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Atomos announces ProRes RAW for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and E-M1X Cameras

Written by Heath McKnight | Sep 17, 2020 8:00:00 AM

Atomos now supports ProRes RAW for the Olympus OM-D cameras, specifically the E-M1 Mark III and E-M1X mirrorless cameras, over HDMI.


The NinjaV will now record ProRes RAW from Olympus mirrorless cameras.

The two companies worked together to achieve this goal, and is available for the Atomos Ninja V. Recording in RAW gives many more options in post-production.

Atomos Ninja V Features

The Ninja V allows crews to view their RAW video output in daylight without issues, and features a 5-inch touchscreen monitor with HDR support (HLG and PQ [HDR10] formats) and 1000 nit brightness. In addition, there are automatic color settings, waveforms, peaking, 1-1 magnification, and more.

It records ProRes RAW to removable AtomX SSDmini or any compatible SSD drive. From there, it's easy to connect to a computer via USB and immediately transfer the footage to start viewing dailies, editing, etc.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and E-M1X Mirrorless Cameras Features 

The Olympus and E-M1 Mark III features a 20.4 megapixel sensor, in-body 5-axis image stabilization, 4K and Cinema4K shooting, TruePic IX quad core processor, up to 15 fps mechanical and 60 fps silent electronic shutter, and more. and much more.

Meanwhile the OM-D E-M1X also has in-body 5-axis image stabilization, 4K shooting, Dual TruePic VIII dual quad core processors, 20.4 mp sensor, up to 15 fps mechanical and 60 fps silent electronic shutter, and more.

Summary

With the growing popularity of the Olympus E-M1 Mark III and E-M1X mirrorless cameras, and the industry standard ProRes RAW (and ProRes RAW HQ), the Atomos Ninja V offers video and filmmakers the ability to record RAW via HDMI, and edit with more options in Final Cut Pro X, Premier Pro, and other compatible NLEs.

Learn more at Atomos' Ninja V page, and Olympus' E-M1 Mark III and E-M1X pages.