Anybody who complains that modern digital cameras aren’t built like traditional cameras can go ride a horse and buggy, as far as I’m concerned. You get a beautifully crafted design featuring a machined aluminum chassis, EF lens mount for interchangeable optics, high resolution 4K Super 35 size sensor, global shutter, visually lossless compressed CinemaDNG RAW and ProRes 422 (HQ) file format. Activation buttons are located on the rear of the camera body, placed within easy reach of your thumb from the multi function hand grip. Professional 8K PCIe capture and playback card for designed for high end feature film production, includes quad link 12G-SDI connections with support for all SD, HD, Ultra HD, 4K and 8K standards. I see a lot of producers and DPs looking at this camera for their next short film, music video or commercial.

I haven’t yet used the camera enough to review it in any depth, but I thought this summary of its pros and cons might be useful to those out there considering their own purchase.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera features a large, bright 5 inch touchscreen that makes it easy for you to frame shots and accurately focus. cameras at a fraction of anything else on the market, leading to a low-cost/high-resolution arms race. Lovely organic image with relatively little moiréing and a logarithmic look for the most flexibility in the grade.

Used by Hollywood and broadcasters, these large consoles make it easy to mix large projects with a massive number of channels and tracks. We shot a resolution chart with increasingly fine vertical and horizontal lines to test for moiré and anti-aliasing. USB-C is fast, flexible and even provides power, so it’s quickly becoming standard on many modern computers and devices. The color science also handles some of the complex Blackmagic RAW image processing, so color and dynamic range data from the sensor is preserved via metadata which you can use in post production. Unlike saturation or midpoint which can make reds redder or yellows more yellow, adjusting tint actually lets you push the colors in different directions.It’s perfect for shooting independent films and documentaries, fashion shows, travel blogs, web videos, weddings, corporate video, sports and more. jack for connecting to a remote that lets you trigger the camera to start and stop recording, plus it supports electronic lens control of the focus and iris, all using an industry standard protocol and jack connection.

We tested our sensor for this by recording three clips with the lens cap on at each of the available ISOs; 200, 400 and 800. It’s easy to switch to another language so you can share your camera with other crew when traveling to locations worldwide! An amazing sensor combined with Blackmagic color science means you get the same imaging technology as the most expensive digital film cameras.The massive bandwidth of USB-C makes it possible to connect external accessories such as flash drives and SSDs for significantly longer recording times. Made from lightweight carbon fiber polycarbonate composite, the camera features a multifunction handgrip with all controls for recording, ISO, WB and shutter angle right at your fingertips. Most advanced digital film camera features 6K sensor with EF lens mount, built in motorized ND filters at 0, 2, 4 and 6 stops, tilt adjustable 1500 nit LCD and a larger battery.