGB Waveform for DSLR

So I already owned a BM5II from PortKeys for my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K and I am a huge fan of that monitor.The BM5II is what turned me onto this company originally during my search for a monitor on my first camera rig.Fast forward to present day – I wanted to get another monitor that was affordable and wouldn't break the bank but allow to me semi-permanently mount it to my Ronin-S gimbal. My idea has worked out great so far, the P6 Monitor is super light-weight, it works with my NPF batteries and I'm getting exactly the usage out of it I was hoping to get. and I would consider it great general use monitor.Having this as a dedicated monitor on my gimbal allows for me to switch set-ups with my camera with ease and efficiency. In the future I plan on switching this monitor over to a handheld client monitor rig for viewing purposes or follow-focus rig depending on the shoot and it feels good knowing I can get that kind of versatility out of this screen without breaking the bank.I did mention I use this with my Pocket 4K but just in case you don't know it does not have the capability to control that camera and I knew this going into the purchase and had no expectation of it doing that, hence my BM5II purchase. PortKeys makes some great products, equally as important they have an active support and development community on Facebook that I highly recommend you join.It is cool to see all the user feedback generated on their products in that Facebook group and then typically just weeks later you will often see some of the feedback and suggestions implemented into the new firmware update. All in all I can't say enough good about this company, they are 2 for 2 for me and I highly recommend it.Pros:• Lightweight• Screen Brightness is great and gets the job done.Cons• None to date, will update if any develops but my expectations have been met.

I chose this over the Atomos and others because it’s lightweight, thin, fanless, with waveform, and full HD.Strengths:* The luma and RGB waveform scope is fast and smooth. Transparency can be adjusted, large or small, located in any corner.* False color is also smooth, and the color guide can be hidden once you memorize it.* Focus peaking has color, multiple levels of greyscale, and black mode, with options for peaking colors and thickness.* Audio meters can be split on the sides, or both on top or bottom.* Buttons are better than touchscreen because muscle memory learns how to navigate faster with sequences of clicks.* Power switch is either on or off instead of a button you push and hold for seconds.* No apparent screen flicker from poor LED backlight dimming.* Silent with no fan noise and no beeps.* Screen automatically reorients when you flip it upside down.Weaknesses:* When powering on and video signal is lost or changed there is a solid blue color. That might help people in a studio, but when the screen is in your face on a camera the sudden shift to bright blue can disrupt your vision, and cause eye pain. Especially in dim lighting, when you’re intently focused on the subtle colors and focused edges, if you need to change resolution or FPS on the camera, you’ll get hit with a flood of bright blue and your eyes have to adjust again to the darker picture.* When you have a LUT applied, and turn on false color, when you disable false color the LUT is also disabled. You have to reenable it again by either going into the menu or assigning a function button to load the LUT.* The luma waveform can only be in green. It’d be nice to have the choice of color.* The histogram isn’t as smooth as the waveform, and you can only have one shown at a time.* Focus peaking includes the OSD, so even the battery voltage will be outlined as in focus.* It takes around 7 seconds to boot and show the video signal.* When you flip the screen toward the front of the camera you might prefer it to be in a “mirror mode” where your left hand on the screen is on your left. To do that you need to disable auto rotation and manually flip it horizontally and vertically in the menu. But then the text on the menu will be reversed because it flips too, so there’s also a setting to flip the “on screen display” text. These settings can be saved to a separate user profile, but you do have to go into the menu each time you want to flip the screen and use your “mirror mode”. A function button can be used to flip the video, but then the text is reversed, and it requires a separate function button to flip the OSD. The solution is if they apply the manual flip settings to the auto mode, so you can customize how you want it to flip the video and OSD when it detects the physical screen is upside down.* There’s some other quirks in the firmware where it needs to be polished more, and there’s a graphical glitch of the OSD whenever it exits.Overall the P6 seems promising, and might be the best option in January 2020 if you prioritize light weight, silence, compact size, and smooth waveform. Hopefully they can improve the firmware, and it’s upgradable via USB, so it’s probably good enough for now.