Improve your outdoor viewing experience on your 500-series monitor with this Sun Hood from SmallHD. Made from flexible neoprene and rigid plastic, the hood fits over the outside chassis of the monitor and stretches to cover the screen and block out stray reflections. With the reduced glare, the image can be viewed more accurately in harsh lighting situations. Once you're done using the hood, it can be folded flat for easy storage.
| Dimensions (D x H x W) | Installed: 5 x 3 x 5" / 127 x 76 x 127 mm Folded: 5 x 1 x 1" / 127 x 25 x 25 mm |
| Package Weight | 0.15 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 6.5 x 6.2 x 0.7" |
Couldn't figure out how to attach it. I went online and nobody else seem to be able to either.
Takes a minute to learn how to put onto the monitor, but absolutely what I needed to shoot in the bright sun.
This is the 3rd one Ive bought in the last 12 months. They do snap easily if youre not careful. Even once Youve mastered clipping on and taking off, there must be a fair bit of strain at the attachment points because I had cracks appear at 3 of the corners last time before one failed completely. From a business perspective... its genius. Breaks fairly often so you have to purchase a new one. Its raised the cost of my 501 from $1200 AUD to $1500 AUD. If youre yet to purchase the monitor, consider this as it is not a bright monitor so you must use a sun hood, and there are some better solutions out there right now.
I love the monitor. This sunshade is a joke--especially at a price-point of $60. The brackets start tearing almost instantly and the sunshade becomes worthless. If I had paid 9.99 or something, I'd say--welp you get what you pay for. But at $60--there's most certainly a more durable option for brackets. Don't waste your money.
First of all the SmallHD 501 monitor is wonderful, wish I could say the same thing for the monitor. The company should definitely go back to the drawing board for this hood. Maybe a better replacement perhaps?
Nice, lightweight solution. Just too lightweight in some critical points.
I have gone through three of these hoods. The last one made it through one scene before snapping after a light bump against a door frame. It has broken while taking off/putting on, in my bag during transport, and while on the monitor. I can't believe I bought this more than once. Total waste of money.
It works great for me. It's light, folds up nice and tight in my bag and its very effective! As far as breakage is concerned, follow the direction and not force it. Put the back part first. The neoprene like material needs to stretch out a bit which makes it bit trickier but once you find out how, it is a good design.
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