10 THINGS TO KNOW - Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K!!
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- We tried to answer some of the questions you had in our previous video in this TOP TEN video. This camera is so amazing and so exciting. We can't wait to get our hands on one and do some real testing with it.
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Congrats on the 1 million Australian views on this video man! ;-)
Keep up the solid work.
DSLR Video Shooter question, how fast af on that camera?
Underrated comment, Caleb!
Haha! Thanks Caleb! It was a pleasure meeting you this week! Hopefully see you in Nashville soon 🤙
when you take a still image what can you choose what shutterspeed?
I believe so
Great video! I've watched at least 10 other videos of this camera already and I got more info in this video, of questions I actually had, than any other.
You get yourself a sub. Very high quality content on bmpcc 4K that I can't find from other channels. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I’m a geek and am active in the camera forums so I tried to answer all the questions I saw people had!
Nice breakdown, thanks for sharing your early insights!
Thank you!
Excellent review! Can't wait for this camera!
Holy Cow! I never ever wanted to go mft, and now this thing shows up.
Very good presentation. Thanks!
Get the metabones XL! Takes it to almost full frame and you can use your ef lenses
I first discovered your channel around the time you released your SL2 video, and you get recommended the time. Your videos are really good
Awesome! Im so glad you have been around since then and it seems like UA-cam is helping me out! Would you consider subscribing? It means a lot!
Damn, I'm stoked to see some videos on this bad boy!!
Hey man! Thanks for the coverage!
Thanks Dustin for tuning in!
Glad this'll probably be in my price point by the time I look for an upgrade, looks like a really nice camera.
The best video I saw about this exiting camera! Bravo from France. I will buy one for shure...
Thank you so much! Yes..this is a very exciting camera!!
You're awesome man, thank you! I never even heard BM is making BPCC v.2. I'll need to do a little bit more research to see what's what. But right now, after this video, I'm sold!
You bet! So glad you liked it! Ya its an amazing camera!
Cool. Great video the contacts is so good that I just subscribed to your channel to learn more. Keep it up I look forward to watching more!
Thank you so much for the subscription!
Hey Dave!! Fan here from the Philippines!! Thanks for this video!! I have been a subscriber since your SL2 video was released!! Greats vids man!
Wow! Thank you EB! I really appreciate it! Thanks for being a fan!!!
Kinotika yeah Dave!! That "what's cookin'" nails it. :)
Solid top 10. This is going to be one hell of a camera.
Thank you Dave! Great to meet you at the booth! Excited to get a cam soon... hopefully
oh hai Dave
Thanks for doing the bit on relevance to YT. I have been holding out for a Canon pro mirrorless (currently shooting 7D Mk II). This camera peaks my curiousity, but I've got a couple YT specific questions. 1. I like the ergonomics you pointed out, but seems like the 1.9x crop factor will make vlogging challenging (at least with my current suite of Canon lenses)? 2. For my videos, I typically am shooting 4 to 5 hours of footage, so the file size of RAW seems prohibitive for me. If you can't shoot in RAW due to file size, is it even worth looking at this camera?
Modustrial Maker this fits with a wide angle canon 10-18, tokina 11-16 or tokina 11-20 and sppedbooster or natively a MFT 7-14mm. you can use prores for most shoot and use raw for specific challenging lighting situation when white balance or exposure is harder because of mix lighting or outdoor conditions requiring more dynamic range. hopefully it will internal receive prores raw in firmware update or else there are compressed raw options with i think 1:3 and 1:4 compression ratio
Good to know. Thanks for the detailed response! I guess there are possibilities to make it work, but it rules some of the great WA zoom lenses (canon 16-35 and Tamron 15-30), so still would be on the fence.... It is really nice to see them thinking about this market. Maybe they'll release something similar without the crop factor at some point.
I’m uploading a youtuber and vlogger specific video tomorrow that will answer some of these.
But with a micro 4/3 7-14 lens you’ll be wide enough for vlog.
ProRes LT is available in camera and it’s a really amazing codec. Strong and robust but a good file size.
literally bought the older BMPCC for youtube right before this was announced...
Rudy Ayoub lol. Well it doesn’t make it a bad camera! Original pocket is a great camera still. But you can always sell it
Kinotika haha I'll buy the 4k used down the line maybe. Cool video
You sold me at #5! Super review btw
With the 12v locking power option, how would you go about plugging in power into it? I know through the cable, but what would the cable connect into? I'm sorta new with film cameras, and am just wondering.
What lens was that at the end of the video? Showing off the black magic footage
Thank you for your work. 2 questions. Can you use external monitor for manual focus? Also can you use a gimbal, ssd, external v mount battery and gimbal simulteniously?
Hi! Yes yes yes and yes
This guy is a great host! Can't wait for this camera.
Wow thanks Jack! What a great compliment I really appreciate it
Can I use my old metabones speedbooster from the old pocket cinema will it fit in the new 4k pocket camera ?
Great review, the only one bringing unknown specs of the camera so far. Well done! Do you know if it can desqueeze 1.3x anamorphic lens? Cheers, Alex
Thank you! I tried hard to get new information out there! I’m not sure about anamorphic! I forgot to ask them that. I don’t think so. They haven’t in the past.
Thanks man! The Ursa Mini has a desqueeze mode in the "Monitor" section of the camera menu. Great review, keep it up!
Great review ... subscribed!!
Thank you!!
Wanted a GH5 , this looks like an interesting pickup
22Minus11 same here. Just waiting for some sample footage to pop out from black magic
I've been so close buying a GH5, now I'm waiting for some samples of this beast. Autofocus continuous would be great. I'm not a professional filmmaker, more a run and gun family home movie guy, but I'm also a gear nerd. And when we go out for a walk in the park I want it to look awesome.
Emanuél Sánchez honestly the run and gunner might still want the GH5. It has amazing IBIS, it’s weather / dust sealed, freeze-proof and it’ll be better for photos
Shot by Myles leaning towards it mainly because I don’t want to wait. Can you do cinestyle with black magic or is it only the 2 flat options ? Never used a BM camera
22Minus11 me neither haha but I’m hearing it can do a regular Rec709 picture profile as well as the flat ones (and RAW obviously) so there should be a quick option to get decent colours straight out of it if you didn’t want to colour grade.
One more thing to mention is its battery life- they’re saying one hour but if Phantom powering a mic 20 minutes!
GH5 lasts significantly longer but it’s twice the price.
All that said I love the sound of the Blackmagic’s dual native ISO which should make it better in low light than my GH5 and prores/ RAW options.
I checked it out at the NAB 2018. Most Blackmagic cameras are not very good in low light, but this one just might be the exception from what I heard. If that's the case, this is an awesome run and gun camera. I own a C300, 5D MarkIV, and the new rage...Panasonic EVA1...but I am still wanting one of these LOL
Totally! The iso performance really makes it stand out.
So could I plug in 2 Mics at the same time? One in the mic jack, recording on the left channel, and one in the xlr recording on the right channel?
Great question! I’m not sure.
Hello and great review... Since you mentioned Peter McKinnon and Casey Neistat and the potential to vlog with the bmpcc4k, would the AF compare to the quick AF found on the canon 1dxm2? I own the bmpcc and the AF is clunky and requires the button to be held down and the subject to be in the middle of the frame. Will the bmpcc4k give a smooth and intuitive AF without the subject remaining in the center of the frame and without the button having to stay mashed down? Thanks in advance for any insight you may have. Cheers.
There is no tracking, its just a center AF system. Push AF button. BUT it will get the job done for certain types of vloggers! Thanks for the comment!
I love this camera.
for 1080p 120fps you could thoretically use the bmpcc speed booster (designed for a 2.8x crop, so should help alleviate that 4x crop)
Blackmagic told me the BMPCC SB doesn't work on this camera. It gets too close to the sensor.
I spent an hour and a half talking with a rep there and playing with the camera, it's pretty cool. On the Pro Res Raw situation, they told me that there will be in a December update that will make it Pro Res Raw compatible. I'm not sure if anyone asked in the comments, but I thought I'd throw that out there.
Good to know!
Great review. But, please, what song did you used?
XL Speedbooster works out of the box? FUCK YEAH! I'm on board.
Totally!
Great job on this one!
Thanks! I tried to answer all the questions I saw in the comments from our previous video
Kinotika sounds like you can’t use the USB-C unless the camera is off, that was good to know b/c most of us were thinking you could but still this is such a wonderful development for us.
what about rolling shutter on those things ? BlackMagic 's got a good autofocus or is it only manual ? thanks
Rolling shutter performance seems to be really good. MUCH better than original BMPCC. Its push AF
AUSTRALIAN MINUTES! I think Blackmagic is out trollin
lol ya exactly
"Maybe they're different from American minutes" instantly made my brain hurt...
So is 25p faster or slower than in europe? :)
original bmpcc was meant to be 50-60 minutes battery time but was lucky to be 15-20 minutes of use. I believe the new model with canon batteries will get around 60 minutes recording/use time.
I get 4 hours with a sony 7500 battery.
Hope blackmagic design is paying you for this free advertisement. you did a great job of getting me hyped.
I wish!!
Great work man
Thank you Ammar!
Those stills feature is similar with 4K/6K photo in Lumix?
Hey Dave,
Thank you for making this video. I'm psyched on this camera. Do you by any chance know if an IR Cut filter is needed when using this camera? If there is IR contamination, I'm hoping Mosaic Engineering will make Anti Aliasing and Moire Filters with IR removal like they did for previous Blackmagic Cameras. Also, do you know if this camera supports LPE6 and LPE6N batteries? Thanks.
- Paul
Wonderful question and a question that I asked the reps. They said that Blackmagic tends to not put IR cut filters in their cameras because it degrades the image sharpness and resolution...so it more than likely will require the use of an IR cut filter unfortunately. Hopefully it won't be as bad as the older BMPCC...but we may need to use filters again. As far as the battery..yes it works on bot LPE6 and E6N
Hey Dave,
Thanks for the quick response. Ok I understand. Alright awesome!
- Paul
I have a lumix g7 with a 42.5 1.7, 25mm 1.7, kit lens, and rokinon 12mm 2.0 lens. I am totally saving up for this camera.
Perfect!
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you!
I have a canon 70D and have been seriously contemplating the Sigma 18-13 1.8 (for canon mount) which of course will fit my 7OD. If I buy this BMDPCC ver 2, what specific adaptor will I need to fit that sigma 18-35 1.8 (for canon) on this BMDPCC ver 2. Probably one of the metabones, but I have no experience or idea which is which? TIA.
Metabones Ultra
Im really going to get this one
This thing looks great but one concern I have is that it looks way too wide for any consumer grade gimbal systems that are currently available on the market. Do you know whether or not it can fit on any of the popular pistol styled gimbals currently out there (zhiyun crane etc)?
It works on handheld gimbals
Great vid .. Blackmagic does it again. Oh and number 11 ... its not a DSLR! LOL
Haha totally!
I knew they where gonna get us on the Speedbooster lol. I will def be getting this. I love the orginal pocket, so i def want to see about this.
Yessss it’s going to be great
Excellent review. Not enough difference to get me to swap from my GH5 for my use. Thanks for saving me some cash.
Hey Dave, can you tell, is there an option to record non-crop 1080p, like 24fps or 60, or 100 ?
Ya it only crops in at the 100/120 modes
yea yea yea good stuff
Can I use this camera whit átomos external recorders?
please does the blackmagic pocket cinema 4k record in mov or mp4 ? not only in raw and proress ?
and does it have the Continious focus in video like sony a7s ii or a7r ii
It only records ProRes and Raw. No other options. No continuous focus either
What kind of lens are compatible with the BPCC 4K use? I’m thinking of purchasing this camera over the Panasonic GH5 now 🤔
It uses mft lenses and speed boosters!
Hi can use lenses canon ???
Will my metabones speedbooster still work ?
This camera looks awesome. 💯 🎥
Totally!
You mentioned that the HDMI can only put 10 bit 4:2:2 out in 1080 .
What about 4K ,RAW output ? Great video. Precise and to the point.
Just subscribed
No raw output that I know of! Wow thank you so much!
Hdmi only puts that out but the usbc puts out full sensor
deisgn for vloggers but no swivel screen. hmmm. does it have auto focus? hope the auto focus works good. is definitely on my list. thanks for the info. cheers
They are working on it. We shall see!
That ganga ooyo tho at background👌
What about continous Autofocus?
none
there's no continuous autofocus.
None.
so this it not a real good option for vlog with.. casey and p mckinon would stay at the 1D M2 :D canon 1D got realy goot autofocus :/ sadly
yea, wit a record button at the front for the thumb
Hello,
Do we know why we cannot use the original bmpcc speedbooster?
It would crush the sensor. The glass elements go too far in.
I have a 6500 sigma 18-35, this could be my next A camera, I'll buy a metabones adapter. I am just now getting into film stuff. I'll keep my sony as a B cam. I will have to get used to no AF tho. But it seems like a great Cam once you learn to use it to its best abiltiy
Comes out in September... That's enough time to grab a A7iii and this camera. Nice! They dropped the ball on the 1080 though. Lets see how Sony responds with the A7siii.
Does it have wifi for live streaming?
When interviewing - Is it like Wi Fi or Bluetooth the same as in EVA-1 so I can adjust AF or other parameters not being forced to jump back and forth for small adjustment?
Not sure!
I found some sources standing that Bluetooth will be available for that function Can you guys find some more , about remote control of Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K!
I dont know much about it and Im not in vegas anymore to ask them about it! Sorry!
And that frontal record button! 😋
I know!! So clever
Can I make features film to release in theaters by this camera?
Yup!
Is this camera made only for video?can it take still images as well??
Do we get the update to resolve if we already own the paid version?
I’m not sure
I've read that if you already own 14 Studio, 15 Studio will be a free upgrade.
Hey, you think it'll fit on a zhiyun crane v2 easily? looks a little wide
Ya! I think it will. They showed examples of it on the Tilta handheld gimbal in their PR photos
thanks, I hope so. I'm seriously considering buying this when it's release.
Can i ask is there a video record time limit or is it limitless? if it is limitless is there any issues around the sensor over heating and the camera shutting down like the sony A7s mark 2?
Totally limitless. This is a video camera
so i take it the sensor is built to take the usage load and wont overheat? is that why they can sell it so cheap because of the tax difference between dslr movie camera's and cinema camera's? i am a bit baffled as to how something that is such hugely high quality can sell for a grand difference of the GH5s which is an awesome camera and this BMPC is so much better than the Panasonic i'm just like what tha hell? or should i not question it and just acceopt it haha am i jinxing it lol. Hi from London england by the way.
I have no idea haha
Wich lens can i use with the black magic? i wanna buy one but i'm afraid of the lens... hope you can help me... :D
Depends on your needs! I’d recommend the Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 for most things.
ugh. no flip out screen tho. and would have loved to have a place to put the ssd.
can someone explain to me how it cant take good photos?
I want a good all around camera and im confused as to why this is so good for video but not for photography... was hoping on something like the Sony a6500 or Fujiflm TX-3, GH4, GH5, yeah you get it
Does raw fotos that i can edit in light-room? and does 4k jpg or raw?
Yes it takes raw DNG that you can use in Lightroom. And 4K jpg
can u compare it with the new A7s Mark3 plz
The BMPCC 4K isnt out yet!
I got one and it's a great camera for sure. Its only weakness and incorrectly stated in the video is the native battery life - you get about 20 or 25 minutes of power if you're lucky. V-mount external power is a requirement if you plan to shoot without AC power and for more than 20 minutes.
The more I see and read about it the more it looks good
Totally!
Is it confirmed about the speed booster? Is that the one they said it’ll work with? Wanna be sure to get the right one.
Yup. Straight out of the Blackmagic Reps mouths. Both the XL and Ultra work.
Kinotika NICE!!!! Did they have one they recommended SPECIFICALLY? Thanks for the help btw.
Does that work for the APS-C EF lenses? of just full frame ones
Nice one
Does it save the jpegs with the LUTs? And what is the shutter speed? They legitimately have me interested
Ya! You can use LUTS on JPEG or shoot flat. And I think you adjust shutter speed like you can on any other camera. There’s a little dial where your right index finger sits.
What is windowed frames per second means? When you talk about slow motion
The sensor crops in 2x when recording slow motion. So a 20mm lens becomes a 40mm lens equivalent when shooting slow mo
Australian minutes meant warm weather (batteries last longer when warm)
Does it have 4:3 aspect ratio for anamorphic?
I want to know this aswell
Carlos Perez - Film & Photo me too
Hei awesome page ☺ Keep it up!
Thank you!
I'm loving what this camera is on paper and what it represents. I do wish that the camera could be run via usb-c battery or charge and run at the sametime.
Well... it’s $1250
The micro XLR is the best feature, mini 1/4" plugs are so amateur. What took them so long to figure this out?
Totally!
What lenses are compatible with it???
How autofocus work on this camera ?
Push button AF.
I need this camera. When does it release?
Supposed to be in September!
Is BMPCC 4k body has Autofocus ? or not?
you explained every thing expect Auto focus of the Body ?
It has push AF. No tracking or continuous.
How many nits brightness is that 5” display?
Good question! Idk
Sir IAM film maker .can I use this for feature film.becouse I planned to release in big screen .please tell me
If only Canon could have done this few years ago but Blackmagic hands down is the winner of 2018 for film maker like me!
Totally!
What lens?
Hey Dave,
Do you by any chance know if the BMPCC 4K has a recording limit? I shoot events, and this would be awesome to have. If you could let me know that would be fantastic. Really enjoying your videos!
- Paul
No recording limit. Only limited by your battery or card space.
Hey Dave,
Thanks so much for the reply. Wow that's awesome! Do you know what resolution/frame rate is limited to the SD card? And how fast the SD card needs to be to record to? Do you know the mininimum requirements of an SSD that can be used to record to? CFast is too expensive lol, but I'm hoping the SSDs and SD cards are affordable. Thanks again!
- Paul
Question - prores 1080p is that a worthwhile function. For instance if your content is totally being delivered to social media does it have any advantage over 4K.
If you are delivering in 1080p to highly compressed distributors, 1080p prores is an excellent codec as it will give you decent latitude for color correction/grading and very good looking color tones/gradients for a fraction of the data rate that some 4k codecs might. Prores LT is actually a very powerful codec in my experience that can deliver great results compared to the other more data heavy prores codecs, assuming you exposed decently to begin with, at a fraction of the data storage.
Tony Dae thanks -
Thanks Tony - very helpful - Im trying to get up to speed on these codecs - only just started to read about Apple ProRes
UA-cam likes it when creators upload in 4K. So i give them what they want.
Even on youtube you can see the difference between 1080P and 4K. Why not use the best under any circumstance? Also with 4k you have more room to crop into the frame without losing resolution.
Great summary. How about an episode on lenses to invest in for pocket camera...I say 'invest in' as it does not ship till September. I'm super excited!
I know many people are going to say micro 4/3rd lenses like panasonic or olympus. But to me, the best thing would be to research the estetic you would like to go with. The beauty of blackmagic cameras is that they are the closest in the "low budget" categories that emulate the look of film. The only camera(s) I say does better is the Arri Alexa and alexa mini. Because of this, I say invest in really good glass and glass that will give you the look you are going for. Especially cinema glass.
I wouldn't worry about autofocus capabilities because all likelihood, the autofocus is not going to be worth using. It's a one push system and blackmagic's autofocus is one of the worst. So basically you will be doing almost all focus pulls manually or with a wireless focus system.
James Jackson Films Thanks a lot...even I was thinking of going the cheap way, but you are correct, the camera (if everything they are saying is true) does deserve better glasses...
Oinam Anand your welcome. And btw I'm not saying you should spend 5k on a canon cinema prime (if you have the budget and want that look, then go for it). Theres a lot of great sub 1000 glass all im saying is find out what looks you like and invest in glass that will give you the best chance of immulating that look. Because cameras will come and go amd devalue over time. Lenses will be at the same price of purchase typically decades from now.
James Jackson Films I get it...but I wish I could do that...ha ha ha. Planning to shoot a documentary, it will be a new experience for me. I have been a photojournalist for 10 years and I have always told others to decide the lens first and the body later. But this time it is going to be the opposite. And I agree with what you just said. By the way loved the Fuji review and the comparison test. 3rd image B looks like an image shot by Canon 5D Mark IV. Thanks again and look forward to more of your great reviews.
I’d say if you have budget to go for either the Voigtlander MFT lenses or the Veydras.
Dual ISO, up to (high number), nice, but what ISOs are they?
400 and 3200 I believe!