Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
p.1 #1Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
Hello
Also, the newer monitors won't get scratches or break because they can be folded back? I have seen DSLR's with rear monitors in a very bad shape.
I am considering a camera and want to get this out of way...
Thanks
Also, the newer monitors won't get scratches or break because they can be folded back? I have seen DSLR's with rear monitors in a very bad shape.
I am considering a camera and want to get this out of way...
Thanks
Dec 14, 2025 at 06:51 AM
p.1 #2Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
Gunigaon wrote:
Hello
Also, the newer monitors won't get scratches or break because they can be folded back? I have seen DSLR's with rear monitors in a very bad shape.
I am considering a camera and want to get this out of way...
Thanks
I like the EVF on my RV so much that I turned the monitor towards the body and hardly ever use it, so it still looks like new. Pick a body with a top notch EFV, buy a deep eye cup for it, and only use the monitor when you really need it is my theory. As far as durability goes, I think it depends... if you whack the tilt only, you are against a hard stop that could break, if you whack the swivel, might just swivel further away from the impact, depending on the direction. As far as repetitive wear, I dont think they've been out long enough to be much of an issue yet, but somebody more informed than I might jump in here.
Eric
Hello
Also, the newer monitors won't get scratches or break because they can be folded back? I have seen DSLR's with rear monitors in a very bad shape.
I am considering a camera and want to get this out of way...
Thanks
I like the EVF on my RV so much that I turned the monitor towards the body and hardly ever use it, so it still looks like new. Pick a body with a top notch EFV, buy a deep eye cup for it, and only use the monitor when you really need it is my theory. As far as durability goes, I think it depends... if you whack the tilt only, you are against a hard stop that could break, if you whack the swivel, might just swivel further away from the impact, depending on the direction. As far as repetitive wear, I dont think they've been out long enough to be much of an issue yet, but somebody more informed than I might jump in here.
Eric
Dec 14, 2025 at 07:02 AM
p.1 #3Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
Gunigaon wrote:
Hello
Also, the newer monitors won't get scratches or break because they can be folded back? I have seen DSLR's with rear monitors in a very bad shape.
I've been using Nikon for decades (D100, D200, D300, D700, D7200, D780, Z6, P7800); the only monitor that has ever been scratched is the flip/swivel screen on the Coolpix P7800
I am considering a camera and want to get this out of way...
Use a screen protector, and choose the camera that best suits your needs.
Hello
Also, the newer monitors won't get scratches or break because they can be folded back? I have seen DSLR's with rear monitors in a very bad shape.
I've been using Nikon for decades (D100, D200, D300, D700, D7200, D780, Z6, P7800); the only monitor that has ever been scratched is the flip/swivel screen on the Coolpix P7800
I am considering a camera and want to get this out of way...
Use a screen protector, and choose the camera that best suits your needs.
Dec 14, 2025 at 07:20 AM
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p.1 #4Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
This just is not that big of a deal. As Ripolini said, use a screen protector, and choose the camera that best suits your needs.
Dec 14, 2025 at 08:55 AM
p.1 #5Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
I prefer the tilt down style to the flip out style, it keeps the camera more compact when shooting and less likely to break off in a soft fall or hard bump. Sony A7RV has the best one, maybe other Sony camera have a similar one but it's the best I've seen and used. Unless selfies or zero crew talking head videos are required of the camera, then flip out or flip up would be best. I once broke a screen off a camera while on the observatory at Rockefeller Center in NYC. A screen protector will protect the screen from scratches.
Dec 14, 2025 at 03:19 PM
p.1 #6Is older tilt up-down rear monitor less durable than newer swivel ones?
Thanks
Dec 21, 2025 at 05:25 AM