27Apr Canon 5d mark III 1.2.1 firmware HDMI output
I had a chance to test out the Canon 5d mark III 1.2.1 firmware last night and I still haven’t found a setting that allows you to pass audio to the Ninja 2 via HDMI. I’m also still trying to figure out how to trigger the record start/stop on the Ninja via the camera. I’m guessing it’s in the time code settings, but i’ll have to spend some more time play around with it.
When I first looked at the HDMI output menu, I was a little confused by the choices of auto and 24p. I thought at first this meant that you only had the option to sending a 24p signal via HDMI to the Ninja 2, but after playing around with it for a little while I released what was going on. In auto mode the Ninja 2 would report a 29.97p signal on the input as soon as it was powered up.
It turns out that if you have the camera’s HDMI output set to auto, it actually adjusts the output frame rate to the settings in the movie record menu. I haven’t had a chance to try PAL settings yet, but it looks like all of the 1080p settings in NTSC are working. I have a little free time this afternoon, hopefully I’ll have a chance to record a few test shots with the Ninja 2 and see how they grade. I’ll keep you posted.
April 27th, 2013 at 2:25 pm
I talked with Atomos at NAB and they said that Canon was unable to send audio down the hdmi so far.
April 27th, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Last Canon trick to protect their higher end products? I love the Ninja 2 with the Nikon D800.
April 27th, 2013 at 2:39 pm
Since the audio attached the video track is (for those of us with a dedicated audio rig) just going to be for reference purposes only, is it possible just to use the headphone out on the camera to deliver audio to the HD recorder? (If not the Ninja, then a device that has that ability?)
April 27th, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Does audio from the H4N work with the Ninja 2
April 27th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Where in the 5D III menu do you set the camera’s HDMI output to auto?
April 28th, 2013 at 11:44 am
Under the set up2 menu
April 30th, 2013 at 6:00 am
To setup the trigger recording with the ninja2 on the 5d mk3 you need to disconnect the hdmi cable to access the options that are greyed out with the cable connected. See the below video for better explination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXN21hu16Ek&feature=player_embedded
April 30th, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Did that still does not work. Cannot trigger.
April 30th, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Did you turn on the timecode options on the camera?
April 30th, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Yes. Should Ninja be set to Canon timecode or non?
April 30th, 2013 at 8:41 pm
Works. Had to Disable “Ctrl over HDMI” in “Play3” menu and I set HDMI frame rate to AUTO in “SET UP2” menu.
Thanks
May 5th, 2013 at 8:22 am
Deejay,
Can you tell me how much record time I can expect from a 250gb drive and the Ninja/MKIII? Also, do you feel SSD’s are necessary for the Ninja?
May 5th, 2013 at 8:23 am
Thanks!
May 5th, 2013 at 10:14 am
I finally found a FAQ on Atmos’ website.
I found a chart:
Recording Time
HDD / SSD
250GB 500GB 1TB
all video input formats supported
ProResHQ (10-bit, 220Mbps) 2.5 hrs 5 hrs 10 hrs
Avid DNxHD® 220x (10-bit, 220Mbps) 2.5 hrs 5 hrs 10 hrs
ProRes422 (10-bit, 150Mbps) 4 hrs 8 hrs 16 hrs
Avid DNxHD® 145 (8-bit, 145Mbps) 4 hrs 8 hrs 16 hrs
ProResLT (10-bit, 100Mbps) 5.5 hrs 11 hrs 22 hrs
Updated April 2013
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