Portkeys LH5P II – The Monitor I Reach For Over the Shinobi II

Get the LH5P II - https://geni.us/ZChfmd6 (affiliate) A deep look at the Portkeys LH5P II – a compact 5.5" camera monitor with 10-bit (FRC) panel, camera control, Tilta follow focus integration, wireless and wired camera control and touch focus for Sony, Canon, Black Magic, Panasonic, Nikon and Z-cam cameras and a surprisingly polished OS. I’ll also show you why I tend to reach for this over my old Atomos Shinobi II We’ll walk through the hardware, the new operating system, LUT handling, wireless/touch AF control, onion-skin overlays and my usual color and latency tests, so you can decide if this is the “upper middle class” monitor that actually fits your setup. If you're looking for a capable 5.5" monitor to your camera rig the Portkeys LH5P II is a great option. LINKS (affiliate) LH5P II - https://geni.us/ZChfmd6 LH7P - https://geni.us/lh7p Sandisk USB Flash Drives - https://geni.us/3Z5jAlA (32GB for max compability) Portkeys HDMI Cables - https://geni.us/Ka2XGCB Coiled HDMI - https://geni.us/WJCHn NPF-750 (7000mah) - https://geni.us/XJqDcNO Favorite Top Handle - https://geni.us/m14Ow7d Monitor Mount - https://geni.us/fud7BX Arri to Nato adapter - https://geni.us/BA52K In this video: Hardware tour, ports, power options and build Display settings, black level, LUTs and exposure tools Wireless camera control, touch AF and Tilta motor control Onion-skin / image overlay tricks and latency test vs camera Why I prefer the LH5P II over the Atomos Shinobi 2 Chapters 00:00 - Upper middle class 00:30 - Why this video & new OS vs older reviews 01:03 - Quick hardware tour (buttons, ports, IO) 01:51 - Single mounting point & rigging considerations 02:12 - USB ports, image capture & my preferred nano thumb drives 03:03 - Power options, LEMO, D-Tap and powering from bigger cams 03:50 - Antennas, wireless range & first impressions on build 04:29 - Putting it on a camera rig 04:50 - Display gamut, color modes & first setup 05:19 - Black Levels on/off and why I turn it off 05:57 - LUT basics & why I use my own conversion LUTs 06:16 - Importing LUTs via USB (step-by-step) 07:21 - Custom LUT list & monitor ready to shoot 07:25 - Tilta follow focus control page (focus/iris motors & A/B moves) 08:06 - Camera control presets & why I use wireless with Sony 08:21 - Adjusting exposure settings from the monitor (iris, shutter, ISO, PZ) 08:59 - Touch AF modes and AF tracking from the screen 09:29 - Touch tracking demo with the thumb drive 10:28 - Turning touch focus off & assist tools overview 10:36 - Focus peaking options with finer control 11:05 - Zebra tools with 1% steps 11:23 - False color, waveforms & LUT-aware monitoring 11:56 - Audio meters and overlays 12:07 - Onion-skin: image capture & image overlay workflow 12:31 - Using overlays for framing guides and product alignment 13:10 - HDR/HLG check fields & channel views 13:23 - Frame guides, crosshair and custom aspect ratios 13:48 - Fan Noise 14:23 - Assigning F-buttons (record trigger, screen off, freeze, etc.) 15:00 - Boot-up time & using screen-off to save battery 15:02 - Panel quality, 10-bit FRC and color impressions 15:26 - Total HDMI latency measurements (camera + monitor) 16:01 - Portkeys LH5P II vs Atomos Shinobi 2 16:48 - Who this monitor is for & closing thoughts