8+2 FRC uses various algorithms that flash 2 color tones very rapidly, thus giving the perceived impression of a third color that really isn’t there. 8+2 FRC (Temporal Dithering) is a way of turning the 16.7 million colors from an 8-bit panel into the 1.07 billion colors that a true native 10-bit panel can display. While Atomos states in the specifications that the monitor is 10-bit, the screen display on the Ninja V is not a “true” 10-bit display. I think this is by far the best screen that Atomos have ever made (geez, I sound like Tim Cook at an Apple launch). The images are very sharp and detailed and it makes getting critical focus a lot easier. In short, the screen of Ninja V is pretty impressive. The Ninja V also has a 1/4″-20 reducer in the 3/8″ thread which gives you further versatility when it comes to mounting. There are quite a lot of companies now incorporating this type of mount into their products such as Shape, SmallRig, Wooden Camera, and Bright Tangerine. This is something that won’t happen when you use the Ninja V, as long as you attach a compatible monitor arm or accessory that uses an ARRI 2-pin 3/8″. A common problem with most 1/4-20″ mounts is that your monitor arm or whatever else you have attached will start loosening or spinning around. The ARRI accessory mount is a simple but effective design that has a pin on each side of the 3/8″ screw that prevents devices mounted on it from twisting. You have two options for mounting points, one on top and one on the bottom. Atomos have incorporated the use of the ARRI 2-pin 3/8″ accessory mount. Sometimes it’s the small stuff that makes a product enjoyable to use and it’s attention to detail that often makes one product stand out from another. The video out also has the option for a downscale to be applied allowing your 4K input to be converted to a 1080 HD output for use with existing HD equipment. This output is 2.0a and can carry either a 4K or HD signal (with the option to down-convert the 4K input to HD). It carries a loop-through of the incoming HDMI signal in record and standby mode and the playback signal when the Ninja V is in playback mode. This allows you to connect to an external monitor or other devices with an HDMI input. This is the standard Atomos layout that really hasn’t changed much over the years. On the other side, there is a HDMI In and an HDMI Out. The Ninja V uses LANC Slave and so a LANC controller must first be attached to a camera and the output taken out via a Y cable to the Ninja V. The latest version of the Atomos Calibration software is available at For remote operations via this port AtomOS supports both LANC in Sony and Canon format. For optimal calibration, it is recommended that your Ninja V is powered up for 30 minutes prior to calibration. The calibration unit utilizes the optional USB to serial adaptor cable. The calibration 2.5mm jack allows for the connection of the X-Rite i1Display Pro calibration device. On one side, you have a power button, Mic/Line audio input, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and remote jack. While HDR is great and I hope it gets more widely accepted and implemented, it’s still in its infancy. I’m still very much a firm believer in exposing to get the correct results in camera. If you start lifting up your exposure because you think its cool to monitor in HDR and then you hand your material off to a client who is going to edit and grade it for a REC709 delivery you won’t be getting any calls back for future work. If you aren’t delivering in HDR and let’s face it, not a lot of people are, you are just going to make more work for yourself and potentially stuff up material that is intended to fit in a REc709 space. You don’t necessarily want to be monitoring in HDR or overexposing your image so it looks good on an HDR monitor. Now that there are fixed standards for PQ and HLG HDR, in my opinion, it is better to stick to those standards as it takes out all the guesswork. Back when the Atomos first introduced HDR into their products there really wasn’t any standards and a lot of what they were doing was based on what they thought was right. While the new system doesn’t have a slider or as many parameters that you can change I actually prefer how Atomos is now doing it. Above you can see the menu options for how HDR was done on the Shogun Inferno and Ninja Inferno.
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