Sony A7S II - CAMERA SETUP AND ATOMOS NINJA FLAME 4K WORKFLOW

Look at this link on the ATOMOS Ninja Page

https://www.atomos.com/cameras/sony-a7sii

Attach the lens Line up the White Dot on the Lens and turn clockwise to secure
To remove the lens when you are finished there is a "Release" button on the camera.
and turn the camera on
Open the door for the SD card and
Insert the card in the card slot
Make sure the Camera is set to Video on the Dial on top of the camera
Press the Menu button
This dial will navigate the menus
The menu settings referenced in this Wiki are for Version 3.0 of the Firmware on the Sony A7S II Firmware changes sometime move the menu items so we may be one off on some of the menu settings. The setting will be close in number to the referened menu so you may have to look for it.
The dial on the right of the screen will also navigate the menus and pressing the inner button will select the menu item. Scroll horizontally to the "Toolbox" icon menu and then scroll over to tab #7 and then scroll down to the "Setting Reset" and press the inner button to select the menu.
Choose the setting "Camera Settings Reset" Press the inner dial to select this.
Choose OK to Reset the Camera Settings. Camera will reboot and reset the menus to default.
First Scroll horizontally to the "Toolbox" icon menu and then scroll over to tab #2 Then navigate down to the Pwr Save Start Time and set it to 5 Min from the default 10 seconds
Next we need to format the SD cards. Scroll horizontally to the "Toolbox" icon menu and then scroll over to tab #5 and then scroll down to "Format" and press the inner button to select the menu.
All Data will be deleted and click "Enter" to begin the formatting of the card.
The Formatting will take a few seconds.
Next go to the "Camera" icon Menu Tab and choose page #2 of that menu File Format choose AVCHD
File Format choose XAVC S 4K if you want to record UHD XAVCS HD if you want to record HD
Now change the Record Setting by selecting it
Choose 24P 100M
These are the recommended recording settings here File Format> XAVC S 4K Record Setting 24p 100M Leave the Dual Video REC "off"
Scroll over to the "Toolbox" icon and then down to Menu #3 HDMI 4K Output
Turn on to 24 P
Click OK here you can't record in 4K to the cards and the SSD
Scroll over to the "Toolbox" icon and then down to Menu #4 HDMI Settings
HDMI Resolution = Auto Select 24/60P Output
Change it to 24
HDMI Resolution - Set to Auto
Select the HDMI Info Display
Make sure it is Off
Select the TC Output
Make sure it is ON
Next Choose REC Control >Select it
REC Control = Make sure it is ON
CTRL for HDMI -

If you want to record Slog you need to set the camera profile to record Slog. Set the Camera to the Camera Icon > Menu >#5>Picture Profile
Choose PP7 for Slog2 and PP8 for Slog3 Here we chose Slog 3 PP8
Choose the PP8 or similar and if you click the "Wheel" on the right hand side It'll show you the settings
Here the settings for "PP8" show the Gamma and Color Mode are set for S-Log
Double check before connecting the Ninja is on the A7s turn selection dial to the Video Icon on the top of the Camera shown here.
Next Step is to setup the Ninja Flame This is how it looks in the case - Make sure you put it back this way!!
Put the batteries in the Ninja shown here
You will need the HDMI adapter that comes with the A7s and a HDMI normal cable
The cage for the A7s II has a cage on it. You will need to loosen the screws so that you can fit the HDMI cable into the camera Then Tighten the screws to hold the cable in place.
Connect the other end of the HDMI cable into the "In" on the Ninja Recorder
Put the SSD drive into the recorder shown here.
Turn it on with the power button on the side of the Ninja "Flame"
Click here to format the card
Choose the disk and then "Format Media"
Click on Format again to start the formatting of the card.
Click on the "Codec" to change the Recording format
Choose the Recording Format and then click OK to apply the settings
Click on HDMI to change the trigger settings
Make sure HDMI is selected and Trigger is ON That is all the settings for the Ninja.
The on screen scopes can be turned on and off. Usefull to see the image properties.
Click on the Vectorscope Icon to get the scopes to show on screen.
When you click on the icon shown here it'll turn on the scope of choice. Same thing to turn off click on the scope to toggle it off.
Test the camera recording. When you hit record button on the camera the Ninja should start recording too. This will record to both the SD card and the Ninja Recorder
DO NOT WORRY THE CAMERA LCD WILL GO BLACK BUT THE NINJA RECORDER WILL HAVE IMAGE
The Red outline around the image on the Ninja shows you are recording. Tap the screen to remove the overlays.
Click on Play to play the footage.