Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

Effective Sensor Size

36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)

Lens Mount

Active L-Mount.

Lens Control

Iris and focus on supported lenses.

Dynamic Range

13 Stops.

Dual Native ISO

400 and 3200

Shooting Resolutions

6048 x 4032 (Open Gate 3:2) up to 36 fps
4832 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5) up to 36 fps
6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9) up to 48 fps
6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1) up to 60 fps
4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3) up to 50 fps
4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9) up to 60 fps
2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9) up to 100 fps
1920 x 1080 (1080 HD 16:9) 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 6K 2.4:1 and 4K DCI 17:9, 100 fps in Super 16 16:9 and 120 fps in 1080HD.

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 Brightness

1500 nits

Screen Type

LCD capacitive touchscreen.

Metadata Support

Automatically populated lens data from electronic L-Mount lenses. Automatic recording of camera settings and slate data such as project, scene number, take and special notes. A 3D LUT can also be embedded in metadata of Blackmagic RAW files.

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

Timecode Clock

Highly accurate timecode clock. Less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.

Total Video Inputs

None

Total Video Outputs

1 x HDMI up to 1080p60

Analog Audio Inputs

2 x mini XLR analog switchable between mic with phantom power support and line level (up to +14dBu). 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Input.

All audio inputs 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.

Microphone

Integrated stereo microphone.

Built in Speaker

1 x mono speaker.

Media

1 x CFexpress Type B card slot, 1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 expansion port for external media for Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxy Recording.

Please click here for a summary of compatible media.

Media Format

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

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 Q1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q3,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5,
H.264 Proxy in 1920 x 1080, 8-bit 4:2:0

6048 x 4032 (6K Open Gate 3:2)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 370 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 223 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 140 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 94 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 278 to 555 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 186 to 444 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 124 to 318 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 75 to 186 MB/s

4832 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 297 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 179 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 112 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 75 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 223 to 445 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 149 to 356 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 100 to 255 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 60 to 149 MB/s

6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 295 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 177 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 111 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 75 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 221 to 441 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 148 to 353 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 99 to 253 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 60 to 148 MB/s

6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 233 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 140 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 88 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 59 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 175 to 348 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 117 to 279 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 78 to 199 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 47 to 117 MB/s

4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 192 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 116 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 73 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 49 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 145 to 288 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 97 to 231 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 65 to 165 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 39 to 97 MB/s

4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 136 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 82 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 52 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 35 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 102 to 203 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 69 to 163 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 46 to 117 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 28 to 69 MB/s

2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9)

Blackmagic RAW 3:1 – 40 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 – 24 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 – 16 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 – 11 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 30 to 59 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 21 to 48 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 14 to 34 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 9 to 21 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 – 9 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 – 25 to 49 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 – 17 to 40 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 – 12 to 29 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 – 8 to 17 MB/s