However the tradeoff is you won t be able to shoot video over wi fi.
Tablet as field monitor.
Use android and ipad as an external monitor.
It also means you don t have to wait for the horribly slow switching between liveview and hdmi output whenever you want to use the camera or magic lantern menus.
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Unfortunately in most cases these tablet ports are actually for output rather than input.
Flysight tablet 9 inch android wifi kids touch screen lcd monitor multi function fpv monitor with hdmi output compatible with dji phantom 3 4 inspire matrice and you can connect your portable dvd player professional camera raspberry pi zotac zbox pico xbox ps or fpv equipment via hdmi to use it as a screen for preview.
Some tablets like the amazon fire hd feature an hdmi port which might make you assume using your tablet as a monitor will be as simple as plugging in a cable.
Yes they do perform a heck lot of jobs and if you have the right camera for them they will absolutely make your shooting life as easy as possible.
If you prefer mobility then using canon s camera connect app is definitely a no brainer.
A nice large one.
I like that it allows you to use the tablet as an external field monitor while leaving the camera lcd fully operational for monitoring so that you can have two points of monitoring.
Get yourself an external monitor.
Nearly all external monitors sold in the market today cost an arm and a leg.