Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Shimbol's M5 is the perfect budget 5.5 inch HDR on camera monitor. At only $160 I couldn't find a better option.
I have been using now for a couple of months and have tested and compared it against my Ninja V, Shimbol Memory1, Hollyland 7", Marshall 7" and various other monitors from Viltrox - and the M5 now lives on my rig.
The M56 is a 4K HDR video on the M5 5.5" 3D LUT 4K HDMI Touchscreen Monitor by Shimbol with its 1200 nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio IPS screen with viewing angles up to 160 degrees, and built-in HLG mode and PQ support. The M5 monitor is calibrated to cover 100% of the Rec. 709 color space with a low Delta E of 0.6 for color accurate monitoring, supports resolutions up to DCI 4K25 or UHD 4K30, and features extensive monitoring tools such as 17- and 33-cube 3D LUT monitoring. The aluminum housing encloses a passively cooled design, which is possible due to its low power consumption of 3.5 to 6.5W, for a lightweight, quiet, and capable on-camera monitor.
Professional Monitoring Tools
In the scope menu, find your waveform, RGB parade, histogram, and vectorscope to facilitate color and exposure monitoring of your scene.
In the focus menu, find adjustable peaking and zoom functions to assist with focus.
Load 17- or 33-cube 3D LUTs in the color menu through the SD card, adjust your gamma from 2.2 to 2.6, toggle HLG mode or PQ for HDR monitoring, and adjust the color temperature.
False color allows for quick and accurate exposure adjustments.
The mask feature provides aspect ratio guides.
Buttons and Ports
The top of the monitor features a power button and three programmable function buttons for your most used monitoring tools.
On the left are two HDMI 1.4 ports, one input, and one output, as well as a DC input for extended power.
On the right is an SD card slot used to load up to 99 custom LUTs in addition to the eight log-monitoring LUTs included. A 1/4"-20 mounting thread below gives vertical or side-mounting options, and a 3.5mm input allows for audio monitoring. Levels are displayed on the monitor as well.
Another 1/4"-20 thread on the bottom is for conventional on-camera mounting. The adjacent USB-C port facilitates firmware updates.
At the rear is an L-Series/F970 battery plate for mobile power.
At Cine, we’re all about budget-friendly cameras, lenses, and techniques. We focus on providing honest, unbiased technical reviews, with a sprinkling of Resolve training to up your post game.
Everything we review or feature is something we’ve bought with our money, and is gear we genuinely use ourselves. Our opinions are not for sale and will never be influenced by brands or product offers — that’s how we roll.
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Made with:
DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio
BMD Cameras and Canon Cameras with Cine Primes
Sound mixed in Fairlight
VFX DaVinci Resolve Fusion
#cinechimp #shimbolm5 #cameramonitor
Foley Sound Effects Created on location
Music Copyright Supplied by Audiio Sound or Written, Produced and Owned by us.
#cinechimp #shimbol #cameramonitor
Shimbol's M5 is the perfect budget 5.5 inch HDR on camera monitor. At only $160 I couldn't find a better option.
I have been using now for a couple of months and have tested and compared it against my Ninja V, Shimbol Memory1, Hollyland 7", Marshall 7" and various other monitors from Viltrox - and the M5 now lives on my rig.
The M56 is a 4K HDR video on the M5 5.5" 3D LUT 4K HDMI Touchscreen Monitor by Shimbol with its 1200 nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio IPS screen with viewing angles up to 160 degrees, and built-in HLG mode and PQ support. The M5 monitor is calibrated to cover 100% of the Rec. 709 color space with a low Delta E of 0.6 for color accurate monitoring, supports resolutions up to DCI 4K25 or UHD 4K30, and features extensive monitoring tools such as 17- and 33-cube 3D LUT monitoring. The aluminum housing encloses a passively cooled design, which is possible due to its low power consumption of 3.5 to 6.5W, for a lightweight, quiet, and capable on-camera monitor.
Professional Monitoring Tools
In the scope menu, find your waveform, RGB parade, histogram, and vectorscope to facilitate color and exposure monitoring of your scene.
In the focus menu, find adjustable peaking and zoom functions to assist with focus.
Load 17- or 33-cube 3D LUTs in the color menu through the SD card, adjust your gamma from 2.2 to 2.6, toggle HLG mode or PQ for HDR monitoring, and adjust the color temperature.
False color allows for quick and accurate exposure adjustments.
The mask feature provides aspect ratio guides.
Buttons and Ports
The top of the monitor features a power button and three programmable function buttons for your most used monitoring tools.
On the left are two HDMI 1.4 ports, one input, and one output, as well as a DC input for extended power.
On the right is an SD card slot used to load up to 99 custom LUTs in addition to the eight log-monitoring LUTs included. A 1/4"-20 mounting thread below gives vertical or side-mounting options, and a 3.5mm input allows for audio monitoring. Levels are displayed on the monitor as well.
Another 1/4"-20 thread on the bottom is for conventional on-camera mounting. The adjacent USB-C port facilitates firmware updates.
At the rear is an L-Series/F970 battery plate for mobile power.
At Cine, we’re all about budget-friendly cameras, lenses, and techniques. We focus on providing honest, unbiased technical reviews, with a sprinkling of Resolve training to up your post game.
Everything we review or feature is something we’ve bought with our money, and is gear we genuinely use ourselves. Our opinions are not for sale and will never be influenced by brands or product offers — that’s how we roll.
If you'd really like to help us create more content, please consider supporting us with a SUPER THANKS or using our only affiliate link: angelbird.com/cne
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You do not have permission to use our content under any circumstance.
You do not have our permission to train AI models with our content, or use our voices or likeness for any purpose, non commercial or otherwise.
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Made with:
DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio
BMD Cameras and Canon Cameras with Cine Primes
Sound mixed in Fairlight
VFX DaVinci Resolve Fusion
#cinechimp #shimbolm5 #cameramonitor
Foley Sound Effects Created on location
Music Copyright Supplied by Audiio Sound or Written, Produced and Owned by us.
#cinechimp #shimbol #cameramonitor
