The Atomos Sumo is the company’s new HDR 19” monitor/recorder that’s suggested for use both on set as a client/director monitor and in post as an HDR grading monitor.
Atomos Sumo features and specs
The Sumo offers a claimed 10.5 stops of dynamic range and features a 1200nit backlight for viewing outdoors. You can map Log or Gamma curves to the screen to see a preview of how your flat image might look after post-production, and you can also flick between HDR and SDR treatments of the signal.
The unit itself features dual plates for Anton/Bauer or other large batteries, and batteries can be hot-swapped so you don’t run out of power. Audio comes in over XLR connections (that also offer phantom power), and video via quad link SDI inputs or two HDMI 2.0 ports. The Sumo will accept up to four 1080p60 inputs and you can also use the unit as a switcher, recording iso feeds or live program output.
There’s a full range of built-in scopes, a headphone jack and built-in speakers for monitoring audio as well as video.
Recording options
The unit records to single 2.5″ SSDs and works with Raw output from Sony FS5/FS7/FS700, Canon C300MKII/ C500 or Panasonic Varicam LT cameras. You can input over SDI up to 12-bit 4Kp30 as CDNG or 10-bit Apple ProRes / Avid DNxHR up to 4Kp60 / 2Kp240 depending on the camera.
Pricing and availability
The Atomos Sumo is scheduled for release in Q3 this year for $2,500 US.
Wait there’s more: Shogun Inferno price drop
Atomos have also announced they’re dropping the price of their former flagship, the Shogun Inferno 7″ monitor/recorder. This will now sell for $1,295 US.
