I’ve put up a quick test showing a few examples of the differences that one might expect when shooting directly to an external HDMI recording device like the Atomos Ninja vs. recording directly to the SD or CF card in the camera.

Bypassing the in-camera compression is a tremendous advantage, especially when you are planning on heavily grading your footage in post. More information will follow soon:

***See the 1920×1080 PNG Screenshots here for a better idea of how these compare: bit.ly/IeLNan ( download ZIP instead? bit.ly/Ninja-plus-D800 )***

Nikon D800 Internal Recording VS. Atomos Ninja from Ron Adair on Vimeo.