The new Atomos Samurai Blade, a follow-up to the original 5″ HD-SDI Samurai, is now shipping (though stock seems to be low at the moment). Originally introduced at NAB, the external monitor/recorder has a 5″ 1280 x 720 touch screen, which is quite an upgrade from 800 x 480 panel in the previous model. Check out some videos and specs for the recorder below.
Here are the specs:
1280 x 720, 325 DPI 5″ IPS Capacitive Touchscreen Display
Records Up to 1080/30p/60i, 10-bit, 4:2:2
ProRes or DNxHD Encoding and Playback
SDI Input and Loop-Output
HDMI Input via Optional Atomos Converter
Stores to 2.5″ HDDs/SSDs
Supports ARRI and RED for Monitoring
S-Log / C-Log
Synced REC trigger
Timecode from Camera
Cut and Tag Editing Tool
6W Power Consumption
Price: $1,300
It looks like power consumption is down from the original Samurai almost 1 watt, which means you should be able to run slightly longer on the same batteries. Obviously if your camera only takes HDMI, you’ll need some kind of converter to be able to use it, and Atomos just so happens to make such a converter. I would imagine at some point that Atomos will also introduce the new display for the popular Ninja HDMI recorder, which should come in at a few hundred dollars cheaper. You can order now or learn more about the Samurai Blade using the links below.
Hot on the heels of the February announcement of the award-winning Ninja Blade, Atomos have announced two new products that cover the budgetary gamut of external recording needs. Click through to watch Joe Marine’s interview with Atomos Business Development Manager Will Thompson at NAB to discuss functionality, pricing and availability:
Shogun:
4K recording to ProRes, Cinema DNG RAW, Avid DNx up to 30p or 60i
HD recording up to 120fps
Fully calibrated 1920 x 1200 touchscreen monitor
Records to 2.5″ Harddrives and SSDs
Waveform monitoring, vectorscope, focus peaking
Cut and tag editing for the metadata of the clips
HDMI and SDI
$1,995
Shipping August / September
Ninja Star:
No monitor, ProRes recorder
$295
C fast cards
HDMI out
Targeted for DJI helicopters, B-cameras etc
Shipping mid-May
Share your thoughts on the new Atomos recorders in the comments below and stay up to date with this week’s announcements at our NAB master post.
To find out more, be sure to check out the Atomos website.
