Introducing the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

 

Introducing the Next Generation Handheld Digital Film Cameras

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is more than just a camera, it's a gateway to a world of boundless creativity and cinematic excellence.

Experience the Next Generation of Handheld Digital Film Cameras

Upgrade your production value and enter the world of digital film with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. This remarkable camera surpasses ordinary video cameras by offering professional features that allow you to achieve the same cinematic "look" found in Hollywood feature films. With its exceptional dynamic range, impressive low-light performance, and support for Blackmagic RAW, this camera delivers feature film-quality images with accurate skin tones and stunning organic colors. Choose from the advanced 4K, 6K G2, or 6K Pro models, equipped with a large 5" LCD screen for easy focusing, support for SD card and CFast media, external USB-C media disk recording, and the flexibility of interchangeable EF or MFT lens mounts with this remarkable camera. Additionally, the package includes DaVinci Resolve Studio, comprehensive software for editing, color correction, audio post, and VFX.

Achieve the "Hollywood Look" with Digital Film

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera offers the professional features needed for creating feature films, television programs, and documentaries. However, it also revolutionizes other areas of content creation, such as blog videos, YouTube content, and more. These advanced features allow you to capture deeper colors, finer image details, and a wider dynamic range, similar to what you see in big-budget movies. Now, you can bring high-end production values to independent films, music videos, weddings, corporate videos, documentaries, and various other projects.

Lightweight Carbon Fiber Polycarbonate Composite Construction

Despite its multitude of high-end digital film features, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera boasts an elegant and compact design. Created using a durable and lightweight carbon fiber polycarbonate composite, this camera showcases a versatile handgrip design that conveniently positions recording, ISO, WB, and shutter angle controls within easy reach. Its advanced sensor design minimizes thermal noise, resulting in cleaner shadows and higher ISO capabilities. Additionally, the large 5-inch LCD screen ensures perfect focus even at 4K and 6K resolutions. Other notable features include a removable battery door, four shockproof microphones, a robust lens mount, and a built-in speaker.

Three Outstanding Models to Choose From

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

With its cutting-edge technology, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K showcases a remarkable 4/3 image sensor that delivers a resolution of 4096 x 2160. This powerful camera is equipped with an MFT (Micro Four Thirds) lens mount, allowing you to seamlessly attach a wide range of lenses and explore creative possibilities. This powerful combination enables you to capture a wide dynamic range of digital film images of Hollywood quality, all within the palm of your hand. Experience the cutting-edge capabilities of this highly advanced and affordable high-end digital film camera.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 incorporates a larger Super 35 sensor with a resolution of 6144 x 3456, along with an EF lens mount. This enables you to harness the power of EF photographic lenses, resulting in cinematic images with a beautiful shallow depth of field. In addition to its impressive imaging capabilities, the camera offers convenient features such as an adjustable tilt LCD, a viewfinder mount for enhanced framing, mini XLR audio inputs for professional-grade sound recording, and compatibility with NP-F570-style batteries for a reliable power supply.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro takes your filmmaking capabilities to the next level with its array of pro features. It comes equipped with built-in 2, 4, and 6-stop motorized ND filters, allowing you to easily adjust the amount of light entering the camera. These filters offer selectable ND options, with stop reduction or fraction settings conveniently displayed on the camera's screen. The camera also features a super bright 1500-nit HDR screen, ensuring exceptional visibility even in bright sunlight, making it an ideal choice for outdoor shoots.

Ergonomic Multifunction Grip with Fingertip Controls

The camera's multifunction handgrip is designed with ergonomics in mind, placing crucial functions such as ISO, WB, and shutter buttons at your fingertips. Additionally, there is a scroll wheel positioned under your index finger, allowing for quick adjustments to the iris. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera goes beyond the controls found on traditional DSLRs, eliminating the need to navigate through complex menus on a small screen. It features easily accessible recording and still buttons, including user-assignable function keys that can be customized for high frame rate control, focus zoom, false color, and more. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro takes it a step further by adding extra ND filter controls for enhanced flexibility.

Convenient Back Panel Controls

Located conveniently below the right thumb rest, the camera's back panel hosts various controls that enable quick adjustments during shooting. The high frame rate button allows you to swiftly change shooting speeds, while the magnifying glass icon allows for easy image zooming. The setup menus can be accessed effortlessly, and you can swiftly review your shots with the playback button.

High-Quality Cinematic Digital Film Sensor

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K boasts a native sensor resolution of 4096 x 2160, while the 6K models feature a native resolution of 6144 x 3456. Regardless of shooting conditions, whether in bright sunlight or low light situations, the camera's 13 stops of dynamic range and dual native ISO up to 25,600 deliver remarkable low-noise images. With the inclusion of a larger Super 35 sensor, the 6K models provide an exceptional capability to capture footage with a shallow depth of field and anamorphic lenses. Regardless of the model, all cameras support shooting at impressive frame rates, reaching up to 60 fps in full resolution or 120 fps when utilizing windowed mode. The camera's remarkable sensor and utilization of Blackmagic color science ensure that it delivers the same cutting-edge imaging technology found in top-tier digital film cameras, often costing significantly more.

Compatibility with Cinema and Photographic Lenses

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera provides you with options by offering three models that support either EF or MFT lenses. This compatibility allows the camera to work seamlessly with a wide range of lenses, including those commonly used in the cinema and photography industries. The 6K models come with an EF lens mount, enabling you to utilize lenses from various other cameras such as DSLRs, URSA Mini Pro, or even the original Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Additionally, you can explore the creative possibilities provided by commonly available photographic lenses, which offer outstanding image quality and the opportunity to achieve stunning cinematic effects. The active lens mount allows for focus and iris adjustments directly from the camera's buttons or the touch screen. For further flexibility, the MFT lens mount on the 4K model can be adapted to PL, C, EF, or other lens types, expanding your lens choices even more.

Built-in ND Filters for Enhanced Control

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro is equipped with high-quality, motorized IR ND filters that allow you to easily adjust the amount of light entering the camera. These filters have been meticulously designed to match the colorimetry and color science of the camera, ensuring seamless integration into your workflow. With 2, 4, and 6-stop filter options, you have the flexibility to handle a wide range of lighting conditions, providing you with additional latitude for creative expression. The IR filters effectively filter both optical and IR wavelengths, preventing any IR contamination in your images. The activation buttons for the filters are conveniently located on the rear of the camera body within easy reach of your thumb, allowing for quick adjustments. The selected filter settings can even be displayed on the camera's LCD as an ND number, stop reduction, or fraction, ensuring precise control over your image exposure.

Capture Stunning High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro offers an impressive 13 stops of dynamic range, surpassing the capabilities of standard video cameras. This extended dynamic range allows you to retain intricate details in both the brightest and darkest areas of your image, even in challenging lighting situations. Whether you're shooting in a dimly lit room with a bright window or any other high-contrast scenario, the camera ensures that you can capture the full range of tones and preserve fine details. Additionally, the camera supports a wider color gamut beyond the standard DCI-P3 colorspace commonly used in feature films, providing you with a broader spectrum of colors to work with. With the inclusion of DaVinci Resolve Studio, the industry-leading software for color grading and post-production, you have complete creative freedom to adjust and recover your footage with full exposure control.

Exceptional Low Light Performance with Dual Gain ISO

ISO sensitivity determines how well the image sensor responds to light, and higher ISO values allow for shooting in low-light conditions. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro features dual gain ISO, offering enhanced low-light performance with reduced grain or noise. With a native ISO of 400, the camera is optimized for scenes with adequate on-set lighting. For environments with limited light, the secondary high base ISO of 3200 ensures excellent image quality without compromising the dynamic range. As you adjust the ISO setting, the gain is automatically set, allowing you to capture stunning images effortlessly, even in challenging lighting scenarios.

Versatile Resolutions and Frame Rates

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera provides you with a range of resolutions and frame rates to suit your creative needs. Depending on the model, the camera supports various standard resolutions, from HD to DCI 4K and even 6K. The 6K models enable you to capture stills at 21.2 megapixels, while the 4K model offers 8.8 megapixels. With the 6K models, you can shoot at up to 50 fps in 6144 x 3456 16:9 aspect ratio, 60 fps in 6144 x 2560 2.4:1 aspect ratio, and 60 fps in 5744 x 3024 17:9 aspect ratio. By windowing the sensor, you can achieve higher frame rates, reaching up to 120 fps in 2.8K resolution (2868 x 1512) and even shoot in true anamorphic 6:5 using anamorphic lenses at 3.7K resolution (3728 x 3104) and 60 fps. The 4K model supports up to 60 fps in 4K DCI resolution (4096 x 2160) and Ultra HD resolution (3840 x 2160), as well as 120 fps in 1080HD resolution.

Shoot in Vertical Aspect Ratio for Social Media Content

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera allows you to easily create cinematic content for platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts by shooting in vertical aspect ratios such as 9:16 and 4:5. Simply rotate the camera, and the on-screen heads-up display (HUD) will adjust accordingly, ensuring critical information like frame rate, shutter angle, and frame guides are easily viewable, even when the camera is turned upside down. You can also enable frame guides to help you keep important details within the shot for different aspect ratios. When you import your files into DaVinci Resolve, they are automatically tagged as vertical, ensuring they appear correctly in your editing timeline. And once your project is finished, you can easily export and upload directly to platforms like TikTok and YouTube.

Post-Production Friendly File Formats

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera records using standard open file formats, eliminating the need for time-consuming transcoding. The recorded files are compatible with all major post-production software, allowing you to work with the software of your choice. The camera supports industry-standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files in all formats up to 4K, as well as 12-bit Blackmagic RAW files in all formats up to 6K. Blackmagic RAW is a rapidly growing RAW format, and developers can utilize the free Blackmagic RAW SDK to add support for it in their applications. Best of all, the media files are compatible with all operating systems, and you can format media cards and disks in HFS+ for Mac and ExFAT for Windows.

Versatile Media Options

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features built-in CFast and SD UHS-II card recorders, along with a USB-C expansion port for recording directly to an external media disk. You have the flexibility to use standard SD cards for HD recording or higher-performance UHS-II and CFast cards for native 4K or 6K recording when using Blackmagic RAW. With the advancements in SD card capacities, it's possible to capture over an hour of full-resolution 6K images on a single 256GB SD UHS-II card. Both ProRes and Blackmagic RAW files are compatible with various video editing software. You can also mount the media cards on your computer and start editing directly from them using the included DaVinci Resolve Studio software.

Blackmagic RAW: High-Quality and Efficient

Blackmagic RAW is a revolutionary format designed to capture and preserve the quality of sensor data from your camera. Unlike highly compressed video formats like H.264, which can introduce artifacts and compromise image quality, Blackmagic RAW retains stunning detail and color throughout the entire production pipeline, from camera to editing, color grading, and mastering. It eliminates the loss of original sensor detail and allows you to adjust crucial settings such as ISO, white balance, and exposure either in-camera or during the editing process, all without any loss of quality.

Capture your vertical content effortlessly, work with the post-production software of your choice, and take advantage of versatile media options and the power of Blackmagic RAW for exceptional image quality and flexibility.

Touchscreen for Fast Setup

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features a large LCD touchscreen that provides easy access to critical information and camera setup menus. The touchscreen displays a heads-up display (HUD) where you can see and adjust settings such as frame rate, iris, timecode, shutter angle, white balance, ISO, audio levels, and more with just a tap. You can show or hide the HUD by swiping up or down on the screen. Adjusting settings like white balance or audio levels is as simple as touching the respective indicators on the screen. The touchscreen interface is highly interactive, allowing you to tap on any item and instantly change settings without the need to navigate through complex menus. Additionally, you can quickly access features like the digital slate to add metadata to your shots.

Large 5" LCD Monitor

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is equipped with a large and bright 5-inch touchscreen, eliminating the need for an external monitor. The screen allows you to frame your shots accurately and focus with ease. On-screen overlays provide status and record parameters, histograms, focus peaking indicators, levels, frame guides, and more. You can also apply 3D LUTs for monitoring shots with desired colors and looks. The LCD monitor on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 and Pro models is a more advanced display that can be tilted up and down, making it convenient to monitor your shots from any position. The 6K Pro model's HDR display offers 1500 nits of brightness, ensuring excellent visibility even in bright sunlight.

Powered by Blackmagic OS

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera runs on Blackmagic OS, an advanced and user-friendly camera operating system based on the latest technology. Blackmagic OS provides an intuitive interface for smoother control and virtually instant power-on. It shares the same controls and menus as other Blackmagic Design cameras, allowing for seamless switching between cameras on set. The interface utilizes simple tap and swipes gestures to adjust settings, add metadata, and view recording status. You have full control over advanced camera features, including on-screen focus and exposure tools, 3D LUTs, HDR, metadata entry, timecode, Blackmagic RAW settings, and more.

Latest Generation 5 Color Science

The Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro incorporates the latest generation 5 color science, which is also found in the high-end URSA Mini Pro 12K camera. This advancement in image quality ensures stunning and accurate skin tones as well as faithful color reproduction in every shot. The camera introduces a new dynamic 12-bit gamma curve designed to capture more color data in the highlights and shadows, resulting in better-looking images. The color science also handles complex Blackmagic RAW image processing, preserving color and dynamic range data from the sensor via metadata, which can be utilized in post-production. This allows for natural and film-like responses to color adjustments during the editing process with DaVinci Resolve Studio.

Optional Viewfinder for Professional Shooting

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 and 6K Pro offer support for an optional viewfinder, enhancing accuracy and ease of shooting in outdoor and handheld scenarios. The integrated viewfinder features a high-quality 1280 x 960 color OLED display with a built-in proximity sensor. It includes a 4-element glass diopter for precise focusing, offering a wide -4 to +4 focus adjustment range. The viewfinder also incorporates a digital focus chart, ensuring the perfect setup for viewfinder focus. Additionally, critical status information such as frame guides can be viewed through the viewfinder. The Pocket Cinema Camera Pro EVF connects seamlessly to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 and 6K Pro using a single connector. The viewfinder has a 70-degree swivel range and comes with four different types of eyecups suitable for both left and right eyes.

Professional Connections for Custom Rigs

Despite its compact size, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera provides a comprehensive range of connections for audio, monitoring, power, and more. The camera includes a full-size HDMI connector that supports HDR and clean 10-bit output, allowing you to connect an HDMI display for on-set monitoring of images with or without overlays displaying critical information and camera status. There is also a mini XLR connection with 48-volt phantom power for attaching professional microphones, a 3.5mm video camera-style microphone input, a headphone connection, and a professional locking DC power connector. The USB-C connection enables direct recording to your media disk.

Built-in Microphones and Professional Audio Inputs

With professional, high-fidelity audio recording built-in, you no longer need to carry a separate sound recorder. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras feature a mini XLR input with 48 volts of phantom power, allowing you to connect professional microphones such as lapel mics and booms. The 6K Pro model offers two mini XLR connections, enabling the recording of two separate audio tracks using two microphones without an external mixer. The four built-in microphones have an extremely low noise floor and are designed to be shock and wind-resistant, capturing excellent sound in any location. There is also a 3.5mm audio input for connecting video camera microphones, along with a built-in speaker for playback and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Load Custom 3D LUTs to Recreate Film Looks

Digital film cameras typically shoot in a logarithmic colorspace to preserve dynamic range, which is beneficial for post-production. However, when these files are viewed directly on a monitor, they can appear flat and washed out. To address this, 3D LUTs (Look-Up Tables) can be applied to the monitor, providing a visual representation of how the finished images will look during editing. LUTs can be applied temporarily for monitoring purposes or recorded into the Blackmagic RAW files for use in post-production. The Pocket Cinema Camera supports industry-standard 17 and 33-point 3D LUT files, and it also includes built-in LUTs such as Extended Video, Film to Video, Film to Rec.2020, and more.

USB-C for Recording Direct to External Media Disks

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features a USB-C Expansion Port that operates at high speed, reaching up to 5 Gb/s. USB-C is a widely available interface on most new computers and can even provide power. This port allows you to connect external accessories like flash drives and SSDs, enabling significantly longer recording times. By using a high-speed external disk, you can shoot in 6K at the highest constant quality 12-bit Blackmagic RAW in the Q0 setting or at high frame rates. After shooting, you can simply move the external disk to your computer and start editing and color correction directly from the same disk, eliminating the need for file copying.

Built-In Timecode Generator for Fast Multi-Camera Shoots in Perfect Sync

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera includes a built-in timecode generator, a feature commonly found in professional cameras. This allows for shooting with multiple cameras while maintaining perfect sync. By plugging in an external timecode generator, such as Tentacle Sync, into the camera's 3.5mm audio jack, the camera automatically detects the timecode and locks the internal generator. With this setup, each camera can start and stop recording, and all shots from all cameras will have matching timecodes. This is particularly useful for scenarios like shooting a music festival with multiple roaming cameras. DaVinci Resolve, the accompanying software, will automatically find and sync the shots from all cameras, saving you time when sorting through a large number of shots.

Shoot Still Frames up to 21.2 Megapixels

In addition to shooting video, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera can capture high-resolution still images. By pressing the dedicated stills button, you can record 21.2-megapixel images on the 6K models or 8-megapixel images on the 4K model. The still images are saved as fully uncompressed DNG frames, ensuring maximum image quality, which is ideal for professional prints. Capturing still images is beneficial for maintaining continuity between shots or for sharing images to obtain approval from clients who are not present on set.

Wireless Bluetooth Camera Remote Control

For situations where the camera is positioned in hard-to-reach locations, such as on the end of a boom, you can take advantage of wireless Bluetooth control. With the Blackmagic Camera Control app available for iPad or third-party apps like Bluetooth+ or tRigger on iOS and Android devices, you can have full control of the camera from up to 30 feet away. Additionally, Blackmagic Design provides a free developer SDK with sample code, allowing you to create your own remote camera control and digital slate solutions. This opens up possibilities like developing an app to jam sync timecode and trigger all cameras to record simultaneously. The potential applications are endless.

Power from Batteries, 12V DC, and Recharge via USB-C

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K utilizes removable LP-E6 type batteries, while the 6K G2 and 6K Pro models use larger NP-F570 batteries. The camera features a locking DC power connector, ensuring a secure power connection during shoots. Additionally, the included AC plug pack can power the camera and charge the battery simultaneously. The camera package also includes a set of international socket adapters for worldwide use. Furthermore, the USB-C expansion port can trickle charge the battery, enabling you to use portable battery packs, mobile phone chargers, or laptops to power the camera. If you need extended power, you have the option to attach the optional battery grip, which allows you to add extra batteries and significantly extend the camera's operating time.

Use Pocket Cinema Camera as a Live Studio Camera

When combined with the ATEM Mini, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera can function as a studio camera for live production. Simply connect the camera to the ATEM Mini using the HDMI connection, and video and control signals are immediately available. The camera's record light transforms into a tally light, indicating which camera is on air. The ATEM Software Control camera page provides a camera control unit (CCU) style interface, allowing you to adjust and match your cameras easily. The CCU control offers vertical adjustments for the iris and horizontal adjustments for the black level, similar to a broadcast CCU. Additionally, you have controls for color tint to balance cameras, as well as focus, gain, and shutter speed adjustments. The camera can even record Blackmagic RAW in-camera for convenient editing later.

Includes DaVinci Resolve Studio

All models of the Pocket Cinema Camera come with a full version of DaVinci Resolve Studio, the same professional software used in Hollywood for high-end feature films, television shows, commercials, and more. DaVinci Resolve features the new cut page, equipped with intelligent editing tools and innovative features designed to help you quickly locate and edit the desired footage, and achieve fast output. Along with the cut page, you also have access to DaVinci's renowned professional editing, advanced color correction, audio post-production, and visual effects tools, all within a single software application. Now, you can utilize the same top-tier software that professional editors and colorists rely on.

Conclusion:

n conclusion, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is a versatile and powerful tool for filmmakers and videographers. With its advanced features, such as high-resolution sensors, interchangeable lens mounts, and USB-C media disk recording, it offers professional-grade image quality and flexibility. Whether you're shooting in a studio or out in the field, this camera provides exceptional performance and the ability to capture stunning cinematic footage. With the inclusion of DaVinci Resolve Studio software and a range of professional connections, it offers a complete solution for capturing, editing, and delivering high-quality content. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera empowers filmmakers to unleash their creativity and bring their vision to life.