Blackmagic Micro 4/3 Pocket Cinema Camera for Amateur Pro

The Blackmagic brand launch pocket cinema camera to introduce this year a micro 4/3  size professional digital film shooting camera. Because it is professional movie filming, the camera sensor is not an ordinary camera sensor. This camera uses the Super 16 with 13 high dynamic range image sensor, and with support for the lossless the CinemaDNG RAW and Apple ProRes video formats. It has 1080 HD resolution, direct recording RroRes 422 HQ files for using a variety of editing software. The list price is US.$995.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Front and Back

Hands On/Preview

Specifications

Effective Sensor Size

12.48mm x 7.02mm

Effective Resolution

1920 x 1080

Shooting Resolutions

Lossless CinemaDNG RAW and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) at 1920 x 1080

Frame Rates

23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p

Dynamic Range

13 stops

Focus

Focus button turns on peaking.

Iris Control

Iris button automatically adjusts the lens iris settings so no pixel is clipped in film mode. Scene average auto exposure in video mode.

Lens Mount

Active MFT

Screen Dimensions

3.5" and 800 x 480 resolution.

Screen Type

Integrated LCD.

Metadata Support

Automatic camera data and user data such as shot number, filenames and keywords.

Controls

4 way directional controller for navigating menus and entering metadata. Push buttons for recording and transport control.

Microphone

Integrated stereo microphone.

Speaker

Integrated mono speaker.

Mounting Options

1 x 1/4"-20 UNC thread mounting point on top of camera. 1 x 1/4"-20 UNC thread tripod mount.

Storage Features

Storage Type

Removable SDXC, SDHC cards.

Storage Format

SD card can be formatted in either exFAT or HFS+

Storage Rates

220 Mbps using Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)

Compressed Recording Formats

Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) in QuickTime MOV, lossless CinemaDNG RAW. Recording in 1920 x 1080 with choice of Film or Video Dynamic Range. 

Connections

HDMI Video Output

1 x Micro HDMI Type D output.

Analog Audio Input

1 x 3.5mm stereo audio.

Analog Audio Output

1 x 3.5mm stereo jack headphone output.

HDMI Audio Output

2 channels 48 kHz and 24 bit.

Remote Control

1 x 2.5mm LANC for Rec Start/Stop, Iris Control and Focus.

Computer Interface

USB 2.0 mini B port for software updates and configuration.