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USER REVIEW ATOMOS SUMO19
ATOMOS SUMO19 Atomos started small when it introduced smart monitors but like some of its competitors it nowmakes larger ones for different purposes WORDS ADAM GARSTONE
It features a 19in capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels and 1200cd/m2 (nits) of brightness. This is mounted in a robust, aluminium alloy chassis with a high-density plastic bezel and back panel. It’s a handsome thing and, weighing in at about 5.5kg without batteries, it feels substantial without breaking your back. The rear panel features a couple of fans which run continuously, though they are temperature controlled. On full power they are pretty noisy, so you’ll want your video village well away from angry boom-swingers. There’s a plate available for the monitor to allow the attachment of battery mounts of your choice; there are two four-pin XLR battery inputs (so you can hot-swap without losing power) as well as a four-pin XLR for the supplied mains adapter. The unit
he first time I went to Japan, a typhoon (with simultaneous earthquake) confined me to my ryokan for a day. All I could find to entertain myself on the TV was the news (in Japanese, of course), those unfathomable 1990s Japanese game shows, involving possibly sadomasochistic ritual humiliation, and Sumo wrestling. I’ve been a fan of Sumo ever since. All of which has nothing whatsoever to do with the new recording monitor from Atomos, except that it’s called the Sumo19; a very suitable name, as it’s bigger and heavier than your average Atomos. The Sumo19 is intended as a DOP/director’s monitor and includes recording functions, either for video-assist type playback or, indeed, as an option for capturing rushes from cameras with limited on-board CODECs.
IT’S A HANDSOME THING AND, WEIGHING IN AT ABOUT 5.5KG WITHOUT BATTERIES, FEELS SUBSTANTIAL WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR BACK
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