Atomos Ninja Blade - 6. Physical Installation and Modularity; Master Caddy Slot and Installation; Screw Mounts for Rigging; Understanding Ninja Blade Modularity

Atomos Ninja Blade – User Manual Edition 1: Feb 2014 9
Master Caddy Slot
On the left hand side of the unit (as you face the screen) is a slot
for Ninja Blade Master Disk Caddies. To insert a caddy, gently push until it
clicks into position.
Formatting disks - see page 13
Screw Mounts
The Ninja Blade features standard tripod ¼” screw mounts on the top
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various ways (¼” camcorder mount not included in Ninja Blade kit).
Master Caddy
The Master Caddy is hot-swappable, so you can do this at any time –
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Unlike the Ninja-2/Ninja Blade recorders, the Ninja Blade does
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Caddy out using the top and bottom tabs on the caddy itself.
¼” Screw mount top
¼” Screw mount base
Ninja Blade Modularity
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spinning hard disk storage or solid state, and it will work with any battery
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and Nikon battery adapters, or via the D-Tap Adaptor.
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power system.
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Connect converters (pictured). More on this in page 34.
6. Master Caddy and Screw Mounts