Review: Atomos Shinobi
By Jamie G
Tech Jounralist, Allan Tépper says the Atomos Shinobi is the least expensive and most reliable standalone instrument he knows to test camera shyness/outgoingness in each mode. In Tépper’s recent review of the Atomos Shinobi he goes over the particular features other journalist haven’t; How great an instrument the Shinobi monitor is to instantly check shyness of your cameras in each particular mode, so you can act accordingly. The Shinobi is a high brightness 1000nit 5 inch HDMI monitor that’s perfect for vloggers, creatives and photographers. Check out some of the highlights from his review below.
Most other portable monitors I have seen sadly round non-integer framerates to the closest integer and many don’t even indicate whether the incoming signal is presented is progressive or interlaced. Fortunately, the Shinobi —and other products from Átomos— display non-integer incoming framerates to two decimals. (I would prefer three in the case of 23.976 but I’ll accept 23.98 as close enough for the purpose of camera shyness. It’s certainly much better than rounding it to “24”, which is a completely different but acceptable framerate even in 2021.) In addition, the Shinobi indicates whether any HD input is progressive or interlaced. In that sense, the Shinobi goes beyond its published specs
Allan Tépper
Whether we like it or not, camera manufacturers are still making shy cameras in 2021 for reasons that no longer make sense. The Shinobi from Átomos is the best standalone and foolproof device to test camera shyness and to know exactly what the camera is actually outputting, so we can take evasive action, as I have covered in many other articles. Of course, the Shinobi is also great to check your framing, focus, lighting and exposure, as many other tech journalists have covered in their reviews
Allan Tépper
Check out the full review from Allan Tépper here!
Learn more about Atomos here!