Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K features 4/3 size sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range and dual native ISO up to 25,600 for HDR images and incredible low light performance. External controls give quick access to essential functions, while the large 5 inch touchscreen makes it easy to frame shots, focus accurately and change camera settings. Features include built in SD/UHS-II or CFast 2.0 recorders for RAW or ProRes recoding as well as a USB-C expansion port for recording externally to disks, plus MFT lens mount, built-in microphones, XLR input, full sized HDMI, 3D LUT support, Bluetooth and more.

Camera Features

EFFECTIVE SENSOR SIZE

18.96mm x 10mm (Four Thirds)

LENS MOUNT

Active MFT mount.

LENS CONTROL

Iris, focus and zoom on supported lenses.

DYNAMIC RANGE

13 Stops.

SHOOTING RESOLUTIONS

4096 x 2160 (4K DCI), 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD), 1920 x 1080 (HD).

FRAME RATES

Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported.
Off-speed frame rates up to 60 fps in 4K DCI, 120 fps in HD windowed.

FOCUS

Focus button turns on peaking, auto focus available using compatible lenses.

IRIS CONTROL

Iris wheel and touchscreen slider for manual iris adjustment on electronically controllable lenses, iris button for instant auto iris settings on compatible lenses so no pixel is clipped in film mode. Scene average auto exposure in video mode.

SCREEN DIMENSIONS

5” 1920 x 1080.

SCREEN TYPE

LCD capacitive touchscreen.

METADATA SUPPORT

Automatically populated lens data from electronic Micro Four Thirds lenses. Automatic recording of camera settings and slate data such as project, scene number, take and special notes.

CONTROLS

Touchscreen menus on 5 inch screen. 1 x Power Switch, 1 x Record Button, 1 x Stills Button, 1 x Scroll Wheel with push integrated into handgrip, 1 x ISO Button, 1 x White Balance, 1 x Shutter Button, 3 x software configurable Fn buttons, 1 x High Frame Rate (HFR) Button, 1 x Zoom Button, 1 x Menu Button, 1 x Play Button, 1 x Focus Button and 1 x IRIS Button.

Connections

TOTAL VIDEO INPUTS

None.

TOTAL VIDEO OUTPUTS

1 x HDMI Type A

ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS

1 x mini XLR analog switchable between mic with phantom power support and line level (up to +14dBu).
1 x 3.5mm Stereo Input. Can also be used for Timecode input.

ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS

1 x 3.5mm headphone jack.

COMPUTER INTERFACE

USB Type-C for external drive recording, software updates and media download.

Audio

MICROPHONE

Integrated stereo microphone.

BUILT IN SPEAKER

1 x mono speaker.

Standards

SD VIDEO STANDARDS

None.

HD VIDEO STANDARDS

1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60.

ULTRA HD VIDEO STANDARDS

2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60.

4K DCI STANDARDS

4KDCIp23.98, 4KDCIp24, 4KDCIp25, 4KDCIp29.97, 4KDCIp30, 4KDCIp50, 4KDCIp59.94, 4KDCIp60.

Media

MEDIA

1 x CFast and 1 x SD UHS-II card slot for CinemaDNG Raw and ProRes Recording. Actual supported codec and frame rates are media dependent.

MEDIA FORMAT

Can format cards to ExFAT for Windows and Mac or HFS+ for Mac (file systems).

Supported Codecs

CODECS

CinemaDNG RAW, CinemaDNG RAW 3:1, CinemaDNG RAW 4:1, ProRes 422 HQ QuickTime, ProRes 422 QuickTime, ProRes 422 LT QuickTime, ProRes 422 Proxy QuickTime.

Storage Features

STORAGE TYPE

1 x CFast 2.0.

1 x SD UHS-II card.

STORAGE RATES

4096 x 2160
CinemaDNG RAW – 272 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 3:1 – 129 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 4:1 – 97 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 HQ – 117.88 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 – 78.63 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 LT – 54.63 MB/s
Apple ProRes Proxy – 24.25 MB/s

3840 x 2160
CinemaDNG RAW – 255 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 3:1 – 122 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 4:1 – 92 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 HQ – 110 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 – 73.6 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 LT – 51 MB/s
Apple ProRes Proxy – 22.4 MB/s

1920 x 1080
CinemaDNG RAW – 66 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 3:1 – 32 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 4:1 – 24 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 HQ – 27.5 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 – 18.4 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 LT – 12.75 MB/s
Apple ProRes Proxy – 5.6 MB/s
Storage rates based on 30 frames per second.

RECORDING FORMATS

Lossless CinemaDNG RAW, RAW 3:1 and RAW 4:1 with film dynamic range at 4096 x 2160, 3840 x 2160 and 1920 x 1080. Apple ProRes 4096 x 2160, 3840 x 2160 and 1920 x 1080 in either film, video, extended video dynamic range or custom 3D LUT.