Setting up Canon M6 properly for Atomos Ninja 2

Working with a Atomos Ninja 2 , I've started to notice that every time I've loaded the HUD , the signal would go from Progressive to Interlaced

Its possible to get a Full HD , progressive signal 4:2:0 with the HUD on

But if we move frame by frame we can see that even with progressive signal we get an interlaced Menu

This is actually problematic , if this is the first thing Atomos Ninja 2 sees, it will detected that the HDMI signal is interlaced instead of progressive .

From the Atomos Manual

So in order to avoid this error, the steps to connect correctly to a Atomos recorder are :

• Power the camera

• Set the correct settings ( ISO/ Aperture / Shutter speed )

• Disable the HUD ( either using the Script hack or being in Movie mode )

• Connect the HDMI and turn Atomos on

• It will register as 1080i50

• Click it once so it changes to 1080p25

• Check if its correct by waving your hand and checking if there's no evidence of interlacing
  

Happy recording!