Covers or shields for tablets in bright sunlight?

[memilanuk]

With all the people running e-targets both at matches and for personal use... hopefully someone has solved this problem already.

For those of use without covered firing lines, various models of tablets, e-readers and laptops can be pretty hard to read in bright sunlight. And if you do dial up the screen brightness to try and overcome this, then the battery life drops noticeably.

I recall seeing some sort of side shields in the past for laptops used in the field, to provide a bit of shade for the actual screen and keep the screen image from washing out. I'm starting to consider fabricating something along those lines from cardboard, or maybe corroplast myself. But before I head down that rabbit hole myself, I'd be interested in seeing what ideas others have come up with!

 

[PatMiles]

Amazon.com are your friend. Cheap!
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tablet+s...s,351&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_17&tag=accuratescom-20

 

[memilanuk]

Have you actually used one in a match?

 

[PatMiles]

Have you actually used one in a match?

Nope, still waiting on my ShotMarker.

 

[AndyTaber]

This is what I use. Foldable sunscreen for tablets. Used a lot by those that fly drones. Also seen on the line are small corrugated boxes.


Foldable Monitor Sun Hood, Cell Phone - Tablet Sunshade Sun Visor Cover for DJI All Series, Compatible with DJI Mavic Air/Mavic 2 / Pro/Spark/Phantom/Inspire/Osmo (L200) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076X3L49S/?tag=accuratescom-20

 

[Jennb]

Have you actually used one in a match?

I use one just like this. They fold up for easy care, handle the rain so far and best of all are inexpensive. They also work to hold the ipad up so I dont have to lean it up on something.

 

[watercam]

Frankly I put the tablet inside the narrow end of my nylon/padded rifle case or inside the tackle box I use as a range box. No reflection issues at all. The ballistic sun shades should work equally as well. We used the original version on the movie sets I worked on for all the video monitors and not a complaint from any of the producers or directors. Not that they knew what they were looking at in the first place but that is another story...

 

[KenOath]

With all the people running e-targets both at matches and for personal use... hopefully someone has solved this problem already.

For those of use without covered firing lines, various models of tablets, e-readers and laptops can be pretty hard to read in bright sunlight. And if you do dial up the screen brightness to try and overcome this, then the battery life drops noticeably.

I recall seeing some sort of side shields in the past for laptops used in the field, to provide a bit of shade for the actual screen and keep the screen image from washing out. I'm starting to consider fabricating something along those lines from cardboard, or maybe corroplast myself. But before I head down that rabbit hole myself, I'd be interested in seeing what ideas others have come up with!

I couldn’t find anything I liked so made a cover from a sheet of solid plastic , some tape, Velcro, aluminium angles for stands and stickers for my iPad/Shotmarker..

 

[foxguy]

At the last shoot I attended the shooters were using one of these to place their tablets into to shield the sun from the tablet. they worked well and inexpensive.

AmazonBasics Foldable Storage Bins Cubes Organizer, 6-Pack, Navy Blue AmazonBasics Foldable Storage Bins Cubes Organizer, 6-Pack, Navy Blue

 

[KenOath]

A pic of how it shades itself out in the sun..Strong wind gusts don’t budge it either..And Velcro holds the Access Point to back of shade..

 

[Liven The Dream]

Al Cheap O Here .
My Grizzly Shooting Bag . Turn it so the top falls to your side . Made a T hold up bracket of wood. The right height to hold the lid parallel to bag height. Keep my Tablet and Ammo in the shade.
Scrap wood from the Barn .
Money saved buy Bullets .

 

[OmegaRed]

I have one of these for the drone. Cheap and folds flat to fit in a bookbag.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VWC5MBM/?tag=accuratescom-20

 

[C.E.Smith043]

When i fly my drone i use a piece of this blackout cloth draped over my head. Looks stupid but it does work good.

https://www.hobbylobby.com/Fabric-S...c/White-&-Ecru-Blackout-Lining-Fabric/p/46857