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On Camera / Portable
Unleash your camera’s full potential
From the core, every feature has been designed with professionals in mind focussing on improving the performance and capability of your camera.
Record from the sensor
Shoot video the way you intended and capture directly from your professional SDI camera to Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD. Record high-resolution proxies from Arri and Red and edit inside a responsive timeline until you are ready to swap out the proxies for final delivery.
On the go or in the edit suite
Instantly review footage on the Blade on location or in the edit suite. Loop straight out to a SDI broadcast monitor for client reviews and mark takes with favorites or reject clips based on client feedback.
Director Quality Monitor
Monitor with the responsive SuperAtom 5” display. The intuitive touchscreen interface gives you one touch access to Waveform monitoring for both Luma and RGB parades, Vectorscope, Focus Peaking, Zebra Patterns and False Color.
Pipeline to your Timeline
Dock the Master Caddy and import your media into your NLE, all with no transcoding. Save time in your workflow and edit faster than ever thanks to the native codecs of Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD.
Monitor hdr with your log camera
Shooting in camera Log (S-Log2, S-Log3, C-Log, V-Log etc) delivers the maximum sensor detail in your recordings, when viewed on monitors it looks washed out & makes judging exposure difficult. AtomHDR brings post production for HDR monitoring to the field, displaying high brightness range of Log footage with the brightness and vibrancy as the eye sees it on our SuperAtom IPS 8-bit 400nit calibrated monitor.
Superatom. super 5” IPS display
Step up from your LCD viewfinder with the SuperAtom 5” display. Designed to be vibrant and calibrated for Rec. 709, see detail how you see them on set.
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5" SuperAtom
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1280x720
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Calibrate
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Waveform
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Focus Peaking
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False Color
connect. monitor. record.
Included on every Samurai Blade is SDI I/O for quick connections to SDI Broadcast and Film cameras and output to larger on set monitors for instant review.
continue on with continuous power
With the patent pending hot swappable dual battery system you will never be out of action. Keep recording and automatically swap to a second battery when power is low.
break the 30 min barrier
Thanks to affordable 2.5” HDDs and SDDs, expect reliable and long recordings which is ideal for event shooters. With a 1TB HDD, you can record 10+ hours of Apple ProRes HQ, breaking the 30min recording barrier imposed by many cameras (recording time limit is camera dependent - refer <a href="https://www.atomos.com/cameras">atomos.com/cameras</a>)
The Atomos Master Caddy provides flexibility with your choice of HDDs and SSDs.
We’ve also teamed up with G-Technology, the creators of professional storage solutions. Soon a re-designed Master Caddy will be available for purchase that will be compatible with the ev series range.
Any editing application. No encoding required
Shoot, Record and Dock straight into the editing application of your choice in pristine Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD.
USD
$495
ex local tax
Samurai Blade
Find your nearest re-seller| Weight | |
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| Without batteries & media | 345g / 12oz |
| With batteries & media | 696g / 25oz |
| Dimensions (W x H x D mm) | 153 x 87 x 48mm, 6.0 x 3.4 x 1.9” |
| Construction | Aircraft-grade Aluminum for durability & portability |
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| Power | |
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| Operating power | 3.3W (monitoring only) / 6.8W (Rec, Mon, Play) |
| Compatible batteries | NP-F series, D-Tap and supporting accessories |
| Input voltage (battery) | 6.2V to 16.8V |
| Battery time (based on 7.4V) | 2600mAh - up to 4hrs |
| 5200mAh - up to 8hrs | |
| 7800mAh - up to 12hrs | |
| DC In | - |
| Continuous power * Patent pending |
Primary-secondary battery system Change batteries without losing power Loop batteries continuously |
| Touchscreen | |
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| Size | 5” |
| Resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| PPI | 325 |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 native / 4:3 Letterbox |
| Color standard | REC709 HDTV |
| Look up table (LUT) support | 1D LUT |
| Anamorphic de-squeeze | - |
| Technology | SuperAtom IPS panel (capacitive touch), calibration to Rec.709 with optional calibration unit |
| HDR | |
|---|---|
| AtomHDR | Yes |
| Supported Log formats | Sony SLog2 / SLog3, Canon CLog / CLog 2, Arri Log C, Panasonic Vlog, JVC JLog, Red LogFilm |
| Supported Gamuts | Native gamut (no conversion) |
| Bit depth | 8-bit |
| Brightness | 400nit |
| PQ in/out In = Post Out = Monitor |
No / No |
| Video input/loop out | |
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| HDMI | - |
| SDI | 1 x HD/SD-SDI (SMPTE) |
| Signal | Uncompressed true 10-bit or 8-bit 422 (camera dependent) |
| Video output (play out) | |
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| HDMI | |
| SDI | 1 x HD/SD-SDI |
| Signal | Uncompressed true 10-bit or 8-bit 422 (playback file dependent) |
| Supported loop out formats | |
|---|---|
| HDMI to HDMI | - |
| SDI to SDI | 720p 50/60, 1080i 50/60 1080pSF 24/25/30 1080p 24/25/30 |
| Video signal conversion | |
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| HDMI to SDI | - |
| SDI to HDMI | - |
| Supported Codecs & frame rates (record & playback) | |
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| Raw to CDNG (Record only)* | N/A |
| Raw to ProRes / DNxHR | N/A |
| Video to ProRes / DNxHR | Codecs
Apple ProRes HQ, 422, LT AVID DNxHD 220x, 220, 145, 36 Frame rates 1080p; 24/SF24/25/SF25/30/SF30 1080i; 50/60i 720p; 50/60p SD 480i, 576i |
| Onboard processing | |
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| Pulldown removal | 24/25/30pSF > 24/25/30p (2:2 pulldown) 60i > 24p (3:2 pulldown) |
| 4K UHD downscale for HD monitoring | - |
| Audio in/out (48kHz PCM audio) | |
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| HDMI | - |
| SDI | 12ch 48kHz 16-bit |
| Audio | Line in / Headphone out 2ch 48kHz 16-bit |
| Remote start/stop | |
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| HDMI | - |
| SDI | SDI trigger camera selectable |
| Other | LANC control - Slave |
| Playback | |
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| Playlist | - |
| Genlock / LTC | - |
| Recording | |
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| Pre-roll record | - |
| Custom timelapse | - |
| Meta data tagging | Yes (Favorite, Reject) |
| Supported media (Approved List at atomos.com/drives) |
SSD 2.5” HDD (5,400 to 7,200rpm) |
| Master caddy case | Master Caddy 1 (included) 75mm x 105mm x 12mm |
| Master caddy dock | 2.5” SATA to USB 2.0/3.0 |
| Supported applications | Supported Applications FCPX/FCP7+ Media Composer 5.0+ Premiere 5.5+ EDIUS 6.0+ Vegas Pro 10+ Lightworks Autodesk Smoke 2015 |
| XML support | FCPX XML native, FCP7 supported with conversion (Adobe compatible) |
| Accessories included | Samurai Blade unit, Universal battery charger 110- 240V, AC adapter & car charger, docking station & leads, 2 x master caddy cases, 1 x Atomos 2600mAh battery, Rugged carry case, D-Tap adapter, 2.5mm “Y” adapter cable for LANC |
| Optional extras | 5 x Master caddy cases, Sunhood, Carry cases, Canon & Nikon adapter plates, Connect H2S converter, Connect S2H converter, Power Station |
All specifications correct when published, subject to E&OE.
* Available in future firmware updates
| Samurai Blade Firmware |
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Samurai Blade Firmware V5.2 Update Atom OS to take advantage of the latest features for the best possible experience. Watch the AtomOS 5.2 video |
| Samurai Blade Resources |
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User Manual |
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Quick Start Guide (ATOMSMB001) |
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Samurai Blade Product Brochure |
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HDR Tech-guide |
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Recommended Drives |
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Supported Cameras |