The eagerly awaited updates to the most popular Atomos on-camera recording monitors are finally here: the new Ninja 5.2" Recording Monitor and Ninja Ultra 5.2" Recording Monitor. These impressive successors to the Ninja V and V+ are compact, rugged 5.2" monitors built for the rigors of production, providing a solid yet lightweight on-camera display with powerful built-in tools and 10-bit HDR support.
Both monitors retain the form factor of the original Ninja V/V+ models, enabling them to work with all existing accessories, such as the Master Caddy II / III, the AtomX Cast, and the Atomos Connect. They also retain their 1000 cd/m2 brightness for indoor/outdoor use, durable aluminum chassis, and HDMI input from all the latest cameras, from small mirrorless to professional cinema models.
What they gain is the newest AtomOS 11 software, a fast processor, and support for internal raw recording at high resolutions and frame rates. AtomOS 11 is redesigned for faster navigation, a fresh look, new icons, better memory management, a more responsive interface, and a seemingly endless list of features such as vectorscopes, HLG/PQ previewing, false color, and more. The firmware also allows you to set up advanced recording and playback with the RecordAssist and PlayBackAssist tools.
Ninja Monitor
The lightweight 5.2" Ninja inherits its form from the Ninja V, it provides one HDMI input up to 4K60, and it can record in multiple formats including ProRes, DNxHD, and H.265/HEVC. It features the AtomOS 11 software, adding a recording option in ProRes raw to record up to 6K30 from compatible cameras.
Ninja Ultra Monitor
The Ninja Ultra is also a 5.2" monitor with the same form factor as the Ninja+, and with it you can capture up to 8K30, 6K60, or 4K120 in ProRes raw. Also, when using the optional Atomos Connect, the Ultra can record raw files over SDI, simultaneously record dual raw files for internal recording, and it supports cloud connectivity in 4K60 raw and H.265 formats. Additionally, it features the AtomOS 11 software update with all the new tools, as well as a new feature to match filenames over SDI for ARRI, Canon, RED, and Sony cameras.
Add-On Options
Many of the new AtomOS features have been enhanced or are newly added to support the optional Atomos Connect and AtomX Cast modules. With Atomos Connect, it supports the latest Wi-Fi 6E protocols, so you can share your screen using the RemoteView app. With the added SDI connectivity of the Connect and AtomX expansion, you can add 12G-SDI input/output, timecode, enhanced metadata, remote control, 1Gb Ethernet connectivity, and even set up your monitor streams on an NDI 4K network as a drop-in node. The Connect also provides a gateway to the Atomos Cloud―record and share your 4K60 raw files and H.265/HEVC streams globally using the new 4K C2C mode.
For more information about the new Atomos Ninja and Ninja Ultra Recording Monitors, including additional features, specs, and highlights, be sure to check out the detailed product page. Or drop us a line below, and we’ll do our best to answer all your comments and questions.
8 Comments
Will it heat up and stop recording midway?
When exactly will these be ready to ship?
As of the date/time of this reply, the Atomos Ninja 5.2" 4K HDMI Recording Monitor, B&H # ATNINJA, has an expected availability date of September 4, 2023. Unfortunately, the Atomos Ninja Ultra 5.2" 4K HDMI Recording Monitor, B&H # ATNINJAU, does not currently have an expected availability date.
Would it be possible to have a chart showing what features the new ninja and ultra will have that the V and V+ lack? and what the ultra will have that the new regular ninja won't?
Will the regular ninja support the current atomos connect to the same extent that the ninja V/V+ do, or will that be limited only to the Ultra?
Also, will atomos continue to provide any updates at all to Atomos 10 to support raw for new cameras that get released, e.g. the much anticipated canon R5ii, Nikon Zfc, and even, should it happen, the lumix S1Hii ?
So instead of offering a free OS update via firmware upgrade to their pre-existing monitors, Atomos once again decides to rip off customers by offering the exact same product that they previously sold, for a higher price and a slightly nicer UI. *massive eye roll*
Luckily I just bought mine so submitting a return...
My thoughts exactly. very useless upgrade.
And somehow Atomos will probably ship these with mis-calibrated colors (as they did with the Ninja V). Have fun trying to find the right LUT to (temporarily) fix that!