Atomos Shinobi 4K HDR Monitor Hands-on Review + Walkthrough

The Atomos Shinobi monitor is a 5.2 inch, HDR display that accepts a 4K signal through HDMI. It is super bright at 1000 nits and after testing it in person all week, here is my review and walkthrough of how it works. geni.us/shinobi
📦 Product Highlights
- 5” 1920x1080 HDMI Monitor (same as Ninja V recorder)
- 1000 nit brightness
- Accepts a 4K signal up to 30 fps or HD up to 60fps
- Can display 10+ stops of dynamic range when being used with Log or HLG HDR outputs.
- Built-in gamma presets for popular camera Log or HLG profiles.
- 427 pixels per inch
- Weighs only 200g / 7 oz
- Polycarbonate body
- 1/4”-20 mounts on top & bottom
- Headphone jack on the side to monitor audio
- On screen audio levels to help monitor sound
- 6 hour battery life from a single Sony NP-F750
- SD card for LUTs & firmware updates
- Can have 8 internal preset LUTs in memory, but have many more on an SD card to pull from too.
- $399 US / 399 Euro MSRP
📗 Table of Contents
1:15 - Screen Specifications
1:50 - HDR & Log LUTs
2:28 - Battery Life
2:54 - Brightness of Screen
3:39 - Mounting Options
5:01 - Vlogging with It
5:33 - Using it with a Computer for Grading
7:41 - User Interface Walkthrough
12:08 - For Photographers
12:40 - Calibration
13:58 - Final Thoughts
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Special thanks to Atomos for letting me borrow the Shinobi to do this review.
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[@jpjacobsenbr]

Damn, you are a good reviewer.

[@VickersDoorter]

This is the the most concise in-depth review I've seen for this screen. Once you mentioned it's colour-grading merits, I hit the Buy button.

[@davidlove8098]

Wow they sent out a ton of free products so everyone could do a review. Your was one of the more honest reviews so thanks. Influencers pushing products they were given is getting old and is a lot of fake reviews.

[@user-fza3]

Good point and critique for the monitor, thanks for your effort

[@AirTrashed]

Great, informative video, Caleb. VERY little "me me me" fluff here. You nailed it in a short session. I'm a fan. Keep it up.

[@AaronFilmsStuff]

Very nice review! I've been looking into one of these and this was helpful, thanks!!!

[@nikonman3971]

Dude your the best reviewer, thanks to your review I bought one. thank you for your in-depth job

[@lobehold-craftedbrandjourn8417]

The best video on this model I've found. Thanks. ;)

[@Pfagnan]

WHAT AN AWESOME BLOODY REVIEW!!!!

[@dexteroiio]

The best video about Shinobi!

[@simonbanfield6949]

Excellent review and detail covered. Thanks

[@thesharpshootersfl]

Thought the idea to use it while editing was great. Didn’t even think of that!

[@NathanYounghusband]

Very helpful! I’m keen to get the sdi version soon!

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[@auxsom]

Helpful video. Thank you.

[@clarke.inverary]

Great video, I like the shinobi it was a great idea.

[@zkcl75]

Thanks for the review. How is the waveform and rgb parade quality? Can you enlarge them or move them in any way through the touch screen?

[@gereral1_jackofalltrades]

I lik the HDMI on the left. Most mount mics on right. So HDMI cable will be outside of the rig.

[@wepranaga]

it's nice that you could hook it up to a computer and grade on it by using it as the output/preview of the video. color accuracy 👌👌

[@GDoggProductions]

I love how you use this monitor when colour correcting/grading in Pr 👏🏾 that's genius XD ! great video