Melbourne, Australia – 14th August 2023 – Atomos has announced the latest generation of its
hugely successful Ninja line of camera-mounted monitor-recorders: Ninja and Ninja Ultra.
The original Ninja rocked the world when it was introduced in 2010, combining an HD disk recorder
with a touchscreen monitor you could hold in your hand. It captured pristine, uncompressed video
direct from the first generation of DSLRs straight onto a removable SSD.
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The latest Ninja base model handles video sources up to nine times that resolution, has a 5-inch HDR
screen, records ProRes RAW, and connects to almost every camera in the world. Little wonder
“Atomos” is now in the vocabulary of almost every filmmaker.
Atomos Ninja Ultra 5.2″ 4K HDMI Recording Monitor
A key component of both new Ninja models is the completely overhauled operating system, AtomOS
Cleaner, fresher and faster, thanks to hardware performance optimized for AtomOS 11, it delivers
a host of new features too, including EL Zone exposure referenced colorized image, ARRI False
Color, and new scheduled playback & recording tools.
Both models sport a distinctive ‘camo’ color polycarbonate body and now include more codecs as
standard: 6K ProRes RAW, ProRes, DNxHD as well as H.265, which was previously available as a
paid option.
While the Ninja is targeted primarily at owners of DSLR and mirrorless cameras, Ninja Ultra is built to
get the most out of camera to cloud technology and leans into cinematic workflows with Atomos
Connect. It can record full-quality files to ProRes RAW up to 4K 60p while at the same time recording
HD 60p to H.265, and supports automatic matching filenames, timecode and record from ARRI,
Canon and RED cameras. More cameras will be supported very soon.
Ninja Ultra’s new 4K camera to cloud mode lets you record and upload much higher quality bitrate
H.265 video with higher framerates. H.265 files are half the size of H.264 media. They’re small enough for camera to cloud workflows but more than good enough for immediate use on social media, sports reporting or news gathering.
Adding an Atomos Connect expansion module to either a Ninja or a Ninja Ultra enables Atomos
RemoteView – a brand new technology that lets you share live views from your Atomos screen with
other Atomos monitors, as well as with iPads, Macs and Apple TVs wirelessly. You can monitor what’s
happening on-set and look through any connected camera taking the shot, from anywhere in the
world. RemoteView is a total game-changer for remote production, offering many new features never
seen before.
For Ninja Ultra only, the Atomos Connect module provides a lower latency, higher throughput and
more stable connection with Wi-Fi 6E. Once again, Atomos is leading the way by incorporating this
cutting-edge Wi-Fi standard into its cloud-enabled products.
Both Ninjas are backwards-compatible with their predecessors, Ninja V and Ninja V+, so all Atomos
and third-party accessories can be used with the new products.
“While we continue to innovate, we continue to listen to our customers too,” said Trevor Elbourne,
CEO of Atomos. “Ninja remains the go-to ProRes monitor-recorder for individual content creators and
freelancers, but with even more functionality. If cloud connectivity is not your priority right now, that’s
no problem at all – you can just add that option further down the road as your business dictates.”
“Ninja Ultra, on the other hand, has been tuned for cinematic workflows as well as the cloud, although
we strongly recommend that it’s paired with the Atomos Connect module to maximize its potential for
studios and broadcast facilities. The addition of dual recording in 4Kp60 ProRes RAW and H.265 has
been the most requested feature since we introduced cloud-enabled products last year.”
Both Ninja and Ninja Ultra will be shipping from early September 2023, priced at $599/€599 and
$799/€799 respectively, excluding local sales taxes. You can see them both at IBC, Amsterdam at the Atomos booth (11.D25)
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