Is this the BEST camera monitor? I Portkeys BM7 II DS REVIEW

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Intro 1:18
Hardware overview: 3:44
Monitor Menu Functions: 6:49
Detailed Tool Operation: 13:06
FEATURES
PICTURE BY PICTURE: 23:21
NUCLEUS FOCUS CONTROL FUNCTIONS: 25:58
CAMERA CONTROL START: 26:30
BLACKMAGIC POCKET BLUETOOTH CONNECTION: 27:12
WIRED RED KOMODO CONTROL CONNECTION: 28:42
WIRELESS KOMODO CONTROL: 29:20
MONITOR FUCTION BUTTON PROGRAMMING: 30:39
OUTRO: 32:10
I'm back again with another major overview and review of the new 7 inch camera field monitor the Portkeys BM7 II DS. This monitor is absolutely jam packed with new features rivaling other camera field monitors for a competitive price. Watch this review on the Portkeys BM7 II DS to get all the details. On this review I decided to deep dive into all the monitor features and tools and how to use them. i have also made video markers to skip through the overview and go to the review of the new features so use those if you don't need to watch everything.
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  • @schoolstuff5235
    @schoolstuff5235 Жыл бұрын

    Was there something special you needed to do to get the Komodo-X connected? The wireless never connected and neither does the dsmc3 cable I picked up from Portkeys. I’m shocked yours works.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    There was one thing i had to do for the cable. You have to click on the upper bar on the camera screen where the card info is displayed, then click on thr power info should have the lightning bolt to the left, then scroll down to power out and make sure that is switched on. On the wireless side make sure its only 2.4ghz not 5g in the adhoc settings. I also renamed my network and redid my passphrase but i dont think thats required. Let me know if you have any issues we can get on a video chat or something.

  • @schoolstuff5235

    @schoolstuff5235

    Жыл бұрын

    @@animusvisual That worked for the cable (my preferred method) - thanks for the quick reply. I thought I was going nuts for a moment. Hopefully they add additional functionality that allows for control of the eND. Again, thanks for the help!

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    @@schoolstuff5235 for sure, i had to ask how everything worked as well ad theres not a lot of documentatiom on this bm7ii. Let me know if anything else comes up. Thanks for watching!

  • @chipcurry
    @chipcurry2 ай бұрын

    I just got one, this is a great run through of all of the capabilities. You saved me in an immense amount of time! Thank you so much and good luck with everything you do.

  • @alexpott1893
    @alexpott189311 ай бұрын

    This is a top-notch monitor review! Lots of detail including flicking through all the small available options on crops and guides etc. Multi-cam viewing was super helpful. Looks like a total beast of a monitor! Thank you.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Very welcome! I wa as afraid it would be too long but i think its gkld to have the information out there. If youre genuinely interested in buying, this will give you a good idea of what you're getting.

  • @PortkeysMonitor
    @PortkeysMonitor11 ай бұрын

    Hi Animus, this is the most detailed video on BM7IIDS I've ever watched. good job!

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the review unit. Really loving it and the video is helping a lot of people really know the monitor. Hope to cover the MT22DS!

  • @ciinelog

    @ciinelog

    11 ай бұрын

    Portkeys can you share the purchase link with me for this monitor?

  • @16sixstudios
    @16sixstudios Жыл бұрын

    Dude, love your reviews! Always to the point and very informative.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    Man thank you for watching!

  • @BradenYoungVideo
    @BradenYoungVideo11 ай бұрын

    I’ve been looking forward to this video!

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad you're enjoying! What's your thoughts ?

  • @MLee-vcrr
    @MLee-vcrr10 ай бұрын

    Great review man, very thorough. The Pic by Pic and antenna redesign are clutch. Thank you so much for mentioning the construction materials used. Many product reviewers fail to state the build quality. Yes, this really does matter, and I don't care if it weighs a little more.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree, i try to go over everything people might need to know. At this price point you gotta know what you're getting in my opinion. Glad it helped and thank you for watching.

  • @nayibb79
    @nayibb79 Жыл бұрын

    Nice review! really informative 🎉

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching! 🤘🤘🤘

  • @cinestro6556
    @cinestro6556 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome review!!!! Going to buy one! I love PortKeys

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    Theyre great! Thank you for watching!

  • @video-alchemy
    @video-alchemy11 ай бұрын

    구매 생각하고있었는데, 리뷰가 많은 도움이 됐습니다~🤩🤩🤩

  • @ciinelog
    @ciinelog11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video!

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @GabrielScindian
    @GabrielScindian10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing Bro

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @UndisputedSol
    @UndisputedSol Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the very detailed breakdown! Portkeys should consider you being their ambassadors for sales you help to bring just by doing this video. I think every monitor brand should do this as a guide I don't know why this isn't the case. It just helps viewers to see what the monitor offers in terms of functionality and features. 1 good example is that I always gravitated to SmalllHD's monitors because they have this very neat feature of the tools affecting pre/post LUT, which is super useful to me. Now I know this exist in Portkeys Monitors, at least the BM7 II DS.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Thats kind of my goal so I'm glad someone appreciates the amount of effort put in. I know its a but lengthy but for those who really want to see all the tools and operation this will be avaiable. For those that dont i ahev thr chapter markers so you can jump aorund to what you want to see. I'm really hoping to do their 22 inch field monitor next.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    And yes they updated the ui for monitoring pre and post lut for the last few iterations. The bm5iii wr and the lh5pii that i reviewed also had that functionality.

  • @UndisputedSol

    @UndisputedSol

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@animusvisual Yes precisely! I can't be the only 1 who wants a 30-minute breakdown am I? Haha 😂 I feel these kind of in-depth videos really helps to understand how I can use the monitor and whether it's tools and how it functions applies to my workflow. 1 example is I tend to shoot for social media quite regularly, so I'm usually shooting witha 9:16 guide on. But I still need a 16:9 frame for other platforms. But after watching the video, I believe Portkeys doesn't have the opacity function to slightly darken/lighten the frame so you can see both 16:9 & 9:16 as the same time. Such a pity, it's a great monitor nonetheless!

  • @davemiller7852
    @davemiller78524 ай бұрын

    Thanks for a great review. Is there a screen lock function ?

  • @PortkeysMonitor

    @PortkeysMonitor

    4 ай бұрын

    Long press the EXIT button to turn off the touch control~

  • @jaylamars8419
    @jaylamars84192 ай бұрын

    Would love to see a video like this running through the functionality with a canon c70

  • @PortkeysMonitor

    @PortkeysMonitor

    Ай бұрын

    Hi, you can check the video about BM5WR and Canon C70 in our channel~

  • @bryansheehy2000
    @bryansheehy20003 ай бұрын

    Great review! I was wondering if the sdi or hdmi outputs also carry the split screen A/B configuration or are the outputs a direct loop out. Do you happen to know? Thanks!

  • @MrPByH
    @MrPByH11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the amazing review! I am surprised at how badly Komodo’s autofocus works when tapping on the touch screen, the focus is shifted by some jerks with overshoot 30:28 I'm sure the reason is in the camera and not in the monitor

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Yes its not the monitor, to be fair it was dark and its into l only contrast detection. It is definitely jerky however when focusing ef. RF is a lot better in that regard.

  • @DynamicPhil84
    @DynamicPhil8411 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the detailed review! I've been looking for a good monitor with camera control for my Komodo for a little while now. I'd been using the Red Control app on my iPad mini, which was honestly fantastic, until the most recent app update. The signal is SO unreliable now, it's been driving me nuts. I have the latest Komodo update 1.7.5, tried downgrading to 1.6.5, that didn't help at all. Went back and forth between 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz, no difference with either. Initially I thought it was only having issues in areas with lots of wifi interference (public areas for example), but even in my home studio I get a lot of signal dropouts. Sometimes I even have to turn off wifi and mobile data on my Android phone which also has the app, just so it doesn't accidentally try to connect to that. So, as you can see, I've tried EVERYTHING with the damn app, and it makes me real angry because it used to work fantastically, no cables necessary and the iPad Mini screen is excellent. So how have you found the reliability of the wifi connection with this Portkeys monitor? Or do you end up using the control cable for wired camera control? Honestly, I don't mind going back to using a cable, as long as it's reliable and will give me access to all of the necessary camera control functions without having to dive into the Komodo's annoying and tiny menu screen. Sorry for the long rant!!

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    I get it! Haha i actually find the wifi to work well just tricky to re connect when first turning the camera back on but its fairly responsive and realiable.

  • @DynamicPhil84

    @DynamicPhil84

    11 ай бұрын

    @@animusvisual thanks man that's good to know! Have you tried it in busier environments? Would be curious if you have any issues with the connection while at an event with a lot of people and tons of wifi pollution. If you check out the Anime Expo Day 2 Vlog I recently posted on my channel, most of that footage was shot on the Komodo rigged up to the DJI RS3 Pro and kind of blind shooting, because the Red Control app completely died on me. Couldn't get a solid signal for more than a few seconds :(

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    @@DynamicPhil84 no but I'm glad you mention it..definitely worth testing. Theres a few places in town that i cpuld try to test it at thats a good idea.

  • @DynamicPhil84

    @DynamicPhil84

    11 ай бұрын

    @@animusvisual Awesome really appreciate it! Let me know how it goes :)

  • @rodrigodeantonibrito
    @rodrigodeantonibrito3 ай бұрын

    Do anyone knows a monitor that you hit the spot and the the focus are updated instantly in contínuos mode? My portkeys bm just locks into a new spot when I hit the screen

  • @iamkubrick
    @iamkubrick Жыл бұрын

    I got mine today. Great monitor and not bulky like I thought it would be … looks good. I just can’t get mine back in the case… haha. I wish the case was a bit bigger I feel like it going to crush the edge of the screen.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea truly they make it just big enough haha. Glad you're enjoying it I'm honestly loving how bright and big it is, has enough size for the split screen to work

  • @PortkeysMonitor

    @PortkeysMonitor

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi friend, you mean the safety box is not big?

  • 2 ай бұрын

    Hello. Can multiple of these monitors be paired wirelessly with each other to control video from the camera?

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    2 ай бұрын

    Not 100 percent sure of your question but only one monitor can be paired per camera usually

  • @shem44
    @shem449 ай бұрын

    Is there a split sec blackout when you switch from SDI to HDMI in fullscreen and vice versa? Or is it seamless switch?

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    9 ай бұрын

    There is a blackout for about a second or two

  • @ciinelog
    @ciinelog11 ай бұрын

    It would be cool if you could share the links of all your items using on your komodo-X rig.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    That's a geat idea, i hadnt yet finalized the rig the way i want but ill make a video about this this week.

  • @ciinelog

    @ciinelog

    11 ай бұрын

    @@animusvisual Awesome, thank you!

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ciinelog for sure thanks for watching!

  • @RicoStein_
    @RicoStein_6 ай бұрын

    Hey man, great video! Unfortunately my Portkeys won't find my Komodo X on the Wi-fi page for controlling the camera. I tried everything. My iphone finds the Komodox right away and I can control it via the app, but on the monitor it wont show the camera. Any idea what I can try?

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Yes there's a very specific process on the camera ti get it to show up. I think i responded to someone else on here. Let me find it.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    6 ай бұрын

    There was one thing i had to do for the cable. You have to click on the upper bar on the camera screen where the card info is displayed, then click on thr power info should have the lightning bolt to the left, then scroll down to power out and make sure that is switched on. On the wireless side make sure its only 2.4ghz not 5g in the adhoc settings. I also renamed my network and redid my passphrase but i dont think thats required. Let me know if you have any issues we can get on a video chat or something.

  • @RicoStein_

    @RicoStein_

    6 ай бұрын

    @@animusvisual it worked! For the cable you change the power out to "on" (as you said). For the Wi-Fi control it just showed up after I renamed Name and passphrase of the Komodo. Thanks man! I never thought that changing the name would be necessary :)

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    6 ай бұрын

    I pinned the comment for when this comes up again, glad i could help@@RicoStein_

  • @dhyanverco
    @dhyanverco Жыл бұрын

    Does the red record box show up with any camera?

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad you asked. I'm going to test that with a pocket and a sony and get back with you.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Just tested, yes indeed it does show the red record box on my a7siii, pocket camera on bluetooth, and the komodo.

  • @MartinYernazian
    @MartinYernazian11 ай бұрын

    Can you use it with the Ursa Mini Pro G2?

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    You sure can. Not sure if you mean control though?

  • @MartinYernazian

    @MartinYernazian

    11 ай бұрын

    @@animusvisual I mean that, yes. I can connect to any and all SDI monitors but I'm wondering what is the advantage of the Portkeys in terms of monitor/camera relation.

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    just checked the site. Only lanc cable control and limited functionality on g2. Recording, iris, and focus @@MartinYernazian

  • @prostigeMarketing
    @prostigeMarketing3 ай бұрын

    Is this a 12g or 3g monitor?

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h11 ай бұрын

    This screen looks VERY low quality and low contrast based on the image you are showing??

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    Hard to really judge when trying to film the balance between the screen and the actual lighting for myself. Contrast ratio, resolution and brightness are all on par with anything in this price range.

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h

    @user-zv7lm8uk7h

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks boss. I just got a return RMA for my monitor this morning, adter a few minutes of your video. I will probably get this.@@animusvisual

  • @rockstarweddingfilms9085
    @rockstarweddingfilms9085 Жыл бұрын

    Is this actually live? How come you’re not paying any attention to these comments?

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    Its not live, just premiering.

  • @andric72
    @andric7211 ай бұрын

    The monitor is ok but the menu UI is awkward. Still confusing, no logical, randomly setup that u must remember, same as older model nothing improved. looks like a window95. And is a shame because the panel is very good. Come on Portkeys can do better, other brand already did it

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    11 ай бұрын

    They're constantly listening to the user base so I'm confident a ui update is something that's being considered. That said i also agree i love the monitor itself, size, connectivity and brightness all really good.

  • @ree3119
    @ree3119 Жыл бұрын

    Atomos ninja blade better

  • @animusvisual

    @animusvisual

    Жыл бұрын

    Booshacky

  • @JSHFilms

    @JSHFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Nope

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