BLACKMAGIC POCKET CINEMA CAMERA 6K
SPECIFICATIONS Price: £2267/$2495 Sensor: 23.1x12.99mmSuper35 CMOS Image stabiliser: None ISO range: 100-25,600. Dual Native ISO 400/3200 Dynamic range: 13 stops Lensmount: Canon EF LCD: 127mm/5in LCD touchscreen, 1920x1080 Viewfinder: None Autofocus: Contrast detect Recording format: Blackmagic Raw6K 6144x3456 50p/30p/ 29.97p/25p/24p/3.98p 49-483Mbps, 6144x2560, 5744x3024 60p/59.94p/ 50p/30p/29.97p/25p/24p/ 23.98p 37-395Mpbs. ProRes 422HQ, 422, 422LT, 422 Proxy, DCI 4K 4096x 2160, 4K 3840x2160 60p/59.94p/50p/ 30p/29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p 22.2-118Mpbs. 2.8K 2868x1512, FHD 1920x1080 120p/60p/ 59.94p/50p/30p/29.97p/25p/ 24p/23.98p 5.6-27.5Mbps. 3.7K 3623x3020 anamorphic 60p 2.4:1. External recording: FHD 4:2:2 10-bit 60p/59.94p/50p/30p/ 29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p via HDMI, Blackmagic Raw via USB-C 6K 6144x3456 50p/ 30p/29.97p/25p/24p/23.98p, 6144x2560, 5744x3024 60p/ 59.94p/50p/30p/29.97p/25p/ 24p/23.98p Connectivity: USB-C, HDMI, mini XLR, 3.5mmstereo input formic and timecode, Bluetooth Storage: 1x CFast, 1x SDXC UHS-II slot “Native ISO is ideal for low light, and 13 stops of dynamic range are perfect”
specific version of a current mirrorless stills camera. It’s
all of this that made the camera an overnight, sell-out success. Fast forward a year and Blackmagic moves those goalposts by a large amount, by revealing the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. But instead of just cramming more pixels onto its MFT sensor, there’s a brand new Super35 CMOS sensor, again with dual native ISO; a fully- connected Canon EF lens mount sits in front of it to take the glass. At first glance the bodies look identical, but the 6K version is 15.2mm/0.6in wider, although the same height and length as the 4K version. And like the 4K, the new camera is made from carbon fibre composite (it actually feels a little plasticky). We had no issues during the test, however, with all the doors and controls feeling good, and carbon fibre is light and strong.
IMAGES The Super35 sensor is a huge boost to the camera. It works best with manual focus cine lenses like these Samyang optics
designed for making movies, with such fantastic spec as a huge, five- inch screen that means you can often forgo an external monitor, and a USB-C output so you can record up to 12-bit to inexpensive external SSD drives. Like real cinema cameras, a dual-native ISO is ideal for low light, and 13 stops of dynamic range are perfect for HDR images. With a full-size HDMI socket, a mini-XLR input with phantom power for professional mics, all sorts of ProRes 422 internal recording codecs and built-in LUTs, plus timecode and zebra pattern for monitoring, it was really in a class of its own. Especially at just £1055/$1295, which includes a full version of DaVinci Resolve software that usually cost £275/$299. It was
Battery: Canon LP-E6 Dimensions (WxHxD): 177.8x101.6x96.52mm/ 7x4x3.8in Weight: 898g/1.98lbwith battery and card
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