Atomos Shogun: 4k Recording Begins

Atomos Shogun IBC 2014 from Atomos Video on Vimeo.

Oh Shogun, where art thou my Shogun?  Today there is finally some news on the Shogun front.  For those of you like myself who are anxious to begin shooting 4k footage on the Sony a7s, today is a monumental day in Shogun and a7s history.  Atomos today confirm that their award winning 4K Shogun digital field recorder has completed its first production run so the Shogun will begin shipping to dealers shortly.  Here is hoping they made that first Shogun run a Shogun sized large one, because the pent up demand for the Shogun must be huge by now!

Atomos Shogun At Its Introduction Announcement

The Shogun was riginally announced at the 2014 NAB show along with the Sony announcement of the a7s.  Since Sony’s release of the a7s a couple of months ago, we have all been waiting for the Shogun to finally arrive.  It will be great to see at last how the Atomos Shogun technology functions with the A7S to record 4k digital data uncompressed from the A7S 4k HDMI port.

“The wait is over for thousands of video professionals.” said Jeromy Young CEO and co-founder of Atomos. “Having been at the factory personally to oversee the production and testing of our first Shogun units, I can assure the world that the final product will exceed already high expectations.”

The impressive Shogun has a long list of world firsts in the 4K/HD monitor/recorder space including;

• First 4K/HD monitor/recorder with 12G SDI & 4K HDMI connections
• First 4K/HD monitor/recorder with SDI to HDMI & HDMI to SDI conversion
• First 4K/HD monitor/recorder with a truly pro monitor pixel density in excess of 300ppi
• First 4K/HD monitor/recorder with balanced XLR audio in/out

The Atomos press release goes on to say:

Outside of the feature list however, the user interface powered by AtomOS6 is the jewel in the crown. With every feature 1 touch away, new monitoring features like 2:1 zoom and a host of layout improvements designed to make camera setup, shot setup and work in post production easier the Shogun will be the “go-to” product for modern day film makers

Announced earlier this year the Atomos Shogun is a perfect implementation of ProRes standard. Recording all content to 4:2:2 10-bit, giving the user the choice of HQ/422/LT bit rates, ability to create Favorite/Reject XML file markers and (unlike other ProRes monitor/recorders on the market) not restricted by file size limits in the recording (e.g. 4GB or 2.5min).

Shogun features a stunning 1920×1200 SuperAtom IPS 7″ touchscreen at 325 PPI and 178 degree viewing. 400nit brightness and multi-frequency (48/50/60Hz) operation, depending on video input, gives super-smooth monitoring and playback. The Shogun also has genlock-in for synced recording and playout. The included Lemo breakout cable for XLR Audio gives balanced audio, mic and Phantom power, taking the Shogun to the highest level of audio capability.

Atomos is based in Australia with offices in the USA, Japan, China and Germany and has a worldwide distribution partner network. Further product information can be found at www.atomos.com.

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