Atomos Samurai Blade SuperAtom IPS Panel w/ Carry Case (ATOMSMB001) Records from the Sensor: Samurai Blade records directly from the sensor to 10-bit, 4:2:2 Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD, bypassing a major round of compression and data loss AtomOS 5.0 Capacitive Touchscreen OS: Blade's operating system, AtomOS, manages recording, playback, monitoring and simple cut and tag editing via a capacitive touchscreen. New to AtomOS 5.0 is Alpha Channel, Transparency support, full Waveform RGB a Cut and Tag: AtomOS 5.0 lets you rough cut your footage, tag it as Favorite or Reject and then save it as a project to be finished and polished in the studio. You can cut and tag short and long clips with transport controls and finite frame-by-frame Synced REC Trigger and Timecode: Blade provides frame accurate timecode and start stop triggers over both SDI and HDMI (via HDMI converter) from almost all cameras, including Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, JVC, RED and ARRI 10-Bit 4:2:2 Quality: Blade bypasses 8-bit and records 10-bit color registries for better compatibility with 12-bit or higher graphics inserted on your NLE timeline