Exceptionally Bright HD Monitor. The SmallHD 5-inch 503 UltraBright On-Camera Monitor’s 2,200-nit brightness means that you can use it in full sunlight. Its 10-bit, Full HD, 1920 × 1080 LCD monitor provides an extremely sharp image with a 441 PPI pixel density. Despite being an LCD, the 503 is able to produce 70% NTSC Color Gamut, rivaling the color capabilities of OLED technology.

Compact and Lightweight. This 5-inch monitor is just over 1 inch thick and tips the scale at about just under 1 lb. pre-battery, making it perfect for small, lightweight rigs, and gimbal use. It features three 1/4-20 inch mounting points on the monitor itself (top, bottom, and back). Additionally, we include SmallHD’s Mounting Cage that adds multiple side mounting locations, 11-inch monitor arm, hot-shoe mount, and Redrock microMount to suit your needs.

Page Builder OS. Page Builder OS is the 503 LED’s intuitive GUI, which gives you quick access to all of the monitor’s advanced functions. It spares you the headache of menu diving by letting you selectively apply monitoring tools—such as waveform, vectorscope, multiview, LUTs, and focusing aids—on different “pages,” which you can easily cycle through with the joystick. Its Output Preview page lets you output LUTs and other image adjustments to downstream devices.

HDMI/SDI. This monitor has SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs that feature built-in cross conversion. Its Dual-View function, which allows either two SDI or an SDI and an HDMI input to be displayed side-by-side, is a serious advantage for A/B camera setups and for viewing LOG and DeLOG footage on-set.

Feature-Rich. This monitor’s built-in suite of tools includes 3D LUTs, focus aids, exposure aids, and HD waveforms and scopes.

Power Options. The SmallHD 503 accepts Sony L-Series and compatible batteries via its two battery bays. We include two Hawk-Woods DV-F590 L-Series Batteries and Sony AC-VQ1051D charger with the rental. Do note that this monitor does not accept an AC power source. However, we do include a 3-foot LEMO to D-Tap power cable if you’d prefer to use a big-battery solution rather than the bundled Hawk-Woods batteries.