Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In this video I take a look at the Portkeys LH7P touch screen monitor. The reason I wanted to try this monitor was because of its ability to control many of Sony's Alpha and FX series cameras via WiFi. This control not only allows you to change the camera settings but it also allows you to use the monitors touch screen for touch to focus and focus tracking. I put it to use when shooting the circus performances at the Glastonbury festival and it worked really well.

00:00 - 00:10 Introduction
00:10 - 00:45 why I wanted to try the LH7P - touchscreen control
00:45 - 01:25 inputs and features
01:25 - 01:38 touch to focus
01:38 - 03:00 Pairing the monitor to a Sony FX3 (other cameras are very similar)
03:00 - 03:40 Controlling the camera from the monitor
03:45 - 04:15 Switching between touch focus and the monitors touch menus
04:15 - 04:57 Controlling touch tracking AF from the monitor
04:57 - 05:20 using manual focus
05:20 - 05:41 Other AF settings
05:41 - 06:00 Other features - peaking, zebras, false colour, LUTs
06:00 - 06:23 The top of the monitor
06:23 - 06:47 The bottom of the monitor
06:47 - 07:26 Lack of tracking box on the monitor screen
07:26 - 08:10 Build quality and summary