Portkeys has released a ton of instructional videos that show you how to set up and use wired and wireless camera control when using their new LH5P III with a large array of cameras.
The LH5P III offers both wireless and wired camera control. It features touch focus frame and touch focus tracking capabilities. Touch focus tracking lets users lock onto a target whether shooting moving or static subjects.
For wired camera control, the monitor comes with a 30cm two-in-one video and camera control cable. This cable features HDMI and USB-C connectors on the camera side and a single HDMI connector on the monitor side, combining video and camera control in a single cable.
The monitor also supports a one-to-many collaborative control system. The LH5P III can act as the active controller for up to four additional passive Portkeys monitors (LS7P, BM7II DS, LH7P, BM5IV WR, and LH5P III) over a 50m/164ft link, while each connected unit can control its paired camera wirelessly over Wi-Fi or via a wired connection, up to 7m/23ft.
Camera control is compatible with most major camera brands and models, including:
• Sony FX3, FX30, FX6, FX5, A1, A7S III, A7R IV, A7R V, A7 IV, A7 V, and many moreCanon EOS Cinema Cameras C50, C400, C80, and mirrorless cameras such as the EOS R5II, R6, R6II, R6III, and R50V.Panasonic S1, S1II, S1R, S5 II and BGH1/BS1H-Series camerasNikon ZR, Z8, and Z9 mirrorless camerasBlackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K/6K
Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 36 years’ of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.
He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.
Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.
Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.