Atomos has been on an absolute tear heading into NAB 2026. First the Ninja lineup rework, then the Flanders Scientific acquisition, and now a fresh product trio that lands right before the doors open in Las Vegas. The new Sumo PRO-19 monitor-recorder-switcher, the A-Eye Controller Pro for PTZ productions, and a USB4 CFexpress card reader all dropped this week, and together they tell a pretty coherent story about where Atomos thinks production is heading.
The Sumo PRO-19 Is the Headliner
This is the one everyone is going to be talking about. The Sumo PRO-19 is a 19-inch 4K HDR display that also happens to record, switch between SDI and HDMI sources, and manage audio workflows that previously required separate boxes. Atomos has priced it at $2,899 USD with shipping set for May 2026. That is aggressive for what you are getting.
Here is where it gets interesting for us. The Sumo PRO-19 records in Apple ProRes, ProRes RAW, Avid DNx, and H.265 directly from SDI or HDMI sources, with up to 10-bit 4:2:2 quality. It also supports high resolution RAW workflows all the way up to 8K. For a video village rig or on-set review station, this is a genuinely capable box. The touchscreen control over ISO, shutter, aperture, white balance, and focus for supported cameras means you could functionally run a small shoot with this as your command center.
The audio integration is the part that caught our eye. Two full-size XLR inputs with 48V phantom power, dedicated meters, gain control, and frame-accurate audio delay. A lot of on-set monitoring boxes treat audio as an afterthought. The Sumo PRO-19 treats it as a first-class citizen, which makes it a much more honest "one box" solution for small crews.
The A-Eye Controller Pro Is a PTZ Sleeper Hit
The A-Eye Controller Pro is a little harder to get excited about until you think about who actually needs it. PTZ cameras have quietly become a massive part of live production, especially for houses of worship, sports broadcast, and corporate video. Running multi-camera PTZ setups typically involves cobbling together controllers, switchers, and record boxes from different vendors.
The A-Eye Controller Pro wraps all of that into a single piece of hardware. It gives you touchscreen control over camera parameters, AI tracking for the A-Eye PTZ cameras, and can record up to four isolated camera feeds plus a fifth program output. For a two or three person live production team, that is a massive workflow simplification.
Do Not Sleep on the USB4 CFexpress Card Reader
The third announcement is the least sexy on paper but the most practical for day-to-day production. A USB4 CFexpress card reader that actually keeps up with modern CFexpress Type B speeds. If you have ever shot a day on a high frame rate camera and then sat watching a progress bar crawl across your screen at offload time, you already understand why this matters. Faster offloads mean faster turnaround, and faster turnaround means the director actually gets to see dailies before midnight.
How This Fits the Bigger Strategy
Step back and look at what Atomos has done in a single quarter. They reshuffled the Ninja lineup to target pro users, bought Flanders Scientific to own the high-end reference monitoring space, and now they are launching products that plug the remaining gaps in the production pipeline from acquisition to on-set review to offload. This is starting to look less like a monitor company and more like a full production ecosystem play.
Who This Is For
The Sumo PRO-19 is aimed at small to mid-size production crews who want a single box for on-set monitoring and recording. The A-Eye Controller Pro is for live production teams running multi-camera PTZ setups, which is a lot more people than the cinema crowd sometimes realizes. The USB4 card reader is for literally anyone shooting on CFexpress who has ever been annoyed by slow offloads, which is basically all of us.
Our Take
We like this lineup. It is not flashy, but it solves real problems that working pros actually complain about. The Sumo PRO-19 at $2,899 is going to turn heads, especially compared to what equivalent capability from other brands costs. If you are in the market for a 19-inch on-set solution, it is going to be very hard to justify not at least evaluating this one.
Will you be checking out the Sumo PRO-19 at NAB, or is this the kind of product you need to see in person before writing a check? Let us know what you want us to look at when we are on the show floor.