Shinobi II

Save and buy a better one. I threw away 3 cheap monitor in 2 year just for the poor quality. Now I have a Shinobi II but if I’d bought it straight away, I would have spent half as much

if the jump actually gives you meaningfully better brightness, reliability, and monitoring tools. Outdoors on an a6700 is exactly where cheap monitors can get frustrating fast if brightness or UI sucks. That said, not every €400 monitor is automatically twice as useful as a €200 one. I’d prioritize real-world daylight visibility, waveform/false color, weight, and battery life over brand hype. My general thought: if the cheaper option truly solves focus + exposure well, great. But if you’re already hearing “I wish I’d just bought the Shinobi,” that usually says something. For monitoring, frustration compounds every shoot.

i feel you on pulling focus without waveforms, gets old fast. the shinobi 2 is solid but closer to 400€. for your budget and 2000 nits, check the Feelworld F5 Pro X or Portkeys LH5P - both hit around 2200 nits and are lightweight. viltrox dc-x2 is fine but only 1700 nits, might struggle outdoors. if you can stretch to 400€, shinobi 2 is worth it for the build quality. [Feelworld F5 Pro X](https://featherab.com/shopit?feelworld+f5+pro+x) or [Portkeys LH5P](https://featherab.com/shopit?portkeys+lh5p) are your best bets under 300€.

I have the atomos shinobi II, I used it on my FX3, and now on my FX6. It’s been great, nice large display, plenty bright, exposure tools and it’s pretty affordable. With new firmware updates last year, it now has camera control for Sony cameras.

Shinobi is probably the best monitor in that price range

TLDR: ultra 7 then cine 7 are platinum and gold, ultra 5 or cine 5 take silver and bronze. I have a bunch of smallhd monitors and one atomos (og shinobi). Full list at bottom of post. Personally i prefer 7” for onboard if no one else is monitoring image, so i can keep a better eye on exposure and sharps. Depends on your build, but most of the time, particularly if you have put fx3 in a cineback or equiv, or running it on a gimbal ring, 7” feels really good. Definitely agree high bright is a top priority. To illustrate point, i always end up using my atomos shinobi, which i only consider ‘fine’, over my fancy 5 inch monitor (ultra 5). I would use one of my dp7 monitors if i could, but their hdmi input doesn’t like the fx3 signal, no idea why, screen goes yellow and black. Ultra5 is good if i really need to be smaller for some reason but it’s a minute difference and i never do it. Just saying, consider 7”, but maybe you are well aware and prefer 5”, that’s cool too. ___ Smallhd Dp7 pro high bright x2 - the GOAT, but doesn’t speak modern hdmi language 😂🥹 Smallhd 702 high bright - a toy, irritated me with its stupid little joy-nipple, sits in a box when not being given to director in handheld monitor cage. Atomos shinobi - fine, plastic, interface feels cheap and unprofessional but it works Ultra 10 - lives and works on a stand not onboard, great monitor Ultra 5 - nice monitor, for dps who want a smaller onboard pic (and in my opinion, a dedicated 1st AC)

TLDR: ultra 7 then cine 7 are platinum and gold, ultra 5 or cine 5 take silver and bronze. I have a bunch of smallhd monitors and one atomos (og shinobi). Full list at bottom of post. Personally i prefer 7” for onboard if no one else is monitoring image, so i can keep a better eye on exposure and sharps. Depends on your build, but most of the time, particularly if you have put fx3 in a cineback or equiv, or running it on a gimbal ring, 7” feels really good. Definitely agree high bright is a top priority. To illustrate point, i always end up using my atomos shinobi, which i only consider ‘fine’, over my fancy 5 inch monitor (ultra 5). I would use one of my dp7 monitors if i could, but their hdmi input doesn’t like the fx3 signal, no idea why, screen goes yellow and black. Ultra5 is good if i really need to be smaller for some reason but it’s a minute difference and i never do it. Just saying, consider 7”, but maybe you are well aware and prefer 5”, that’s cool too. ___ Smallhd Dp7 pro high bright x2 - the GOAT, but doesn’t speak modern hdmi language 😂🥹 Smallhd 702 high bright - a toy, irritated me with its stupid little joy-nipple, sits in a box when not being given to director in handheld monitor cage. Atomos shinobi - fine, plastic, interface feels cheap and unprofessional but it works Ultra 10 - lives and works on a stand not onboard, great monitor Ultra 5 - nice monitor, for dps who want a smaller onboard pic (and in my opinion, a dedicated 1st AC)