1280x800 IPS 7" NEWAY CL76HO-X and CL76SDI monitors, amazing

itimjim

Any chance in the future we might get a waveform version?

RomanLegion

@SuperSet what kind of power supply is that hooked up to your rig? Does it work well with both the GH2/GH3?

SuperSet

@adrianpardo I didn't see that option in the menu so sorry, not sure. There is an option for auto scaling that you can set to Full, 16:9, 4:3, Off.

@RomanLegion I'm only using a large capacity battery for the monitor. The attached unit to the camera's left is a DS214 pre-amp.

SuperSet

Dumb question but I couldn't find it in the manual. Does anyone know how to playback video when an external monitor is connected? When i go into Playback mode, the GH3 OLED says something about TV Playback and I see an image on the monitor. However, none of the buttons work on the GH3 to start playback.

adrianpardo

@SuperSet Yup, thats too bad. Thanks for help.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@SuperSet

It must be present in menu.
It is just not called such as he said.

SuperSet

@adrianpardo Ah, found it, sorry that I missed it earlier. I have not tested this feature but here's what is mentioned in the manual:

User defined image ratio OSD Use 'Aspect/EXIT' button to select 'USER' Mode, then press 'Menu' button for 3-5 seconds, you will enter the OSD as below:

Mode H-START (-186 - +270) H-SIZE (-270 - +270) V-START (-24 - +200) V-SIZE (-200 - +48)

spacewig

Thanks @superset So now we know at its peak current draw the monitor will consume under 1.5A and with marginal consideration for tolerances probably no more than 1200mA. One can simply do the math to see aprox how far a given battery will take you.

SuperSet

Ok, spent some more time with it today in cool conditions. The battery life was at most 2 hours with this 7200 mAH Sony NP-F960 battery replacement that I bought off eBay. Not sure if I should just pony up the dough and buy a real Sony battery to see if it makes any difference.

slacklaporte

The Sony originals one arent so expensives and last for long time.

SuperSet

@slacklaporte Do you recommend either of these? It looks like folks are happy with that Pearstone one so wanted to know your thoughts as well. Many thanks in advance.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/352125-REG/Sony_NPF970.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/538838-REG/Pearstone__NP_F975_L_Series_Lithium_Ion_Battery.html

slacklaporte

For the price difference, i'll recommend the Sony one.

adrianpardo

@SuperSet That's perfect! Thanks for the information!

bannedindv

Check it out - real sony - still better deal

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-NP-F970-for-Sony-NPF970-NP-F950-NP-F960-F770-DCR-VX2100-HDR-FX1-6600mA-/251205730539?pt=Batteries_Chargers&hash=item3a7d0740eb

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Guys, we have

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3743/-sony-np-fxxx-batteries-topic

So, I think it'll be best to focus batteries dicsussion in the place where it is easy to find

SuperSet

Thx for the heads-up! BTW, did some more testing with the monitor this weekend and on a few occasions, the picture didn't come up again. But, it looks like he problem may be from the GH3. When I tried to power off the camera, it wouldn't power off and was locked up. I had to remove the battery to cycle it and that did restore the picture. This has happened several times now with the monitor attached so I wonder if it's a bug. Just a heads up to you guys.

slacklaporte

@SuperSet did have time to test the colors?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

About anamorphic usage

WhiteRabbit

@Vitaliy_Kiselev, assuming the maximum positive "+" V-SIZE value of +43 represents pixels, it is a shame it does not extent to +400, allowing for 2x anamorphic monitoring, together with a corresponding V-START -/+ range to return squeezed/stretched footage back to the centre of the screen.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@WhiteRabbit

Where did you get about maximum? It is not maximums or minimums, it is just numbers set for example.

WhiteRabbit

@Vitaliy_Kiselev, 14 posts above @SuperSet posted: "Mode H-START (-186 - +270) H-SIZE (-270 - +270) V-START (-24 - +200) V-SIZE (-200 - +48)". It appears to denote the -/+ range, V-SIZE maximum of +48. Confirmation from @SuperSet may follow? Thank you.

SuperSet

@WhiteRabbit I copied what was in the manual. I haven't verified those settings in the monitor. There is something funny about this manual though. It looks like the value for V-SIZE where the +48 is listed was recently modified, like someone rewrote it and stuck a piece of sticker over it. It may have been a different value before then.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@SuperSet

Can you make small video demonstrating all this four settings going from 0 to each extreme?

SuperSet

@Vitaliy_Kiselev I can snap some still shots during the day, if that'll work. And I did confirm in the menus that the values I posted earlier are correct.

pwc

I received mine today and I can confirm (I've tested them myself) the figures given by @superset (identical to those of the Quick Start Guide that is shipped with the monitor) :

H-start range -186 -> +270

H-size range -270 -> +270

V-start range -24 -> +200

V-size range -200 -> +48

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