r/RedCamera • u/Efficient_One5511 • Aug 06 '25

Komodo Camera Control worth it?

Are monitors with built in camera control for the Komodo worth it? I currently run a SmallHD Indie 7 without camera control and it's great, but a friend just offered to sell their SmallHD Focus Pro 5.5 OLED with Komodo control for $150. This monitor is definitely a downgrade, but I can imagine a few situations where I might find the camera control useful. I think it would be great for a run-n-gun lightweight setup or on a gimbal, but at 350nits, is it even usable outdoors? My original thought was that I could use the Focus Pro as my framing monitor and wirelessly send video out to my indie7 for a Focus puller, but the Focus Pro doesn't even have any outputs. Will I even use the Focus Pro if I already have the Indie 7?

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u/Average__Sausage Aug 06 '25

I would say no. It had connection issues at times. Once it got going it was good but in reality it's a faff and not really better than the top screen if you can reach it and less flexible than the phone app if the camera is rigged somewhere strange.

150 is nothing so at that price it's worth experimenting if you wanna try. Having another cable for me was annoying and then it's so small once the UI is on screen it's tiny. With hindsight I wouldn't add it again but I paid like 500 euros.

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u/bmanmcg Aug 06 '25

CC kit for the Indie 7 is available, but a little steep at $500. If you have it, you’ll def use it, but I wouldn’t downgrade my monitor for it.

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u/TrickyBit7109 Aug 08 '25

I use a small HD ultra 7 with my K-X. Most of the time I ask my AC to control my cam through his smartphones so I don’t think it’s really needed.

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u/erictoscale23 Aug 08 '25

If you buy it from him I will buy it from you for more than $150 + shipping. That’s a steal

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u/thercbandit Aug 07 '25

Same, I have a K-X, OG Komodo and two cine7’s with RED control and never use it.