Atomos' new Shinobi 7 RX is a rugged, super-bright, 7-inch 2200 nit HDR monitor that’s billed as being ideal as a director’s monitor, focus puller’s monitor and program or preview display for video switchers.
As well as its extensive monitor-recorder range, Atomos also makes dedicated monitors. The Shinobi 7 RX is a redesign of the Shinobi 7 monitor that includes the camera control and touch to focus functionality of Shinobi II, plus wireless video monitoring.
The unit controls a host of Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony cameras over USB-C, and Z CAM E2 models through a separate serial cable.
Atomos says the camera control interface has been designed with a focus on common settings that need to be adjusted on a shot-by-shot basis, with sliders for adjusting lens aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Monitoring tools include EL Zone/ARRI false color, histogram, waveform, zebra, focus peaking, and zoom.
The addition of Wi-Fi connectivity provides a stable link between the Shinobi 7 RX and the TX component of Atomos’ TX-RX wireless video system, introduced earlier this year, or an RTSP H.264 stream. Atomos TX-RX delivers low-latency (less than 60 ms) HD-SDI and 4K HDMI video transmission for wireless on-set monitoring over distances up to 300 m (1000 ft).
“With Shinobi 7 RX we have taken everything people loved about the original Shinobi 7 and made it better,” says Atomos CEO Peter Barber. “It has been one of our most popular monitors and we wanted to bring across the powerful camera control features that were first introduced with Shinobi II.”
The Shinobi 7 RX will cost $699 / €699 (though in practice the US price is currently going to be $799 due to tariffs). It will be available towards the back end of October.