Ruige TL-480HD LCD Monitor

They are commonly used by professional filmmakers shooting with bright (also manual) lenses, and therefore needing an additional screen allowing for precise framing and focal length adjustment. 
Delta company, leading distributor of photo and video accessories in Poland, in response to the increasing demand for video shooting gear, has introduced two models of advanced field monitors, Ruige TL-480HD and TL-480HDA.  

 LCD Screen

Non-glossy LCD 4,8 screen providing 800x480 resolution and 16,7 million of colours is the device's core element. LED diodes highlight the screen and ensure brightness on the level of 500cd/m2 and 800:1 contrast, with full 9W power consumption. Horizontal and vertical viewing angles are 160°.
In order to ensure proper visibility in bright light, the screen has been equipped with a sun-hood covered with anti-reflexive coating from the inside. The hood may be assembled and disassembled in fast and easy manner.

  

  Ruige TL-480HD and TL-480HDA technical specification: 

Screen size 

4,8”

Resolution

800 x 480

Dot pitch

0,13 x 0,13 mm

Display ratio

16:9 / 4:3 / AUTO / Letter box

Brightness

500cd/m2

Contrast

800:1

Displayed colours

16,7 million

Horizontal viewing angle 

160°

Vertical viewing angle

160°

Input voltage  

AC 220V, DC 12V – 50/60Hz

Power consumption

<9W

Cover material 

ABS+PC

Colour 

black

Width 

147,3 mm

Height

100,8 mm

Depth

48,4 mm

Weight

0,5 kg

 

Coupling
Both displays come with a HDMI input allowing to connect a digital camera or a camcorder.  Slightly more expensive and sophisticated TL-480HDA model is additionally equipped with a  Composite input and a set of outputs (HDMI and Composite), which allow for simultaneous overview and signal transmission from input to the recording device.  
A built-in sound processor constitutes equally important feature of the TL-480HDA model which allows to control sound level on the camcorder's or camera's output through a digital measuring instrument PPM/VU.  

Image proportions and scale
Ruige field monitors are equipped with a “4:3/16:9” switch allowing to change proportions of the displayed image between 16:9 and 4:3 formats. It is also possible to take advantage of automatic proportions recognition mode or LetterBox function which stretches the image on the entire screen filling the remaining part of the frame black.  


Additional advantages
Unchallenged advantages of Ruige field monitors include a number of program functionalities facilitating filming with a camera or camcorder.  Using Zoom knob and Pixel-to-Pixel function, you can enlarge given part of the frame which can be useful in the case of manual focal length adjustment. Indicators allowing to virtually restrict the frame angle are another important function provided by the device.

Compatibility with digital reflex cameras
Ruige TL-480 monitors feature a special "Camera" function allowing to adjust proportions of the displayed screen to the camera screen resolution.  Just click the "Camera" button and a built-in HD converter will change HD 16:9 format into 480p 4:3. The function has been designed especially for Canon EOS Mark II and EOS 7D camera users, but it is also available in 4:3 cameras

Additional accessories
TL-480HD monitors can be easily upgraded with new accessories. For both models, upper and lower part of the casing features 1/4 thread allowing to mount the lens on a special adapter or on a camera via the dedicated handle mounted on a hot shoe.   

Power supply
Ruige TL-480HD and TL-480HDA may be supplied by the attached 12V power pack or 7,2V batteries used, among others, in the following camera models: Canon, JVC, Panasonic and Sony.  Batteries are mounted on the back part of the monitor through dedicated adapters that may be purchased separately.

 Table of the batteries compatibility with Ruige TL-480HD and TL-480HDA monitors. 

Manufacturer

Battery Type 

Camera type 

Sony

Sony F970

DSR-PD190P, DSR-PD150P, HVR-Z1C, HVR-HD1000C, HVR-V1C, HVR-V5C

Panasonic

AG-HVX, AG-DVC32, NV-C2, NV-DA1B, NV-DS12EG, NV-EX1EN, NV-GS33, D-320

DS30, DS55, DS60, DS65, DS77, DS77B

Canon

BP-911, P-911K, BP-914, BP-915, BP-924, BP-927, BP-930, BP-930E, BP-930R,BP-941, BP-945, BP-950G, BP-970, BP-970G, XM2, M1, XL1S

DVC7, G-1500, MV1, UC-V100, V-40Hi

JVC

BN-V428, BN-V408, BN-V408-H, BN-V408U, BN-V416, BN-V416-H, BN-V416U, BN-V428, BN-V428U, BN-V438, BN-V438U

GY-HD-01EC, DRHD100EC, DV2000, DVL105, GR-D71K

The Kit comes with: 

• TL-480HD/A monitor
• power pack
• composite cable (TL-480HDA only), 
• HDMI cable (TL-480HD only)
• sun-hood
• warranty
• manual

Functions 

TL-480HD

TL-480HDA

HDMI input

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Composite input

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Sound processor 

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Composite out

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HDMI output

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Adapter AC

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Mounting adapter on the hotshoe

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Sun-hood

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User-replaceable DV 7,2V batteries 

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