The Shogun offers excellent monitor quality. JB Camera's monitors all have screen covers on them. The Shogun Flame and Inferno can record externally from Sony A7s I/II and Panasonic GH5/GH5S cameras in 4K Prores at a higher bitrate.
Alternative 7" Op. / AC Monitors Include:
Atomos Shogun Inferno (7" + Media Cards) ($45) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/172709?type=rent
Small HD Lite 7" ($39) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/116092?type=rent
Director's Monitors Include:
17" Panasonic ($29) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/79741?type=rent
26" Panasonic ($39) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/83575?type=rent
Accessories that come with the Shogun include a cage to mount from all angles. One additional accessory next to the Shogun bottom left is a V Lock Mount.
Accessories that will make a focus puller's job more manageable include:
Teradek Bolt 2000 1:1 ($119) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/173224?type=rent
Teradek Bolt 300 2:1 ($59) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/99921?type=rent
Teradek Bolt 300 1:1 ($39) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/138761?type=rent
Wireless (Tilta) Nucleus M Follow Focus ($49) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/79609?type=rent
Wireless (Tilta) Nucleus Nano Follow Focus ($19) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/99785?type=rent
Two V-Lock Batteries and a Charger ($29) -
https://www.sharegrid.com/losangeles/l/88250?type=rent
Doing V Locks will allow you to power your setup longer. Plus the V Lock power module comes with a P Tap so you could power your Teradek receiver and your Shogun and Wireless Follow Focus all wirelessly!!
Comes with a Noga Arm for mounting the monitor. Be sure the mount the monitor so that the weight is tightening the Noga instead of loosening.
Comes with both HDMI and SDI cable, even though SDI is not in the picture. You can feel free to ask for extra.
Comes with a Sony battery charger that is made by Atomos that is very fast. Probably charges 1 battery in less than an hour.
Comes with two SSD cards to record to
-960GB
-240GB
The SSD Reader has two USB plugs on it. One of them is to transfer at USB 3.0 speeds. That is the one with blue inside it.
By recording in Prores 4K, you gain some latitude and extra banding coverage, but also, you will be working with Prores files. And that is a very easy way to edit. 4K prores are so easy to work with that you will probably not even need to make proxies. If you record mp4 on a gh5 or an a7s those mp4 files will slow down your computer more and more. I've experienced it with both cameras.
Best solution is to either transcode your files in post, or record them to the Atomos Shogun and save yourself the time of transcoding the files so you can jump right into editing!!!!!
Record Log in 4K or HD ProRes/DNxHR from video or raw cameras with the Shogun Flame's HDMI or SDI inputs and thanks to the AtomHDR engine's combination of 10+ stops dynamic range, 1500nit brightness and 10-bit color processing you can monitor the HDR Log with vivid, natural colors.
Comes with 4 Sony Batteries, two SSD cards, AC for Shogun, Power for Charger and Pelican case.
The Shogun is high resolution and when you go in the HDMI, you can go out through an SDI, which makes this monitor more reliable than most HDMI to SDI converters I've used.
Also included is a Hood for the monitor that attaches to the cage. It is a very sturdy design which I enjoy.