NEX 5N + CLM-V55 monitor - Peaking gone...

[richg101]

Hi Guys.

I just received my sony CLM v55 monitor for use with my Nex5N.  all is great, but for some reason the 'in camera' peaking mode does not show on the new clm v55 monitor.  It means I have to use the peaking mode which is built in on the clm v55, which is inferior in my opinion, it makes the image go black and white and also affects the user interface by adding the red outline to the text on the user interface..

I have tried disconnecting the monitor and reconnecting, turning peaking on and off on both the camera and the clm v55.  but its like the monitor cuts out the camera peaking mode, which is strange as i would have thought the hdmi feed would just show what would normally be seen on the camera screen itself

I am assuming this is a firmware issue.  I personally think it a waste to have the clm v55 automatically turning off the nex5n peaking mode, which is actually more usable than the in built peaking on the clmv55 itself.

is this something tht will get sorted out in future firmware?

[richg101]

no response?  someone from sony able to comment please?

[Mick2011]

Hi richg101

Sony seem to have followed a trend popular with other accessory screen manufacturers (and preferred by many videographers) in electing to use a black & white peaking display which overrides any in-camera output. The red text outline is also deliberate, preventing white on-screen text from merging with white elements in the image.

I can see how you'd prefer the 5N's colour peaking if you like to have it permanently switched on. I can only assume the idea with the B&W monitor display is that it's conceived as a 'check' feature before shooting. The idea behind black & white is that contrast can be boosted, making sharp edge detection more accurate, also allowing coloured highlights to be more visible against the mono display.

I have no idea about firmware updates, but my guess would be that, as it's a deliberate feature, it's not generally seen by Sony as a problem. I'm also clueless as to why the screen can't switch to the camera's peaking display feed; it's an interesting question and certainly one worth asking. Maybe someone with more of an idea of how the V55 works could shed some light.

Cheers

Mick