So I wrote to Atomos … and you could too

In short I sent in a feature request for a shortcut to turning ON and OFF Log/HDR processing of incoming HDMI signal and received a generic answer. Great! They are responsive! So I went ahead with more details and use case:

Hello Umair and thank you for quick response.

The feature we are asking for is - in fact - independent on camera. It is only an addition to user interface of Atomos OS.

Currently this feature is available through touch screen interface and requires several steps - touching the screen at various places. This is unavailable to us when the monitor is in the underwater housing enclosure as all we can access is the bottom row of icons.

So the feature request would only comprise of work inside of Atomos OS fully independent on any camera manufacturer and also independent on hardware of Shinobi monitors.

It really is only a UI change.

Please please...

The other option is using SmallHD Ultra5 with its function buttons but apart from the cost it also draws more power. The enclosure available from Nauticam only supports 50Wh battery which is like 2 hours of work which is like 2 dives.

Not bad but Shinobi allows for full day of using (4x 1hr dives) without recharging battery which is important factor to us divers.

But if there is no will then unfortunately Shinobi is of no good use for underwater and it will have to be SmallHD.

So please please...

Best regards

Roman

Insta@romikasan68

And I received less generic answer:

Hello Roman,
 
Thank you for explaining your setup in more detail and for highlighting why this feature would be so useful for your underwater work.
 
We have shared your request with our engineering team However, as they handle a large number of feature requests and ongoing developments, we are unable to provide a timeline for when or if this particular feature might be implemented.
 
We genuinely appreciate your input and how clearly you have outlined the use case. Please feel free to reach out anytime if you have further suggestions.

 
Umair Zaki

Best Regards

Atomos Team

It could help if more people would express desire for this feature at [email protected] or by any other suitable means (conventions etc). Thx