The Atomos Ninja Star Pocket-Size ProRes Recorder & Deck is a compact, lightweight HDMI recorder which stores video to CFast cards. It records up to 1080/30p resolution video via the HDMI output from capable cameras and uses edit-ready Apple ProRes HQ, 422, or LT codecs at 10-bit with 4:2:2 color sampling.

THE MPEG ASSASSIN

The Ninja Star upgrades your consumer MPEG video camera to a truly pro recording device. Record seamlessly from expensive cameras, actioncams and secondary production cameras to edit ready Apple ProRes files.

ULTRA LONG BATTERY

The Ninja Star is an efficient little beast meaning it can keep on going for over 5hrs on one battery. Record for the whole shoot and play back all on the included battery.

TINY SIZE, FEATHERWEIGHT

The Ninja Star is the world’s smallest, lightest Apple ProRes recorder. At 3 inches and 100g it is small enough to fit in your pocket, strap to your tripod and light enough to hang from a quadcopter or mount to your DSLR - the Ninja Star is the go-anywhere recorder.

CFAST SPEED

CFast cards are small, reliable and sold at up to 256 GBs which gives the Ninja Star up to 2 hrs and 40 mins of Apple ProRes HQ recording, more than doubling the record time of your action camera and equal to your DSLR.

EXTREME PRORES

Apple ProRes is the most advanced codec in the world so it’s no surprise it’s the default standard for on board camera recording in
today’s professional landscape. The Ninja Star is designed to open up Apple ProRes recording to the mass camera market.
From extreme sports to motor racing, strapped to a tripod or on top a mirrorless compact or DSLR, the Star is the pocket powerhouse that let’s you Be Really Pro.

AUTOMATIC TRIGGERING

Triggering record and capturing timecode in sync with your camera is essential to smooth production with external devices. We have teamed up with all the leading camera manufacturers, including Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon & JVC to give you automatic frame accurate timecode and start/stop triggers over HDMI

ROBUST FLEXIBLE MOUNTING

Defining a new paradigm in recorders - as we like to do - means providing real solutions. The construction and robust design of the Ninja Star is one acheivment you’ll enjoy, however we are most proud of the endless simple mounting options for those crazy video recording endeavors - ENJOY

HDMI + LOOP

The Ninja Star’s HDMI micro input allows for connecting with any device that provides or receives HDMI - sports cameras, mobile phones, DSLRs and professional video cameras. Loop out to larger monitors/TVs for client review and of course Atomos recorders. Add an Atomos Connect converter to make even HD-SDI cameras compatible with the Ninja Star.

AUDIO LINE IN

Record audio direct from the camera on the 2 embedded digital channels or add an external mic via the audio line in for an extra 2 channels of analog audio.