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Check out the new Port Keys LH5P3 camera monitor. It's 5.7 inches, 2,200 nits, 10-bit, 4K60. What else do you want?
Introducing the Port Keys LH5P III, a 5.7-inch 2200-nit 10-bit touchscreen monitor with advanced camera control and color accuracy for under $400.
Key Takeaways
- Port Keys LH5P III offers professional-grade features at a fraction of the price of native manufacturer monitors.
- The monitor excels in daylight visibility, color accuracy, and comprehensive camera control functions.
- Wireless camera control capabilities make it a versatile tool for multi-camera setups.
- The device is ruggedly built for demanding shooting environments with advanced monitoring tools.
- Calman calibration and MoNorm OS provide a reliable, user-friendly experience for filmmakers.
What the video covers
- The Port Keys LH5P III is a 5.7-inch touchscreen monitor with 2160x1080 resolution and 2200 nits brightness, ideal for daylight viewing.
- It features a 10-bit hardware panel, HDMI loop-through, and a rugged aluminum build designed for tough shooting conditions.
- The monitor includes four user-assignable buttons, USB-C PD power input, USB-A for LUTs and firmware updates, and a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio monitoring.
- It supports built-in Sony NP-F battery plates and wireless or wired camera control, compatible with many Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Blackmagic cameras.
- Camera control includes shutter, aperture, ISO, start/stop recording, and advanced touch focus/tracking on supported models.
- The LH5P III runs on Port Keys' MoNorm OS with a redesigned, user-friendly interface and comes Calman color calibrated with a unique report per unit.
- It covers 100% Rec.709 and DCI-P3 color spaces with a delta E below 1.1 in Rec.709, ensuring high color accuracy out of the box.
- Monitoring tools include false color, focus peaking, waveform, histogram, and a unique lock stops exposure tool that auto-recognizes log profiles.
- The monitor accepts up to 4K 60fps video signals and includes a new cable with full-size HDMI on the camera side.
- Wireless camera control supports up to 50 meters and can manage up to five cameras simultaneously, acting as a control hub.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction to Port Keys LH5P III
- 00:38Display and Brightness Features
- 01:28Physical Design and Controls
- 02:59Audio Monitoring and Connectivity
- 03:37Camera Control Compatibility
- 05:04Advanced Camera Control Features
- 06:19Pricing and Market Comparison
- 07:05User Interface and Calibration
- 08:34Exposure Monitoring Tools
- 10:00Video Signal and Cable Details
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
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You're watching Cinedity, supported by B&H and CVP. Welcome from IBC 2026. I'm here at the Port Keys booth with Jeff. You might know Jeff not from Port Keys but from Cinedity because he's our editor, and when he likes to take a break, he's actually
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here doing interviews for Port Keys because he's doing some marketing for them. But anyway, Jeff, tell me about this new 5-inch monitor from Port Keys.
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Yeah, it's the LH5P version 3. So, third version of the LH5P monitor. It's slightly bigger than its predecessor.
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Now, it features a 5.7-inch display which has a little bit of an unusual resolution. Usually, monitors of this size have a 1920x1080 resolution. This one has a resolution of 2160x1080, which allows you to display the
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full image on the screen and still have some real estate on the left or right side to display the status bar with all of your function buttons. Because it's a full touchscreen compared to the previous version,
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it now has a maximum brightness of 2,200 nits. So, perfectly daylight viewable. It's a 10-bit hardware panel. So, not an 8 plus 2 FRC. Okay.
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HDMI loop-through, I can see. Yeah, it's an HDMI-only monitor. So, HDMI in, HDMI out, fully made out of aluminum. Like the build construction is tough. Like, it's meant to survive really tough shooting conditions. I can see what's
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really different is this little lip up here that it's so thin on top and at the bottom. So, it's a bit recessed design which kind of gives you this, it's almost like an iPad on top of, or like
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a phone on top of the backside here. Yeah, exactly. And at the top of the monitor, you will find four user-assignable function buttons. You'll have your on/off switch, a little switch to lock the touchscreen, and your menu
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button. On the right side, you have a 1/4-20 mounting point. Same at the bottom with locating pins. At the bottom, you will also find a USB-C PD port to power the monitor externally if you want to from a power bank or V-mount battery, whatever.
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You also have a USB-A port to load custom LUTs and do firmware updates. And last but not least, you have a 3.5 mm headphone jack to monitor your signal.
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If your camera doesn't have anything to—oh, that's cool. So, if you have a camera that doesn't have a 3.5 mm jack, you can just monitor the audio here. And it should—I mean, it's of course no guarantee that that's the audio that the
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camera is recording, but it should be, right? Yeah, it should be because actually you're listening to what's coming from the camera's HDMI output.
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So, it should be what you're recording. Yeah. At the back, you also have a built-in Sony NP-F battery plate to power the monitor. And you will find a little antenna because this monitor can control cameras wired or wirelessly. This is the huge
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strength of the LH5P family of monitors, and Port Keys is well known for their camera control capabilities.
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What cameras can you control with it? Oh man, the list is so long it would be nearly impossible to list them all.
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Just, you know, like on a top level, the brands and Sony shooters, we have nearly every model compatible. So, Sony FX3, FX5, FX30, FX6, you name it. And the Alphas as well.
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Alpha as well. A7S, A1. Well, like I can't list all of the models. You will have to check on Port Keys' website, but also Canon, EOS, C50, C400, C80. We are also compatible with Nikon ZR, Z8, Blackmagic Design cameras.
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And when you say camera control, it's always full control over the camera or it differs depending on the model? Is it also things like playback and stuff like that?
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That's a very good question actually. On most cameras, you will have control over shutter speed, aperture, ISO settings, start, stop recording, and then on some cameras, for example, on Sony cameras, you also have advanced features such as touch focus
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and touch focus tracking capabilities. It's like a native extension of your camera. You can simply tap on the screen and you will have autofocus capabilities. It works seamlessly.
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I mean, it's funny. I mean, we haven't talked about pricing yet, but we had this other video with Sony about their DP5, DP7 monitors, which of course are their native camera remote control monitors that are fair enough, you know,
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very sturdily built. Also wired monitors actually, but really marketing against, you know, like camera control.
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And one of my questions was why is the DP5 2,100 pounds or 2,300 euros? Because it doesn't have a wireless connection and it gives you native control of the cameras, but it's still HDMI only.
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And he said it gives you native control and could do touch focus and that. And I was actually thinking about the Port Keys monitors and some other brands that have that capability as well. So it's not—yes, it is from the
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manufacturer of the camera. So you can expect full compatibility, of course, but it's not like you're forced to buy that. There are more affordable options that give you more control than you will probably expect from a third party.
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Right. Exactly. And I would say for the price of this monitor, you—it's hard to beat. And the Sony is totally in a different league compared to the Port Keys LH5P3. I mean, we nearly do the same functions on
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everything for one, nearly one-tenth of the price. So, one-tenth of the price, what does it mean? Before we actually talk about the features, but let's—because we already talked about pricing, what is the rough price?
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This one retails for $399. Okay. Wow. Let's dive into menu stuff. I remember, I mean last time I've used—I think I've used the first version of this and I quite liked it and I was
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you know, quite happy with all the functions because usually it's quite comprehensive with everything you would expect for false color, focus peaking, histogram, all that, right? Yeah. So compared to the previous version, this one is now powered
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by MoNorm OS, which is Port Keys' own operating system. So we redesigned the entire interface, user interface. It's super easy to use, very straightforward as you mentioned. Now, also I will mention that real quick, but now
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every monitor that leaves the factory is Calman color calibrated. So in the box, you will find a little paper with a QR code. You can scan it with the Port Keys app and it gives you your calibration report. And
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so that's unique to that unit you have. Yeah, exactly. Every report is unique and this one out of the box has a delta E below 1.1 in Rec. 709 color space and below two in DCI-P3 color space.
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And it obviously covers 100% of Rec. 709 and 100% of DCI-P3 color spaces. So really color accurate out of the box.
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And yeah, indeed, as you mentioned in terms of monitoring tools, it has everything you can wish for. So we are talking focus peaking, false color, luma waveform, luma histogram, and also Port Keys' unique lock stops
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monitoring tool, which is not specific to this monitor. We start to implement it into more and more monitors, but it's a very different way and unique way to judge the exposure of your image. Okay, because if we try to explain it real
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quick, you output a log image into the LH5P3, it will automatically recognize which log picture profile you're using.
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You don't need to tell it which log it is. No, it has auto recognition. But if it doesn't automatically recognize it, you simply in two clicks can tell it, oh it's whatever Canon log free, and it
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will adjust automatically and then it will divide your image into 13 zones that allow you to know precisely where you're at in terms of exposure because this tool is talking in stops.
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So you will know that, oh, okay, I'm overexposed by two stops in the highlights or I'm underexposed one stop in that area, so maybe I need to add a little light here, etc. It's very, very handy.
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Very cool. Um, let's ta
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Exactly. This one accepts video signals up to 4K 60 frames per second and it comes with a very new cable included with the monitor. So on the monitor side you only have one HDMI but on the camera side you have a fullsize HDMI and the
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USBC built in into the cable. So, it transmits the video signal and the camera control signal with just one cable instead of two, which is very cool. Less messy, of course. Yeah, exactly. Less cables.
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Is that something that's also I mean, I wonder if that's something you could use that cable also on other Port Keys models from the past.
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Yeah. Yeah, it's compatible with other Port Keys models. Um, it was actually introduced with a previous model.
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I can't name it on top of my head, but it's compatible with other models, too.
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Very cool. Is the loop through also passing through the 4K signal? Yeah, 4K 4K 60p maximum uh DCI 4K 60p maximum input and maximum output similar.
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So, also tell me about the wireless connectivity in this. I guess this is not wireless video, it's it's wireless control of the cameras. Yes, that's a very good point. It's absolutely not wireless video transmission. It's just to control the camera. So, it works over
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Wi-Fi or Bluetooth depending on your camera. For example, to control Blackmagic design cameras, it's over Bluetooth. But, for example, to control the Sony FX3, it's over Wi-Fi. And we also have a little function that can be very handy if you have multiple port
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keys monitors. It's called one to many control which allows you from one monitor, let's say this is your master monitor, the LH5P3 to connect to up to four other Port Keys monitors you have on your set which are connected to
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different cameras. Maximum distance of 50 mters. And then from the master monitor, you can control the settings of your four other cameras from this monitor. So it acts as a hub for your other cameras. It's so it's really to control the other
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cameras, not not just the monitoring function. Exactly. This one can be used to control obviously your own camera, but if you have other cameras on set with Orus monitors, you can control them wirelessly via the one to many camera
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control. Last question. I mean, we know the pricing. What about availability real soon? And you can check it on Port Keys website.
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Awesome. Thank you, Jeff. And now back to the editing room. Edit this video. And thanks everybody for watching. Stay tuned to Cined for a lot more videos from IBC 2026 who this man, you know, he's editing all the videos. So, give
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him some give him some love in the comments. And uh don't forget to like and subscribe and see you on the next one. Thanks.
Topics:Port Keys LH5P IIIcamera monitor5.7 inch touchscreen2200 nits brightness10-bit panel4K60 videowireless camera controlcolor calibrated monitorMoNorm OSIBC 2026
