One-Million-Pixel External Viewfinder for Video-Shooting SLRs

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One-Million-Pixel External Viewfinder for Video-Shooting SLRs

You can get great movies from a DSLR, but you're stuck with staring at the rear LCD-panel whilst shooting. With the internal mirror flipped up to let the light get to the sensor, the viewfinder is blacked-out. Enter Redrock Micro's microEVF, an external electronic viewfinder for SLRs. Or rather "HDSLRs" as they are called in the press release, continuing the slow addition of useless letters onto the start of the SLR name.

The microEVF plugs into the HDMI port of any camera that has one and uses the signal to drive its LED-backlit LCD screen. The eyepiece has a 1.2-million dot resolution, which is higher than the 920,000-dots found on most high-end rear-panels. The 6-ounce unit has its own battery which promises a full day of use, and there will also be some mysterious "Electronic assist features that will be announced closer to production release." These will either be self-contained additions, or will rely on information reaching the eyepiece via the HDMI-cable.

The microEVF is probably essential for anyone shooting outdoors in the sunshine, and – because it can be positioned off-camera – it's a lot more practical than the loupe-type hoods that just fit over the camera LCD. A release date has yet to be decided, but the price will be $595.

MicroEVF product page [Redrock Micro]

See Also:

• Professional Video Shoulder Mount for iPhone 3GS


• Nano' Mounts Turn SLRs into Movie-Cameras on the Cheap

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