Not long ago, Atomos launched a new monitor accessory, the Ninja Phone, which connects to the camera and Apple iPhone via HDMI and USB-C ports, respectively, turning the phone into a camera monitor and recording video.
Limited to the size of the camera body and reliability considerations, the camera screen size is limited, generally only to 3.2 inches, and the use environment is worse than the mobile phone, temporarily not suitable for the use of folding screen and other technologies, and the mobile phone screen size is large, often more than 6 inches, the use of high-bright, high-brush OLED screen, display effect, so the market is a lot of mobile phone monitor solutions.
Atomos' Ninja Phone is composed of two parts: the processing unit and the phone case, the phone case currently only supports iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, the processing unit provides HDMI IN, USB-C Acc/MIC, USB Video OUT, USB-C (5V2 A) multiple interfaces, built-in AtomIC 5 processor, can handle up to 1080P/60P, Apple ProRes or H.265 encoded 10-bit video and output it to the iPhone screen for monitoring, you can also record Apple ProRes main video + H.265 proxy file. When using the iPhone as a monitor, the Ninja Phone offers a variety of functions such as zebra stripes and waveforms, which are very powerful, and can take advantage of the iPhone's high brightness and high contrast. The Ninja Phone weighs 94g including the case, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max weighs 334g and is powered by a Sony NP-F550/F750/F970 battery (sold separately) for $399, although the case costs $59 for an additional fee.
In fact, the domestic company Accsoon has already launched similar Ninja Phone products, among which the entry-level SeeMo is priced at only $159 overseas (with battery, snail gimbal), and can also record 1080P/60P video, and the price of Ninja Phone is about 3 times that of the latter. Some people may think that Ninja Phone is more powerful, supports Apple ProRes encoding, but can only record 1080P devices, why do you want ProRes encoding?