A switcher, a live streaming device, a monitor and a recorder in one – here is our Atomos AtomX CAST Review. The AtomX CAST for the Ninja V and Ninja V+ is an interesting device – it’s a bit hard to compare to the competition, because it offers a lot of functions in one body that are usually spread out over various devices. So excuse me if I am jumping between various functionality sets in this hands-on CAST review, there simply is quite a bit of functionality to cover – I am just skipping all the Ninja V & V+ camera recorder capabilities which we’re all familiar of already. Atomos AtomX CAST. Image credit: CineD What exactly is the Atomos AtomX CAST? First of all it’s a switcher for up to four video sources via HDMI, but it also has live streaming capabilities directly out of the box. And of course because it works with the Ninja V and V+, it’s also a monitor with a 1080p screen with recording capability in ProRes and DNX codecs. Plus apart from that of course, if you purchase the Ninja CAST package that includes both the AtomX Cast and the Ninja V, you are also getting a very powerful external recorder and monitor for your cameras for whenever you don’t need to use the switching functionality. image credit: CineD And since a recent firmware upgrade the Ninjas can even record ProRes RAW from the Sony FS5 and FS7 – a very nice update for some...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 21 December, 2021