The necessary Camera Accessory on a Budget — Portkeys PT5 II Camera Monitor

If you find yourself tired of looking at the small, dimly lit, not colour accurate LCD screen on your camera, when you’re filming at a distance, then the Portkeys PT5 II camera monitor might be a good budget option for you.

Ever since I got this camera monitor about six months ago, I’ve been using it with my Sony ZV-E10 camera to make most of the videos.

First, let’s talk about the features of this camera monitor. This lightweight monitor has a 5-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a brightness of 500 nits. It supports 4K HDMI input and an output of 1080P, and has a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio monitoring. It also has a USB port for firmware updates and LUT loading, and a DC port for the power supply.

In the box, you get the monitor, a sun shade, removable mounting points for the sun shade that also double up as drop protectors for the monitor, a HDMI to HDMI cable, a mount, and a hard case.