Blackmagic Design POCKET CINEMA CAMERA

The BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera is a compact Super 16 format camera designed for digital film production. The super 16-sized sensor has an effective resolution of 1920 x 1080 and is capable of capturing 13 stops of dynamic range. The Pocket Cinema Camera records Full HD video in either the lossless CinemaDNG RAW or Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) format.

The active Micro Four Thirds lens mount can accommodate a growing range of MFT format lenses as well as a host of excellent legacy lenses via optional adapters. BlackMagic Design has packed all of these impressive features into a remarkable compact (5 x 2.6 x 1.5”) and lightweight (12.5 oz) magnesium alloy chassis.

Active Micro Four Thirds Lens Mount

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameray lets you use an extensive range of lenses. With full electronic control of an MFT lens, you can simply point and set iris all on command. The Micro Four Thirds lens mount also gives you the flexibility to adapt to PL or other lens mount as required. Moreover, the Super 16 size sensor is compatible with a wide range of adapters for film quality Super 16 lenses.

13 Stops of Dynamic Range

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera delivers a film-like look with a super wide dynamic range of 13 stops. This means you retain all sensor data for DaVinci Resolve color grading. Plus, you get two dynamic range settings, film log or video REC709, so you can choose the right dynamic range for your project. Using DaVinci Resolve Lite, which can be downloaded free from Blackmagic Design website, you can color correct files natively or transcode them into a different file format to suit your postproduction workflow.

Records to SD Cards

 The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features a built-in SD card recorder that captures ProRes 422 (HQ) and lossless compressed CInemaDNG files to fast SDXC cards.  

CinemaDNG RAW and ProRes

The Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera records into high quality ProRes 422 (HQ) and lossless compressed CinemaDNG RAW files so you retain fine image detail with wide dynamic range for amazing image.

Portable Design

Designed as an ultra compact, digital film camera the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features a lightweight elegant design that fits into your pocket. Produced from magnesium alloy, it includes high resolution LCD for precise focusing and a built in SD card recorder, so you get a complete solution without the need to buy expensive accessories.

High Resolution Display

The 3.5”, 800 x 480 resolution LCD allows you to monitor while shooting and review files recorded on the SD cards. The high resolution screen makes it easy to focus accurately and lets you zoom in to 1:1 size so you can focus precisely every time.

SDXC and SDHC Memory Cards

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features a built-in SD card recorder. With the fast read/write capacities of SDXC and SDHC cards you can record digital film quality images to a memory card that is smaller than a postage stamp. The camera creates 12-bit lossless compressed CinemaDNG and 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) files that are way beyond broadcast standards. When using ProRes you can record for more than 50 minutes on a 64GB SD cards at 24 frames per seconds.

Removable EL-EN20 Compatible Battery

Includes a removable and rechargeable lithium ion battery, which provides up to an hour of continuous recording time. The battery charge time is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes with the camera off.

Professional Connections

The connection on the side of the camera includes a micro HDMI output with optional overlays for easy on set monitoring. You can also get a standard mini Jack microphone input that is compatible with common AV style microphones, plus mini Jack headphone socket for audio monitoring using headphones. A LANC control input is also included for remote operation, and you can power the camera and recharge the removable battery with the 12V DC input.

Metadate Support

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera can record metadata such as automatic camera data and user data like shot numbers, custom filenames and keywords.

Mounting Options

The Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera features a 1/4 “- 20 UNC threaded mounting point on the top and bottom of the camera. This enables any number of support configurations, from mounting the camera on a tripod and attaching accessories  to car mount, pole mounts and practically any type of set-up you can imagine.