Blackmagic Design Video Assist 5" 12G SDI/HDMI HDR Monitor

With a brighter HDR screen, built in scopes, upgraded batteries, 12G-SDI and much more the Video Assist 5" 12G SDI/HDMI HDR Monitor from Blackmagic Design adds professional monitoring and recording to any SDI or HDMI camera in all HD, Ultra HD, 2K and 4K DCI formats. The improved design includes innovations such as brighter screens for HDR work, tally indicator, 4 built in scopes, enhanced focus assist features, 3D LUTs and native Blackmagic RAW recording from supported cameras. Plus get support for recording from virtually any device in all formats up to 2160p60.

A brighter touch screen ensures a better view of your recording when shooting HDR digital film, or when shooting outdoors in sunlight. The design also features upgraded batteries and supports two standard Sony L-Series batteries. This means Blackmagic Video Assist 12G is incredibly versatile and is the ideal solution for the next generation of digital cinema shoots, live production mastering, broadcast testing and measurement.

Other highlights of note include 12G-SDI for high frame rate Ultra HD, analog inputs for audio, USB-C external disk recording, plus a front panel speaker and side mounted headphone jack. You'll also get 2 rear battery slots for mounting Sony L-Series batteries, so you can have enough power for the brighter HDR screens and higher speed Ultra HD electronics. A 12v universal power supply is included for studio or on location use.

Video Assist is also a great solution for professional cameras because customers can use it to upgrade older broadcast cameras to modern file formats used on the latest editing software. No matter what editing software customers use, Video Assist lets customers support them all, as customers can record in Apple ProRes, Avid DNx and Blackmagic RAW. With both HDMI and 12G-SDI inputs customers can connect it to any consumer camera, broadcast camera or even DSLR cameras. Then, on supported cameras, customers can even upgrade to RAW style workflows with Blackmagic RAW.

NOTES:

• This product is currently available for preorder ONLY. Placing a preorder ensures that you will receive your unit as soon as it's available. We are currently expecting the product to begin shipping in the Fall. This projected availability may vary depending upon manufacturer stock. Please contact your sales representative for more information.
• Some gear shown above are NOT INCLUDED and sold separately. For more information on this and other products, please contact your Sales Pro.

Features

• Supports live production, digital signage and archive use.
• Modern design with fast to use touch screen controls.
• Upgrades cameras to better monitoring and better record codecs.
• Large LCD screen for digital film style focus assist tools.
• SD/USH-II card support for commonly available media.
• Records direct to external USB-C media disks.
• 12G-SDI and HDMI for recording in SD, HD and Ultra HD.
• Advanced HDR support with bright 2500nits wide gamut LCD.
• Built in scopes include waveform, vector, parade and histogram.
• Latest Multi Rate 12G-SDI technology for SD, HD and Ultra HD.
• 3D LUTs can be applied for both monitoring and recording.

Specifications

• NOTE: This information is on the Video Assist 5" 12G HDR Technical Specifications sheet in the documentation tab above.