How to Trigger HDMI Recording on the Sony A7S III and Ninja V Monitor

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[@myrealitymedia]

been scouring KZbin for several months for a video that actually shows you how to record without pressing it on the screen. Yours is the first I have found. Thank you!

[@adrianpale2342]

At first I was a little annoyed by the "stay tuned to find out what you really came here for" at the very beginning. BUT you get right to the point and give specific thorough walk-throughs of the 3 different options. Very helpful! Subscribed

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@davidventura8350]

Finally! I was searching for this for about an hour now, thank you. Also great quality vid!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@bugfungus79]

Love these videos, always to the point, clear, and explaining something nobody else has covered!

[@josephvalentinephoto]

I’ve been searching for a clear and concise explanation of how to set this up and you provided it! Thank you! I’m now subscribed.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thanks for watching!

[@ilanolivares9971]

Finally! I was trying to simplify recording on my Video Assist while camera is on gimbal. This video is perfect!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Happy to help!

[@alexadkins4944]

This is THEEEEEEEEE video I needed to find-- thank you SO much!!!!!!

[@mike_s_media]

Definitely deserve waaaaaay more views, likes, and subs!! Been looking all over for this and you not only have it but present it in the most clear and concise manor! Thanks for the video!!! Subbed, liked, and belled!!!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy I could help you with this!

[@WilltheThril]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video.

[@parodyverse]

Thank you for this tutorial. I’m using the FX30 and time code output also has to be on to trigger both recording at the same time.

[@ShoeysAdventures]

Thank you so much, one of the only guides that actually mentions the Ninja controls to change too not just the camera! couldnt get it working until now, THANKYOU!!

[@HighGravityAdventures]

Well done. I couldn't figure out what I was missing but now I see where I went wrong! Thank you!

[@videodrone4287]

Thanks alot - you saved my hours of trying

[@MarkLewisfitness]

This is perfect-my 14-year-old is in charge of starting the recording at my wedding on Saturday and this means he can hit the easy button on the a7 and leave the ninja well alone!!!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Awesome! I’m glad this helps you!

[@jonster]

Finally!!! So simple but I didn’t figure it out! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thanks!!

[@TheOriginalRonaldo]

Your beautiful Desiree 😍 Thank you for this video 📹 ❤️

[@JasonHwang79]

Thanks for the video, it was exactly what I was looking for.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

I'm glad it was helpful for you.

[@richardsworldtraveleryoutu9274]

I had this figured quite awhile ago, but I just had to learn this again for the Sony A1. All of these setting work on the Sony A1. 👍

[@zyproduction9412]

It helps alot! i've spend the whole afternoon figuring out how! A big Thank you!

[@iwasjustthinking5160]

Thanks so much for the video. I've been wanted to trigger the camera record and the Ninja and you explained it so well.

[@KphotoMumbai]

Hi can you tell me how to set up sony a6400 to the Ninja v triggering from camera for record..

[@This-Is-Austin]

Hey great video, very good explanation and helpful information.

[@TheProVideo]

thank you for the video. can we start recording from ninja v and record on both Camera and Ninja v?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

If you start the recording from the Ninja V it will only record on the Ninja and not the camera. Unfortunately you can't trigger the recording from the Ninja to both camera and Ninja V.

[@TheProVideo]

@@DesireeRodriguez i need that option ) and when you trigger you can change the FPS on the camera , Ninja recording only 60fps , do you know how to fix it?

[@_LateralMedia_]

Super helpful thank you!! The Sony menus can be a nightmare some times.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Yes they can!

[@nmorozdp]

Thank you :) wanted to see those tally lights on my FX3 without recording internally and, considering these two cameras are very similar, it works perfectly!

[@christopherwagnershow8032]

Thank you very much, the only video in all youtube that explains just what I needed. God bless you!

[@MegaReaso]

Thank you. Easy to follow instructions. Appreciate it

[@freddymakesamovie6015]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!

[@billem16]

Hi weird question - what if I want the Red record border on the Ninja V, but only want to use it as a monitor and not also as a recorder? Will it still show me the red record border even if there is no SSD attached? I only want to record internally to my A7siii but I want the red record border on the Ninja. Thank you!

[@JamesChurchill]

2:50 Just for reference "Remote Mode" is unrelated to camera triggering, it's for adjusting camera settings from the Ninja V's screen (only for ZCam at present, it's easier to do it on the camera itself for most other camera models anyway.) So triggering will work regardless of how it's set, as long as everything else is right.

[@markspencer4557]

Very well explained helped me out today thank you!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

I'm glad it helped!

[@dhyaajoda1]

Hello,I'm using the Ninja v with my sony fx3 but it's stop recording after one minute each time!.Do you know please how i can fix that ?

[@themediaclinic]

Thank you so much! I followed the Atomos video on the raw setup and it didn't show the Rec Control option and I couldn't get it to work. You saved me a lot of headaches.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad my video helped you!

[@simonwarmer8777]

Very helpful! When both devices are triggered by the camera will this mean the Ninja will include gyro data as well? Thank you!

[@multimediamel8558]

I notice that upon hitting the record button on the camera the ninja red icon record indicator does not illuminate letting me know it too is recording?

[@user-dt1do1pt9x]

Been long for this set up for long time. Ahhh finally. Thank you !!!!!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

I’m glad I could help!

[@johnmarkreed]

Thanks for making this video. This was very Helpful!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

You’re welcome!

[@lumineye08]

When I go to REC Control it doesn't give me the option to select saying 'This operation or setting not available as follows Time Code Output Off' - help!

[@Matt-SarcasMo]

I am desperately looking for a method to trigger the camera recording from the Ninja V . is there a way please ?

[@christopheaxford9142]

Hello and thanx. It solved my problem with 4K RAW output. But does not work in 1080p. Pal. I tried with no proxy - no internal recording but still does not trigger. Still searching… if you have an idea 💡 happy new year

[@osmankerimben2149]

You are soooo great, thank you so much! I just subscribed ❤️

[@JarahGartenerSimons]

Great video! I have a question which you might know. Is it possible to see the Rec dot on the shinobi when recording on the sonya7siii? I don't see it on my monitor and I tried all the different options (I think). Any idea?

[@juansalenko]

Thank you! Really good walkthrough that I desperately needed! Lifesaver!

[@OgDj2024]

Great tutorial! Can this work with a Canon M50 Mark ll

[@jordancorredor]

Do you know if you can record slog 3 and prores raw simultaneously on the a7s iii and ninja V?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Yes you can. When you turn on the raw output on the A7S III the color gamut setting for the raw output will automatically be in slog 3 and it will send that flat image into the Ninja V.

[@muleyg]

Thank you very much for this video Desiree. Very, very useful information to know.

[@rudraigus]

Hi, thank a lot!! I have seen that some A7sIII users have rec light on their cameras. I thought that with the update that would be enabled but no. Does anyone know how to activate it?

[@goatvisionCinematicfilms]

this video helped me! good job at explaining both ways

[@enriquemartin8655]

Hello. I am hoping you can assist me with an issue with my recently purchased NINJA V. I shoot with the PANA GH-6. I am also shooting PRO RES on both devices, When I download the NINJA files it shows as MOV. I have contacted ATOMOS and awaiting their response. Can you advise me what if anything I am doing wrong?

[@NewYorkerPEACE]

I love your video. It would be great if you did one on Ninja v OS11 and EL ZONE. thanks

[@outdoorhabits]

Omg! Thank you so much for this video. Keep up the great work!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thank you!

[@rod383]

awesome video as usual! Informative and well executed. You're a natural!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video!

[@sarkisfilms]

So helpful, thanks so much 🙏🏻

[@NickBuntonStudios]

Excellent video, helped me out with the trigger action, thanks!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@techdigitalgroup]

Great and simple!!! Well done!

[@swaffordt]

Many many many thanks for this!

[@funnymono]

Thank you. Very helpful content. Saved me a lot of time.

[@AshokRaptor]

The record function only works with 4K not HD 1080P. When you turn on record only on HDMI it automatically switches to 4K and their is no option to switch to 1080P. On Sony A7M4 Ver 1.10.

[@DirectorJoshy]

Thankyou so much for this video!

[@kynetron]

Thank you for the video, but I have a important question. there are possibility to rec 1080p in ninja with the first option you teach in the video? thanks

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Yes you can. You can change change the HDMI output resolution to 1080 and it will send that resolution to the Ninja.

[@kynetron]

@@DesireeRodriguez Thanks for answer! The hdmi output in camera is 1080p, but the atomos is UHD, I cant to put 1080p inside atomos with the rec control for only rec in atomos. I only want to record inside atoms and not in camera, when dual recording is activated the resolution is changed. I dont understand, I hope you help me. Thanks for all

[@DesireeRodriguez]

@@kynetron It seems like your Ninja is still receiving a 4K signal from your camera. Try changing the file format settings on the camera to one of the HD options. The Ninja should then match those settings and show as 1080. Also make sure that under the external output settings the HDMI resolution is set to 1080 and then under HDMI output settings the output settings are also set to 1080. With those three settings set to 1080 the Ninja should then receive a 1080 signal.

[@kynetron]

@@DesireeRodriguez really, thank you very much for replying. The fact is that I have tried everything in 1080 from the camera but if I try to record only in atoms and not dual recording the signal becomes 4k. I ask you to try it yourself to find out, in case you were doing something wrong. Thanks again

[@Videogroaher]

Why atomos have more different color and camera have different ?

[@paulg3388]

Another great Video. Just one thing that may be obvious, is that you need the Ninja plugged in and switched on for the options to show up on the Camera. I know I know pretty obvious but had me stumped for awhile. Yours embarrassed :) keep up the videos .. and I agree with others .. you should have WAY more views and subscribers than you have .. so hopefully you will get what you deserve in time !!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thank you so much!

[@leroyyancey8811]

Wow! Awesome! Quick and simple. Thank you!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thanks for watching!

[@LucasPassmore]

Omg this is amazing

[@FeechurPrezentations]

Great video! Straight to the point and precise explanations! I subbed. Thanks!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thank you so much!

[@dlcvideography5105]

Hey if I was just using it as a monitor and still wanted the red box on my atoms how do I do that? Thanks

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Unfortunately, you will need to record onto the Atomos in order to get the red box on that screen. If you don't only the time code that shows on the Atomos will run to show you that your camera is recording.

[@pegshealth]

YESSSSS!!!!! Thank you for what you are doing. It's so rare to see a woman doing videos like this so - what you do influences other women to "see" themselves in this business.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thank you so much!! You're right there aren't a lot of women doing videos like this and I want to show that we are here and can create great content.

[@driggsy]

Thank you!

[@ProApertureFilms]

awesome, just one thing. I lost the screen on the camera which I would love to have on so I can tap to focus. I'm using a a7IV is that the reason why it turns off?? because when I set it up to record on the monitor only it worked

[@DesireeRodriguez]

I tried this same setup on my A7IV and I was able to get both the screen in the camera and the Ninja on at the same time. I have a video where I set up the A7IV for video and I set it up to trigger a Ninja monitor like I did in this video. You can compare the settings I have there with your camera to see if they match. Here is the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioK7mouNlNmro6s

[@markophoto1]

Thanks so much for the video. Simple things like this will make me pull my hair out and I don't have any to spare.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@directorjparker1415]

Amazing video very helpful

[@AnthonyValli]

So easy to understand, thank you!!

[@estevanzamora]

Fantastic. Another question if I may: How can I save the framerate output from the Sony to a preset (the memory recall) so that, for example, if I select "2" it will switch the output settings to the Ninja at 60p as well as the file format of the camera itself? I thought I had figured it out, but now both presets "1" and "1" both show 24p output rather than one at 60 and one at 24. THis makes it so when shooting at 4k 60 I have to go back into the yellow menu and switch it. I also have to unplug the cable each time because if I don't have it set to "HDMI Only" I cannot see my A7S III screen. Thanks in advance if you can offer any assistance.

[@rileiv]

Excellent video, you just saved my life!

[@petev4747]

This video was helpful - ty

[@deciusfilms3651]

sorry know this is a sony video, but does anyone know if there's a similar setting for the canon r6?

[@mimmaking-filmyslubne9329]

Your setting in camera is XAVC S HD. Is the same in 4k high framerate modes? I heard, it is problem with black screnn in bulid on monitor while recording.... It is true?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

When I set my camera to record in 4K 60 I don't get a black screen while recording. My Ninja can only record up to 60 fps not 120 fps so I haven't tried recording past that frame rate.

[@lucrativestance]

I was wondering if you could help me. REC CONTROL is grayed out for me. Not sure why . Maybe you might know?

[@lucrativestance]

Figured it out, must have time code enabled on the camera

[@sergeypasternachenko3901]

Thank you, i's very helpful. I have a7iv. The one can record simultaneously in camera and to recorder. But there are big different between two footages. Thay have different contrast, saturation and WB. In ninja V proRes hq 422. In camera xavc-i 4k 10 bit 4:2:2. Do you have same situation with A7III?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Maybe there is a LUT in the Ninja V being applied to your footage. Usually the footage from the Ninja V matches the one from the camera when there isn't a LUT being applied.

[@sergeypasternachenko3901]

@@DesireeRodriguez thank you. I have no lut in ninja, I mutched to footages with low contact curve. Black point up, white point down. But i was surprised with different.

[@georgemr6327]

You are the best!!!❤

[@SamirSidkilasvegas]

Dear can you help me with an issue I am having when recording on my ninja V Plus. Once I record and watch it on my computer I do not get a clear screen I get all the items for example shutter 1/250 F5.6 etc on top I get the red Recording letters HD24 M/F etc how can I record clear so I can watch it clear its only on my ninja V + SSD Card but the camera is fine. THX in advance

[@DesireeRodriguez]

On the camera you need to turn off the HDMI Info display setting to get a clean image from the camera to the Ninja. You can find it by going into the menu and then setup-external output-HDMI Info. Display and change it to off if it's turned on.

[@ErikOlsen1]

How do you get the Ninja and the Sony LCD monitor to both be on at the same time? AttachingHDMI turns the monitor on the camera black.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Both screens have always stayed on for me when I’m connected through HDMI. I would make sure that the Select Finder/Monitor setting in the setup menu is either set to auto or manually to monitor to see if that lets you have the camera’s LCD monitor on while connected to the monitor.

[@anthonyburno]

Needed this. Thanks a lot!

[@BryceKoebel]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@rizwaans1]

Bang on point. Thumbs up for this video. Can you also please talk about the profile settings ? How do I get On camera profile recorded on ninja v eg: s-cinetone

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Thanks for the suggestion! I can cover that in a future video.

[@rizwaans1]

@@DesireeRodriguez eagerly waiting for this video now

[@leogilliland]

Hi, I have an urgent problem and I can't find a solution to it. You seem competent and your videos are awesome. So Thank's for that. I have a ninja V monitor together with the Sony A7s iii. Im just solely using the ninja v as a external monitor and I just want to record within the camera. I get it to work but I don't get a full screen on the ninja V screen. Would you know how to get a full screen view on the ninja V? I can get full screen bu turning the HDMI output of in the camera but then I can not record to my memory card on the camera...

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Hi! Under the External output settings try turning off the ctrl for HDMI. Then under HDMI output settings make sure the rec media dur HDMI output is set to on so you can record to your memory card and then under REC control set that to off. I tried this combination on my camera and I was able to get the full screen on the Ninja and only record to the memory card.

[@rubendominguez9028]

Thanks for this!

[@Hindsight101]

Thank you

[@MorphPicturesllc]

Thank you for this! GREAT VIDEO🔥

[@arthurkliese7245]

Hi, awesome Video, but somehow my Ninja V records the Screen of my Sony Fx3, if i trun ''ON'' the ''Rec. Media dur HDMI Output.'' I dont wan't the Ninja V to Record the Screen. :/ When i'm pressing Rec on the Sony, the Ninja is recording but ONLY Ninja, so when i do the steps from the Video, Ninja is Recording ''What i see, the Screen of the Sony, not actually what the Camera sees.'' is there anything i can do?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

You will need to turn off another setting that is called HDMI Info Display. On the A7S III that setting is under the external output menu in the setup settings. The location of this setting might be in a similar location on the Sony FX3. Once you turn it off you will get a clean video image from the camera into the Ninja.

[@cinemamediaproductions]

does the files inside the v are they different from the files inside the sony a7siii? i would like to use the v to make low res files as proxies of my footage on my a7siii is this possible?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Yes the files that the Ninja V records are different from the ones in the A7S III but you should be able to link them to each other in your editing software.

[@SvenKolb]

Just what I needed! Thanks a lot! 💪🏻💪🏻

[@DesireeRodriguez]

I’m glad it helped you!

[@SamirSidkilasvegas]

I do not want to record on my camera and ninja how do I shut off the camera screen just in my ninja v 5+

[@EloquentCreative]

Thank you for this!

[@joseagonzalez2973]

Thanks. This video helped. However, I have a lumix s5 and I can’t get the red frame when recording on my ninja s5. I’m new to this and I just recently got the camera and the monitor. I know you are familiar with the Sony camera but can you assist in the Panasonic? Thanks in advance

[@DesireeRodriguez]

I used to have a Panasonic GH5 and from what I can remember that feature was called REC frame indicator. It was under the display settings settings. It might be called the same thing and located in a similar section in the menu of the S5. Hope this helps!

[@joseagonzalez2973]

@@DesireeRodriguez yes you’re right, however, it only frames red on the camera monitor but not both. I don’t know if my ninja V is even recording when I press the button. But I will figure it out. Thanks anyway, keep up the nice work.

[@bjoerohe]

Thanks, excellent video

[@Hindsight101]

Thanks

[@danielmaka5104]

Hi, great video Dessire :-) If I want to record simultaneously to SSD and SD card like on your video I have problem with the sreen on a7s3. The screen is black and I see only on ninja V. If I setup record only to ssd is normal sreen on both perfect. I don´t know whats wrong. Plese help.

[@DesireeRodriguez]

Not sure why your screen goes black. You can check the viewfinder settings on the camera to see if it is switching to the eye piece instead of staying on the LCD screen when you plug it into the Ninja.

[@cuellar1usmc]

Awesome, thank you! Just curious, does this method bypass the 30min record time on the Sony A7iii?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

If you record only on the Ninja it will go past the 30 minute limit but I'm not completely sure if it will do it if you record to both the A7III and Ninja V at the same time.

[@cuellar1usmc]

@@DesireeRodriguez thanks for the reply, after much research I don’t think it bypasses it, but you are right if I only record on the Ninja it will go as long as the memory and battery last. Do you happen to know how good the quality will be if I only record in the ninja? Btw keep up the good work and reviews!

[@DesireeRodriguez]

It will record whatever quality you have your camera set to so if you have it set at 1080 it will record at 1080. If you have it set to 4K it will record at 4K. Just note that the Ninja V can record footage up to 4K at 60fps.

[@gerrypi51]

record start/stop does not work with the Moza Air Gimbal to Micro USB cable of the A7S3. The start-stop remote control works with the A7S2 (two). Does something need to be changed in the menu?

[@DesireeRodriguez]

As long as you turn the setting on in the camera it should work. I don't have the Moza Air gimbal to see why it doesn't trigger the recording. Maybe the cable that comes with the Moza Air is only compatible with the A7S II and not the A7SIII for some reason.

[@gerrypi51]

@@DesireeRodriguez Problem is solved with a Mini-Remote Control from SmallRig via Bluetooth. No. cable needed.