Monitor+

I really wanted to like this, and I will keep it loaded in case it straightens out. They need to fix their documentation, fix their connectivity issues, and run complete regression test to get rid of the bugs.

I love this app for allowing me to record myself properly. It works great wirelessly and is perfect when plugged in. Do yourself a favor and buy it. You will not regret.

I’d like to see EL Zone added to the app.

monitor+ has brought tons of functionality to my smartphone at times when i dont want to carry around a full blown monitor on top of the hdmi cable, battery, etc, and it still offers just as much amount of value. maybe i just need a quick look at the scene on a slightly bigger screen, maybe i want to desqueeze my anamorphic lenses on a solo personal project, maybe im traveling and packing a monitor just isnt an option. this app does everything i need it to for my purposes EXCEPT one thing. i use the sony A7C II and like other newer models i can switch between photo, video, and slow motion video. when my camera is set to photo mode and i use the focus magnifier to check focus on my manual lenses the monitor also zooms in which is perfect; HOWEVER, in video mode the monitor+ app does NOT zoom with the focus mangifier, its a small gripe i have but a big one, it just slows down the process of me checking my focus while shooting video, if theres a workaround to this or this becomes fixed, i'd recommend the pro version of this app to every videographer i know. TL;DR: focus magnifier action does not work on monitor+ app when newer camera model is toggled to video mode

This app allows me to Pull focus by touching the screen in MF mode on my Sony A7SIII and not even Portkeys can get this right! So nice, Thank you Monitor+ .

I use the Pro (i.e. paid) version of the app on an iPad mini 6 with a wired connection to my Sony FX30. It is a good app and has a much better user interface than the free “Monitor and Control” app that Sony offers. The biggest reason for me to use this app instead of the several cheap dedicated 5-7in hardware monitors sold in the market is the ability to control the camera (such as focus and iris) directly from the app instead of constantly jumping between the native camera screen and the monitor screen. Be aware though the controls don’t quite work if you close the FX30 native screen. This appears to be a Sony limitation because I noticed the same behavior even with the Sony-provided app. Anyway, the app works decent overall. There are quite a few UI quirks that can be fixed if the developer cares, but overall the UI is alright, efficient, and clear. But I noticed one big issue with the functionality. Using Zebra settings in the range mode with +/- 1 range, I am finding that the exposure levels measured by the app is very different from the levels reported by the Sony FX30 screen. It is off by about 5% around 50% range and a little less closer to 100%. I depend on false colors heavily to get my scenes exposed properly and an error of 10% is a bit too much to trust the app. Also, I have no idea why, but the app won’t let me set zebra levels below 50%. The camera’s native screen lets me go down as much as I want. Anyway, here’s my big problem. I have contacted the support email and contact form on their website for a total of five times. There has been absolutely no response. Not even an acknowledgement. The app is close to being an excellent alternative for dedicated hardware monitors and I’d love to see it get better. But if the developer is this unresponsive even for an almost $20 paid version, I wonder if we should bother with this app.

Just as the review states, I love using this app, but I wish that I could use the app on my m1 Mac. It’s especially annoying because I know the feature is enabled by default, so the developer chose not to allow this functionality.

Works great for the most part, but the latest update has a bug where the tap function doesn’t save. I now have to go into the menu and select touch tracking every time I restart my camera. If this can be fixed it would be 5 stars again.

Love the app, however it is very unstable. After buying and trying multiple USB to iPhone adapters and multiple Micro cables, I finally was able to get a stable connection and it seemed to work well. Happily paid for the full version after seeing the free finally worked, but unfortunately after updating to the full version, the freezes and “unable to connect” issues have returned. Now I can’t revert to the free version which did work. Another $20 in the trash.

I have my camera, app and phone all updated, but I cannot connect to the a7riii cam. When I connect to it, it shows that it’s “not supported”. Appreciate resolving the issue.