The Desview Blade 5 5″ OLED Touchscreen 4K HDMI Ultra Light and Thin On-Camera Monitor is available to order in the US. It features a 5.5″ / 14.0 cm OLED panel with 1200 nits/cd/m2 (Peak) brightness, a claimed near-infinite (Black pixels emit no light) contrast ratio, and it covers 100% DCI-P3.
I like the concept of the monitor, as making something in a similar form factor to a smartphone makes sense for certain applications.
The monitor weighs in at just 0.5 lb / 207g. It has an overall thickness of just 13mm (about the same as an Apple iPhone 17 Pro. Despite being lightweight, it is made out of aviation-grade aluminum alloy.
According to Desview, each monitor undergoes rigorous panel screening and full-screen color uniformity control, and is individually factory-calibrated using a hardware 3D-LUT. Desview also states that aviation-grade aluminum’s excellent thermal conductivity delivers outstanding heat dissipation, and it’s equipped with a silent fan for cooling.
Key features5.5inch Flagship OLED Display207g Ultra-Light and 13mm Ultra-Thin DesignCustomizable 3D-LUT100000:1 Ultra-High Contrast Ratio100% DCI-P3 Color Gamut1200Nits Peak Brightness4K 60p HDMI Input and OutputSupports power supply via DC & Type-C
There is an HDMI In and HDMI Out (both 2.0) that support up to DCI 4K 60p resolutions. There is also a single USB-C 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1 input.
The Desview Blade 5 doesn’t have a battery plate; instead, it features a single 7 to 26V DC barrel input and a USB-C (5 VDC / 2 A) Input. The whole concept is to keep the weight of the monitor down, which would be handy for use on gimbals, etc., as long as you have the ability to feed it a USB-C power source. Speaking of power, the monitor draws just 8W.
It has the usual array of viewing assist tools such as: Anamorphic De-Squeeze, Customizable Aspect Ratios, False Color, Focus Peaking, Histogram, Screen Markers, Audio Meters, Aspect Ratio, Vectorscope, Waveform, and Zebras.
It doesn’t feature any wireless, Bluetooth, or camera control functionality.
For mounting, there are anti-twist 1/4″-20 threads on the bottom, left, and right sides.
Pricing & Availability
The Desview Blade 5 5″ OLED Touchscreen 4K HDMI Ultra Light and Thin On-Camera Monitor is available to pre-order for $299 USD.
Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 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.