These two issues often required camera operators to purchase external monitors and an alternate battery solution to power their cameras which often included the need for rigging out the camera with a cage. The LCD screen is also fixed to the back of the camera and not adjustable which made viewing the screen difficult for some users. For example, these initial Blackmagic cameras offered short battery life requiring operators to bring multiple batteries on a shoot or find an alternate solution to power their cameras.Īdditionally, the camera's 5 inch LCD screen was relatively dim, roughly 400 nits brightness, and was difficult to view in bright daylight conditions. They then followed up that release with the BMPCC 6K which was launched in August of 2019 and shared a similar form factor but utilized a Super 35mm sensor and the popular Canon EF lens mount.Īlthough these cameras created high-quality images at a relatively affordable price there were a few shortcomings that users had to workaround. In September of 2018 they released the BMPCC 4K with a Micro Four-Thirds sensor and MFT lens mount, which was back-ordered for months and is still available for purchase today. One of Blackmagic Designs' primary goals is to make high-quality video affordable to everyone.

The BMPCC range of cameras is manufactured by Blackmagic Design based out of Australia which is also the company behind Davinci Resolve video editing software. Before we dive deeper into how this camera performs in the real world, let us first briefly go over the evolution of the BlackMagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera range.

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