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Review Summary
Steel construction for durability + portability. Fanless for silent operation
Size: 5-inch diagonal
Resolution: 800x480
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 native / 4:3 Letterbox
SMPTE Color Specification
Native Frame Rate Playback (48-60Hz)
1 x 3G/HD/SD-SDI
1 x HDMI
1 x HD/SD-SDI
1 x HDMI
HD 1080i60, 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 1080p30, 1080p25, 1080p24, 1080p23.98, 1080pSF23.98, 1080pSF24, 1080pSF25, 1080pSF30, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, SD 480i, 486i, 576i
Apple ProRes: HQ - 220Mbps
422 - 50Mbps
LT - 100Mbps
Avid DNxHD: Avid DNxHD-220/220x - 220Mbps (8/10-bit)
Avid DNxHD-185/185x - 185Mps (8/10-bit)
Avid DNxHD-145 - 145 Mbps (8-bit)
25pSF (50i) > 25p
30pSF (60i) > 30p
24p (3:2-60i) > 24p
23.98p (3:2-59.94i) > 23.98p
SDI 12 channels + 2 analogue channels with gain controls + 2 balanced XLR channels
SDI 12 channels + headphone for onboard review. (Select any pair of channels) + 2 balanced XLR channels
Via SDI trigger / Via SDI timecode / Via Lanc controller
ProRes HQ (10-bit, 220Mbps): 250GB - 2.5 hours; 500GB - 5 hours; 1TB - 10 hours
Avid DNxHD 220x (10-bit, 220Mbps): 250GB - 2.5 hours; 500GB - 5 hours; 1TB - 10 hours
ProRes 422 (10-bit, 150Mbps): 250GB - 4 hours; 500GB - 8 hours; 1TB - 16 hours
Avid DNxHD 145 (8-bit, 145Mbps): 250GB - 4 hours; 500GB - 8 hours; 1TB - 16 hours
ProRes LT (10-bit, 100Mbps): 250GB - 5.5 hours; 500GB - 11 hours; 1TB - 22 hours
3.3W (Monitoring Only) / 6.8W (Rec, Mon & Play)
20.2x14.0x10.2cm / 7.95x5.51x4.01"
1.9kg / 4.18lbs
The Atomos Ronin Portable Recorder, Player, Monitor Unit is a smart solution for both fixed-facility and on-location video production. Based on the award-winning Samurai field recorder, the Ronin features touchscreen ease of use, capture to Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD, professional monitoring and edit review. Like the Samurai, it can operate on location with battery or DC power, but it can be used in a fixed facility, rack-mounted environment using AC power.
In addition, the Ronin has balanced XLR inputs and outputs, along with a front panel headphone jack with channel monitoring selections. It also has an internal battery charging system for attached Atomos batteries when connected to AC power. For HDMI capability, simply attach an Atomos Connect H2S and/or S2H converter. The Ronin's compact half-rack size makes it suitable for any video production environment.