Give your vlogs and social media content an upgrade by using this Vlog Kit with Wireless Smartphone Video Monitor from SmallRig. When compared to your phone's rear camera system, the selfie camera has the huge advantage of being able to frame shots using the phone's display. The monitor in this kit acts as that screen, mirroring your phone's cameras and letting you finally take advantage of the more powerful rear lenses. Simply mount the included phone clamp on an optional tripod via its standard 1/4"-20 connection and attach the monitor. If you want to shoot handheld without a tripod, the monitor can magnetically attach to the back of compatible phones and cases. However you connect it, you will have up to three hours of use on a full charge.
- Monitor Mirrors Phone Cameras
- Clamp for Phone & Included Monitor
- Monitor Can Magnetically Attach to Phone
- Wi-Fi Direct Pairing
SmallRig 4851B Overview
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SmallRig 4851B Reviews
Has limitations that can impact performance
I got this monitor to use when filming talking head using the rear camera for higher quality. This monitor has some Pros and Cons. Obviously the cost is a pro. The monitor is very affordable and the construction is solid. The cons have to do with using at higher resolution. The monitor works great if you are filming on HD (1080). However, when you are using it to film 4K, it heavily lags and buffers. In multiple tests, shooting 4K at 60FPS, I was only able to use the monitor for 3-4 seconds before it froze/heavy lagged. Shooting at 4K at 30FPS, I got up to 10 seconds before issues. 4K at 24FPS almost got 20 seconds. The monitor doesn’t seem to support higher bit rate performance. But, if you are recording in HD, it works extremely well.
Meh Because of A Big Design Flaw
Meh is about the best I can say about this, and that's largely due to one really dumb design flaw. The build quality of the monitor itself seems good, and it's also very easy to use. The magnet on the phone holder is incredibly strong, but the holder is so flimsy, it can only be days away from the holder breaking when trying to remove the monitor. But all that's okay, because I didn't buy this monitor for its cheap accessories. The big design flaw is that the monitor is upside down. The monitor has a ¼ thread for use on a tripod, it also has magsafe circle on the back off to one side. If you use either of those mounts in a normal fashion, and use your phone normally, the image on the monitor is upside down. You can double-click the power button on the monitor and it will flip the image so it's right-side up… but then the image is backwards on the monitor. If you're going to use the ¼ thread mount on a tripod or something, in order to see your image normally you'll need to physically mount the monitor upside down. Really poor technical design there.