Ninja 5-inch monitor-recorders bring high-end ProRes RAW recording and professional monitoring to every level of production. From affordable 6K ProRes RAW capture over HDMI to full-featured 8K SDI workflows with cloud connectivity, Ninja delivers speed, quality, and reliability in a compact on-camera design.
Using intuitive, on-screen sliders you can adjust white balance, lens aperture, shutter speed/angle and ISO. A red edge display indicates when the camera is recording internally, whether triggered by the camera or from the Ninja RAW, TX GO or TX. Control is available for most Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony mirrorless cameras over USB‑C, and all Z CAM E2 series models (LANC cable required, purchased separately).
Tap the Ninja RAW, TX GO or TX touchscreen to have the camera automatically focus on your point of interest. Touch to focus takes advantage of camera focus modes such as focus tracking for effortless control and sharp images. Available on compatible cameras only.
The Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX screen is 50% brighter than its predecessors, and is packed with pro monitoring features like EL Zone™ false color, focus peaking, waveform, RGB parade, vectorscope and more! All Ninja models feature the Atomos OS combined with the 5-inch touchscreen interface to give you far more control of your shot, displaying much more detail than your camera’s built‑in display.
Atomos invented the concept of a monitor that also records to high capacity, inexpensive removable media. Previous Ninjas used removable SSD Drives*, but now with Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX you can choose to record on either CFexpress* or an external SSD drive* with high-speed USB-C connection. So now you have even more recording media options!
*Storage media purchased separately. Minimum performance / certification requirements apply
Both Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX come with everything included for Wi-Fi cloud connectivity, including 20GB of free ATOMOSphere storage and the ability to share footage with anyone, anywhere. Just as with Ninja or Ninja Ultra (fitted with Atomos Connect), you can upload directly to camera to cloud platforms like frame.io and Dropbox, or transmit and receive NDI 6 / HX3 streams.
Many professional filmmakers rely on their Ninja to give them pristine RAW video direct from the camera sensor. Unlike many cameras, Ninja can record for hours, not minutes. And all Ninjas come with an array of professional monitoring tools that help you really nail the perfect shot.
Ninja is lightweight and portable, perfect for content creators on the go. Its extensive monitoring tools include many different industry-standard frame guides that make it easy to compose your footage for different social channels, without having to reset and re‑frame.
Without timecode synchronization, manually adjusting footage and audio sources can be an arduous and time-consuming process. With AirGlu™ timecode sync over RF or Bluetooth built-in to Ninja TX, you can frame-accurately sync not just your monitor-recorders, but compatible recording devices too.
Next generation Ninjas take performance to the next level with support for high-speed CFexpress Type B cards (sold separately). This cutting-edge media format gives you faster read/write speeds, higher resolutions, and more reliable recording – ideal for demanding ProRes RAW workflows.
Ninja TX expands its professional versatility with 12G-SDI input and output, in addition to HDMI. Having both SDI and HDMI built in supports a wider range of cameras and production workflows. SDI also enables longer cable runs, making the Ninja TX a reliable hub in multicam or studio workflows.
Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX have three USB‑C ports, one of which is used to power the device. The other USB‑C ports enable the direct attachment of external storage media or network adaptors. It’s a future-ready addition designed to keep pace with content creation needs.
Adding a tally light to Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX is a simple but powerful update that is especially useful in live production setups. A tally light provides a clear visual indicator of when the camera is recording or broadcasting. When the Ninja is recording, the light automatically turns red (live/on-air). If the tally light is green it indicates to the talent that the camera/monitor-recorder is on preview or standby.
Atomos has developed a unique and rugged locking ecosystem to maintain a secure grip on connected HDMI and USB-C cables. Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX come with special brackets to facilitate this, and a USB-C locking cable. With Atomos locking cables you get the most robust cable system available today.
Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX support USB-C Power Delivery (PD), which allows the device to be powered directly from a compatible USB-C source, including power banks, and wall adapters.
NP-F batteries are ideal for field use—powering your monitor-recorder through extended shoots without the need for frequent swaps or complex power setups. (Purchased separately)
Compatible with all Atomos monitors that accept an NP-F Sony L-Series type battery. Requires the separately available Atomos Locking AC Power Adapter to provide power. (Purchased separately)
The Ninja series supports a wide range of resolutions and frame rates, depending on the output of your camera: up to 120fps at HD resolution, up to 60fps at 4K UHD/DCI and up to 30fps at 8K UHD/DCI resolution. Shooting in higher frame rates is typically used for slow motion playback or fast action scenes.
All Ninjas come with ProRes RAW, ProRes RAW HQ, ProRes LT, 422 & 422 HQ, and H.265 pre‑activated, so you can start shooting immediately. Both Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX also include Avid DNx and NDI 6 / HX3, neither of which is available on Ninja RAW. NDI is a separate online purchase for Ninja and Ninja Ultra.
All Ninja monitor-recorders support a wide variety of LOG profiles from the most popular camera manufacturers, including Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Nikon, Fujifilm, ARRI, and RED. Being able to work with LOG profiles allows for greater dynamic range and more flexibility in color grading during post‑production.
The Ninja range offers a comprehensive suite of simple, one-touch monitoring tools for focus, framing, and exposure, including focus peaking, zoom (2:1, 1:1), zebras, false color (including ARRI and EL Zone™), frame guides, SMPTE safe areas, grid markers, waveforms, an RGB parade, vectorscope, and flexible 3D/1D LUT support with profile and preset options (including .cube file uploads). Additionally, Ninja provides anamorphic de-squeeze monitoring to correct the ratio for anamorphic lens setups.
All Ninja monitor-recorders support EL Zone, a professional false color exposure tool that helps you see exactly how bright or dark different parts of your image are. Unlike traditional false color systems that use rough IRE ranges, EL Zone assigns specific colors to exact exposure values—based on stops of light, in the same way your camera sees exposure. It’s a precise and consistent way to expose your image correctly every time.
A Ninja monitor-recorder receives LOG signals from the camera and offers real-time LUT (Look-Up Table) preview to approximate what the final graded image will look like in Rec.709 — all while recording in high-quality ProRes, DNxHR, or ProRes RAW. Custom LUTs (.cube files) can be loaded from the CFexpress card or SSD and used in conjunction with the Ninja’s built-in monitoring tools for precise exposure control.
All Ninjas have a 5-inch, 10-bit HDR/SDR touchscreen display. Ninja and Ninja Ultra have 1000 nits of brightness, while Ninja RAW, TX GO and TX have 1500 nits of brightness. All Ninja screens are viewable in direct sunlight and sun hoods are available as a separate purchase for extreme conditions.
You can view 10+ stops of dynamic range from a LOG / PQ / HLG signal. Ninja’s unique HDR monitoring features help you simplify the complexities of shooting LOG and HDR, because it is possible to replicate post-production workflows when it matters most – while you are shooting.
Calibration is the key to a trustworthy monitor. All Ninjas can be calibrated with Calibrite Display Pro HL / Plus HL probe using the Atomos Calibrator app, for ongoing accurate HDR and Rec.709 monitoring. Accurate monitoring ensures reliable results.
Camera to Cloud (C2C) is a workflow that lets you upload your video files directly from your connected Atomos monitor-recorder to the cloud, from wherever you’re shooting. There’s no time lost transporting and copying drives. Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX have everything you need to do C2C built in. Cloud-enabled monitor-recorders support direct upload to our own cloud platform ATOMOSphere, as well as third-party platforms, including Frame.io and Dropbox.
NDI is a way to send and receive video over ordinary networks (including Wi‑Fi and mobile) in high quality, but with remarkably low bandwidth requirements. It’s used increasingly in live production and events. A Ninja can be fully integrated into an NDI environment, either as an NDI source, visible to all other authorized devices on the network, or as an NDI receiver, with all the monitoring functionality you expect from an Atomos device. NDI is included with Ninja TX and TX GO, but not Ninja RAW. For Ninja/Ninja Ultra it can be purchased from my.atomos.com (requires Atomos Connect).
Timecode is a unique digital “timestamp” assigned to each frame of video. It ensures that all your devices—cameras, audio recorders, and monitors—are in perfect sync. Ninja TX includes AirGlu™ timecode sync over RF or Bluetooth to act as a powerful timecode hub. For Ninja/Ninja Ultra an Atomos Connect module is required (purchased separately).
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Record full-quality ProRes RAW up to 4Kp60 while simultaneously recording HDp60 in H.265. It’s the best of both worlds. Craft your edit with the H.265 ‘proxy’ files. If that’s good enough quality for social media, send it out. If not, autoconfirm with the ProRes RAW master files for grading and finishing in post production.
Automatically match filenames, timecode and record triggers from ARRI, Canon, RED and Sony cameras over SDI (Ninja TX), or the Nikon Z9 over HDMI (Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX only). Matching back to the original in-camera (OCF) filenames makes a autoconforming proxy files a breeze.
Segment/split long recordings into smaller, user-defined chunks, all without dropping a frame. With SegmentPro you can fit your files into any workflow. It’s easier to share smaller files, and safer too: if you lose a big file, you’ve lost everything. Working with smaller files minimizes this risk.
1500nit, on-camera HDMI / SDI monitor with WiFi recording up to 8Kp30 ProRes RAW to CFexpress or USB-C storage (AtomOS 12)
1500nit, on-camera HDMI monitor with WiFi that records up to 6Kp30 ProRes RAW to CFexpress or USB-C storage (AtomOS 12)
1500nit, on-camera HDMI monitor that records up to 6Kp30 ProRes RAW to CFexpress or USB-C storage (AtomOS 12)
1000nit, on-camera HDMI monitor that records up to 6Kp30 ProRes RAW to external SSD storage (AtomOS 11)
The ultimate expansion module for Ninja, Atomos Connect adds Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet for camera to cloud workflows, AirGlu™ wireless sync for multicam productions and an SDI input to cater for a wider range of cameras.
AtomX Cast transforms Ninja into a compact, fully-featured production studio. Switch between 4 x 1080p HDMI sources, apply graphic overlays, and use its USB UVC webcam output for improved web conferencing and live streaming.
UltraSync One is a highly accurate wireless timecode, genlock and word clock generator, transmitter and receiver all in one external device.
UltraSync Blue can be used as a timecode generator, AirGlu RF wireless server or client receiver with AirGlu BT Bluetooth timecode.
Today’s creators demand storage that can keep up with higher resolutions and frame rates. CFexpress delivers the speed and reliability professionals can rely on. Adopting the CFexpress Type B format is one of the key innovations of our two most advanced monitor-recorders yet: Ninja TX GO and Ninja TX. This eBook explains why we are transitioning to this recording media.
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