Camera Test: Canon 5D Mark III with the Atomos Ninja 2

Earlier this month, Canon released a firmware update enabling clean HDMI out on the 5D Mark III. This means you can record less compressed footage to an external recorder.
Canon 5D Mark III DSLR and Atomos Photo

Everyone seemed very excited, so we decided to do a test comparing the internally recorded H.264 footage to the externally recorded ProRes footage with an Atomos Ninja 2.

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For the test, we shot H.264 internally to the 5D Mark III and simultaneously shot Apple ProRes to the Atomos Ninja 2.

Based on our experience, we would argue that if you are going to be shooting with a Mark III and adding a heavy grade in post, you will probably want to record ProRes to an external recorder. That being said, it doesn’t appear that clean HDMI out is the “game changer” everyone hoped it would be, either.

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