I have a short note about this here:

LCD screen / monitor hood for HXR-NX5 Adam Welz's NXCAM Blog (http://adamwelznxcam.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/lcd-screen-monitor-hood-for-hxr-nx5/)

Cheers

Adam

I use these on my Z7's....and soon the NX5U (s). They're great and for the price, I think it's more than reasonable. Good stuff.

Isn't it a shame that the NX5 needs a hood in bright sunlight when the Z1 doesn't? OK, the 5's screen is a lot sharper than the 1's, but in a run 'n' gun situation a lower rez screen that can be seen is a lot more useful than a hi-rez one that can't.