Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

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

Dual Native ISO

• 400 and 3200

Shooting Resolutions

• 4096 x 2160 (4K DCI) up to 60 fps
• 4096 x 1720 (4K 2.4:1) up to 75 fps
• 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD) up to 60 fps
• 2880 x 2160 (2.8K Anamorphic) up to 80 fps
• 2688 x 1512 (2.6K 16:9) up to 120 fps
• 1920 x 1080 (HD) up to 120 fps

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 2.6K 16:9 and HD windowed

Focus

• 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

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 IRIS Button, 1 x Focus Button, 1 x High Frame Rate (HFR) Button, 1 x Zoom Button, 1 x Menu Button and 1 x Playback Button

Connections

Total Video Inputs

• None

Total Video Outputs

• 1 x HDMI up to 1080p60

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, PTP camera control and software updates

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 card slot, 1 x SD UHS-II card slot, 1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 expansion port for external media for Blackmagic RAW and ProRes Recording

Media Format

• Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems

Supported Codecs

Codecs

• Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 3:1 
• Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1
• Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 8:1
• Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 12:1
• Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q0
• Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5 
• ProRes 422 HQ QuickTime 
• ProRes 422 QuickTime 
• ProRes 422 LT QuickTime 
• ProRes 422 Proxy QuickTime

Control

External Control

• iPad control, Bluetooth control, USB PTP camera control. External control of some camera settings, focus, iris and zoom with compatible lenses, color corrector, tally and internal record start and stop when used with a compatible ATEM and ATEM Software Control

Color Corrector

Color Corrector

• DaVinci YRGB

Storage Features

Storage Type

• 1 x CFast 2.0
• 1 x SD UHS-II card
• 1 x high speed USB-C expansion port for external media

Recording Formats

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, 12:1, Q0 and Q5 at 4096 x 2160, 4096 x 1720, 3840 x 2160, 2880 x 2160, 2688 x 1512 and 1920 x 1080 with film, extended video or video dynamic range. ProRes at 4096 x 2160, 3840 x 2160 and 1920 x 1080 with film, extended video or video dynamic range or custom 3D LUT

Storage Rates

• Storage rates based on 30 frames per second

4096 x 2160

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 135 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 81 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 51 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 34 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 81 to 203 MB/s *
• Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 21 to 58 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

4096 x 1720

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 108 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 65 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 41 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 27 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 65 to 161 MB/s *
• Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 17 to 47 MB/s **

3840 x 2160

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 127 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 76 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 48 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 32 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 76 to 190 MB/s *
• Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 19 to 55 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

2880 x 2160

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 96 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 58 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 36 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 24 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 58 to 143 MB/s *
• Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 15 to 41 MB/s **

2688 x 1512

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 63 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 38 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 24 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 16 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 38 to 94 MB/s *
• Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 10 to 27 MB/s **

1920 x 1080

• Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 33 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 20 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 13 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 8 MB/s
• Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 20 to 49 MB/s *
• Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 5 to 14 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

* Constant Quality setting Q0 storage rates quoted are indicative only, based on a 2:1 - 5:1 compression range

** Constant Quality setting Q5 storage rates quoted are indicative only, based on a 7:1 - 20:1 compression range

Actual storage rates are entirely dependent on image subject matter

Software

Software Included

• Blackmagic OS

Operating Systems

• Mac 10.14 Mojave
• Mac 10.15 Catalina or later
• Windows 10

Power Requirements

Power Supply

• 1 x External 12V power supply

External Power Input

• 1 x 2-pin locking connector

Battery Type

• Canon LP-E6

Battery Life

• Approximately 60 minutes (recording at 24 fps without any external USB-C device connected)

Power

• 12V-20V

Accessories

Optional Accessories

• Blackmagic Pocket Camera Battery Grip

Physical Specifications

• Bright: 178.1 mm
• Hight: 96 mm
• Depht: 85.5 mm
• Weight: 722 g

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature

• 0°to 40°C (32° to 104°F)

Storage Temperature

• -20°to 45°C (-4° to 113°F)

Relative Humidity

• 0% to 90% non-condensing

What's Included

• Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
• Lens turret dust cap
• 30W power supply with locking connector and international adapters
• LP‑E6 battery
• SD card with software and manual
• Welcome card
• DaVinci Resolve Studio with activation key