Ninja

10bit Uncompressed to Apple ProRes Field Recorder, Monitor and Playback Device.

The revolutionary Ninja is a portable touchscreen Professional 10bit HD Recorder, Monitor, & Playback device that captures pristine video and audio direct from any camera with a clean HDMI output. It encodes in real-time to the visually-lossless Apple ProRes format, onto low-cost, removable 2 ½ inch hard disks in Apple ProRes.

The revolutionary Ninja is a portable touchscreen Professional 10bit HD Recorder, Monitor, & Playback device that captures pristine video and audio direct from any camera with a clean HDMI output. It encodes in real-time to the visually-lossless Apple ProRes format, onto low-cost, removable 2 ½ inch hard disks in Apple ProRes.

Ninja packs a host of features into its compact, rugged aluminium body:

• Recording direct to Apple ProRes via HDMI -
  pristine HD uncompressed video from camara lens and sensor directly to Apple ProRes via HDMI
• Monitoring -
  On the Ninja Screen
• Playback -
  Instant playback for review of Apple Prores files to the NInja screen
• Touch Screen -
  Simple intuitive touch screen functionality
• Continuous Power -
  Atomos Continuous Dual Battery Technology
• Affordable Storage -
  Infinite affordable 2.5" HDD/SSD storage capability

And transforms your video production by:

• Eliminating the need for capture cards and wasted time logging and capturing by avoiding the lossy, time consuming capture-to-edit process
• Bypassing the image-degrading compression needed to squeeze HD onto in-camera flash storage like P2, SxS, SDHC etc
• Providing limitless and cheap storage through the use of abundant removable 2 ½ inch laptop hard disks
• Including all accessories in one rugged case - Batteries, Chargers, Disk Caddies and a PC/Mac docking station
• Recording to a high quality editing codec at the camera, in the field: simple.
• Recycling older cameras with obsolete tape and compression technology and updating them with a modern, high-quality file-based workflow

Better quality from your new or old camera. Infinite cheap storage. No worries about battery life. Ideal for everything from low-cost DSLRs to professional camcorders, Ninja transforms the way you work with video.

Everything Included for Real Production

At ATOMOS we believe in selling complete solutions. We're not like other companies that sell you a product and expect you to spend thousands of dollars extra for batteries, accessories, docking stations and chargers - to name just a few. We don't like this way of doing business and so for one low price we give you a complete solution:

• Ninja Unit -
  Recorder, Screen for monitoring and playback, Touch Screen for easy control
• HDD/SSD Master Disk Caddy (x2) -
  you buy the disks and insert them. This is by far the most affordable way to record video onto media
• 2600mAh Batteries (x2) -
  for continuous battery operation
• Charger -
  to charge your batteries
• Docking Station (and cables) -
  to connect to Mac or PC via Firewire 800 and USB2/3 for downloading or editing immediately from the Ninja Disks
• Ninja Carry Case -
  Tough, light and portable carry case to protect your investment

Tough Aluminium Body
Strong, light and portable, the super-tough aircraft-grade aluminium chassis weighs only 550g excluding disks and batteries, and 900g fully loaded with batteries and disk. The Ninja can be mounted almost anywhere using it's top and bottom ¼" tripod screw thread mounting points.

ATOM-OS
Inside the Ninja is the ATOM-OS, a custom made operating system just for video. It dedicates critically accurate tasks like encoding and camera input support to the precision hardware inside.

The ATOM-OS also runs theThe Touch-Screen, and the User Interface, and runs on top of our hardware much like a computer running Mac OSX.

Every part of the Ninja and the OS has been written from the ground-up to guarantee that you have the low-power, high-precision, reliable functionality that you need in real-world production use.

Hidden inside Ninja's compact design is a hardware implementation of Apple's ProRes codec: a bit-perfect rendition of Apple's professional compression system that's designed to leave your final images looking as good as when they first hit your camera's sensor. Apple gave us the thumbs-up for our implementation and have allowed us to market and sell the Ninja with Apple ProRes.

Ninja is simple to use as well, with a no-nonsense, intuitive touchscreen that doubles as a viewfinder and playback monitor. Ninja eliminates the need for a separate monitor, external high quality recorder and large battery by combining these three pro-video essentials in into one clever portable device.

Ultra-Low Power for Long Running Times
The Ninja consumes very little power, and is designed from the ground up to be a low power device to ensure long recording times and efficient use of batteries. Creating portable equipment with an ultra-low power consumption is an expertise that we're please to have in-house at Atomos. Cutting power consumption leads to affordable running costs, a more efficient workflow and a financial improvement for your business.

ATOMOS Continuous Battery Technology
Atomos' unique battery-looping technology means that you never have to interrupt a Ninja recording to swap power cells. Just unplug the old battery and replace it with a fully charged one. We call it Continuous Power!

Up to 750GB or 16.5 hours recording on each disk.
2.5" spinning disks or flash memory-based SSD's are the most reliable and affordable types of storage on the planet. Use super-cheap spinning disks (up to 750GB HDD) for everday studio and event work and switch instantly to flash based SSD's to give you the robust recording in vibration-sensitive or harsh recording environments. This is the same flash memory as in Compact Flash, SxS, P2 and SDHC cards but at a fraction the cost.

Ready-to-Edit
Ninja makes it easy to get video off your camera and onto your computer, with FireWire 800, USB 2 and 3 and interfaces built into the included docking station. Insert the 2.5" disks into the included docking station and the Apple ProRes files are recognised within seconds. They work natively with Final Cut Pro and on any computer with the ProRes codec installed (including suitably configured PCs). That's right: there's no capture card necessary in the ATOMOS Ninja workflow!

Technical Specifications:

Ninja Main Unit

• Dimensions (without Batteries) 115(W)x87(H)x41(D)mm

Weight

• 920 grams including batteries and spinning disk

Operating Power

• approx 6.3W (TFT max brightness, recording prores HQ to WD 7200 rpm Scorpio Black 500 G drive)
• approx 3.0W (TFT max brightness, monitoring only)

Batteries

• 2 x Small
  7.4V 2600mAh - recording time*
  5 hrs HQ; 7 hrs 422; 9 hrs LT
• 2 x Medium
  7.4V 5200mAh - recording time
  10hrs HQ; 14 hrs 422; 18 hrs LT6
• 2 x Large
  7.4V 7800mAh - recording time
  15 hrs HQ; 21 hrs 422; 27 hrs LT

* at 1080i60 extreme detail video;

better at lower rates or with typical video
Automatic and manual switchover of battery for continuous operation
Automatic and manual switchover of battery for continuous operation

Colour 16:9 TFT Touch Screen

• Size 4.3” diagonal
• Resolution 480x270
• Aspect Ratio 16:9 Native / 4:3 Letterbox

Video Input HDMI Uncompressed

Supported Input Formats

• HD 1080i60, 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 1080p30*, 1080p25*, 1080p24,
  1080p23.98, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, SD 480i, 576i
  * from firmware v1.1 (firmware download)

Recording Time:

HDD

• HDD 300GB
  • ProResHQ 3hrs
    ProRes422 4.5hrs
    ProResLT 6.5hrs
• HDD 500GB
  • ProResHQ 5hrs
    ProRes422 7.5hrs
    ProResLT 11hrs
• HDD 750GB
  • ProResHQ 7.5hrs
    ProRes422 11.5hrs
    ProResLT 16.5hrs

SSD

• 128GB
  • ProResHQ 77min.
    ProRes422 2 hrs
    ProResLT   3hrs

• 256 GB
  • ProResHQ 2.5 hrs
    ProRes422 4 hrs
    ProResLT   4.5hrs

Audio

• HDMI 2 Channel Embedded
• Line in 2 Channel Line Level Audio, Analog gain adjustment

Audio Output

• 2 Channel 0.5W Balanced Headphone or Line level output.

LANC

• LANC In and Out for integration with Camera LANC and Accessories
• LANC Loop feature

Master Caddy Specs

Dimensions:

• 75x105x12mm
• Supported Storage 2.5” SSD or HDD minimum 5400rpm
• Standard 9.5mm height or slimmer drive supported

Master Caddy Dock:

• 2.5” SATA to Firewire 800, USB2/3 and e-SATA

Supported Computers (for SATA adapter):

• Mac
  • All MacBook, MacPro, iMac and MacPro Models

• Windows
  
  • All USB2.0/3.0 compatible Notebooks, and Desktops.

Note: Apple ProRes Quicktime Application required to run ProRes on Windows

Applications:

• Final Cut Studio – All Apple ProRes supported versions
• Quicktime Mac and Windows

Accessories:

• Universal Battery Charger 110-240V
• Tripod Screw mounts and adaptors
• Protective cases and Travel Bags

SSD / HDD usage notes:
With spinning drives, you need to be careful in handling when recording. The drives will generally stand light/medium occasional bumps without problems, and the Ninja has an anti-shock buffer. However, spinning drives are not suitable for use in high vibration or movement environments, for example if the Ninja is strapped to the side of a motor bike.

With spinning hard drives, use a new drive, or one that has very little usage. Do not use old drives. Do not use drives that have been dropped.

On all drives, when handling, keep fingers away from the SATA connector at all times, as static electricity can damage the electronics inside.

SSD / HDD compatibility testing*

Excellent performance
Excellent shock handling