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Operation Manual

Blackmagic Cameras

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June 2016

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Page 1: ...Operation Manual Blackmagic Cameras English Windows June 2016 Mac OS X...

Page 2: ...ed CinemaDNG RAW files for pristine images and the Production Camera 4K is a Super 35 4K camera with a global shutter and 6G SDI output Our cameras are designed to produce files that are flat which me...

Page 3: ...Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K 21 22 Tally Light Indicators Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera Tally Light 22 23 Menu Settings Dashboard 23 Camera Settings 23 Audio Settings 26 Recording Settings...

Page 4: ...ckmagic UltraScope 50 53 Blackmagic Camera Setup Software 54 Post Production Workflow Working with Files from SSDs 54 Working with Files from SD Cards 54 Working with 3rd Party Sofware 55 Using Final...

Page 5: ...lockwise until it stops then gently remove the lens When no lens is attached to the camera the glass filter covering the sensor is exposed to dust and other debris so you ll want to keep the dust cap...

Page 6: ...hey can be purchased from your Blackmagic Design reseller or from any video or photography equipment store Step 1 With the battery s contacts facing the bottom of the camera gently press the battery a...

Page 7: ...a With the SD card s metal contacts facing away from the lens point the SD card towards the SD card slot and gently insert the card until you feel it lock into place Push on the SD card to release it...

Page 8: ...your SSD or SD card ProRes 422 HQ provides the highest quality video with the lowest compression Alternatively ProRes 422 Proxy gives you far more recording time with greater compression Blackmagic Mi...

Page 9: ...60 12 bit 4K RAW 1080p24 1080p24 1080p23 98 2160p23 98 1080p25 1080p25 1080p24 2160p24 1080p29 97 1080p29 97 1080p25 2160p25 1080p30 1080p30 1080p29 97 2160p29 97 1080p50 1080p30 2160p30 1080p59 94 10...

Page 10: ...like a CD player so pressing the forward button will skip to the start of the next clip Press the reverse button once to go to the start of the current clip or press twice to skip back to the start of...

Page 11: ...sted reliable for video recording and playback From a quick glance you can see which SSD is fast enough to handle a chosen format Please check the tech notes at the Blackmagic Design support center fo...

Page 12: ...T3 25SAT3 240G 240GB No No Yes OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G OWCSSD7P6G480 480GB No Yes Yes Mercury Extreme Pro 6G OWCSSD7P6G240 240GB No Yes Yes Mercury Extreme Pro 6G OWCSSD7P6G120 120GB No Yes Yes Sam...

Page 13: ...latest information Choosing a Fast SD Card It s important to use SDHC and SDXC cards with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera These cards are rated for fast data speeds...

Page 14: ...ema Camera and SSDs used by Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K must be formatted as either HFS or exFAT These disk formats allow long clips to be recorded as single files and can be for...

Page 15: ...c Micro Cinema Camera to return to the main menu settings Preparing SSDs and SD Cards on a Mac OS X computer Use the disk utility application included with Mac OS X to format or initialize your SSD or...

Page 16: ...olume label select quick format and click start Step 6 Your SSD or SD card will quickly be formatted and made ready for use Checking Disk Speed Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is a fun application that mea...

Page 17: ...el audio It s important to select the appropriate setting or your audio may sound too quiet or too loud The camera automatically switches to line level if the audio is too loud for a sustained period...

Page 18: ...This makes it easy to look up the connector signal layout and connect the wires you need You can add a backshell to the DB HD15 on custom cables or you can even put a little silicon compound on the p...

Page 19: ...n composite video output via an RCA connector You can connect this output to any low cost composite display device or even a wireless composite transmitter The output can be selected to be either NTSC...

Page 20: ...The full range of available pins are listed under group P1 while subsets used for particular functions as well as their layout within the appropriate connectors are shown in groups P2 through P7 PIN A...

Page 21: ...3G SDI so it can be used to output uncompressed 10 bit 4 2 2 video to routers monitors SDI capture devices broadcast switchers and any other SDI devices Blackmagic Production Camera 4K supports 6G SDI...

Page 22: ...reen SD card is present in the camera camera is playing back Red flashing slowly Card filling up Red flashing quickly Dropped Frames Red Orange alternating slowly Battery low when recording White Oran...

Page 23: ...the up and down buttons to highlight each settings menu Press ok to enter a settings menu Use the left and right directional arrows to adjust values and the up and down arrows to move between setting...

Page 24: ...600ASA would be suitable or 800ASA for Production Camera 4K but may introduce some visible noise In bright conditions 400ASA or 200ASA on Production Camera 4K would be best to record richer colors Adj...

Page 25: ...ure options Iris Maintains a constant shutter speed while changing the aperture to achieve a constant exposure Shutter Maintains a constant aperture while changing the shutter speed to achieve a const...

Page 26: ...ma Camera have built in stereo microphones and Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K have built in mono microphones The built in microphones record to audio channels 1 and 2 when no extern...

Page 27: ...er icon will be displayed Headphones will always be active when recording or playing back however speakers will only work when playing back Move the volume slider left or right to increase or decrease...

Page 28: ...Blackmagic Cinema Camera Tap the arrow icons to switch between 2 5K RAW ProRes HQ ProRes 422 ProRes LT ProRes Proxy or DNxHD recording formats Blackmagic Production Camera 4K On Production Camera 4K...

Page 29: ...Frames 2 10 Seconds 1 10 20 30 40 50 Minutes 1 10 For example you can set the camera to record a still frame every 10 frames 5 seconds 30 seconds 5 minutes etc The time lapse feature offers many creat...

Page 30: ...Cinema Camera you will find display settings under the monitoring section Press the menu button to enter the menu settings display Use the left and right arrow buttons to move and select monitoring th...

Page 31: ...lay settings and select language Step 3 Cycle through the different languages by pressing the right and left navigation buttons and press ok to confirm You can also confirm your language setting by pr...

Page 32: ...mage within a 1 78 1 aspect ratio compatible with 16 9 HD television and computer screens 4 3 Displays the 4 3 aspect ratio compatible with SD television screens or to help frame shots when using 2x a...

Page 33: ...select your desired S Bus or PWM channel next to each control feature See the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera Expansion Port and Expansion Cable section for more information about the expansion port an...

Page 34: ...c Pocket Cinema Camera Cinema Camera EF and Production Camera 4K EF support electronic lens control which allows you to adjust lens controls from the camera such as aperture and auto focus Cinema Came...

Page 35: ...r IS feature found in many active lenses Simply set the stabilizer switch to on to use it with your camera If your lens also features a stabilizer mode switch set it to the appropriate mode for still...

Page 36: ...ashing Red Icon Dropped frames were detected Card Disk Full Appears when SD card or SSD is full Playback mode Displays play fast forward and reverse icons Timecode Displays the duration of clips durin...

Page 37: ...ompatible with popular software such as Final Cut Pro X and DaVinci Resolve Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K Step 1 Tap the touchscreen once to make the slate appear You can also acce...

Page 38: ...s it has extremely advanced technology built in for high end digital film You get the advantage of this technology when you use DaVinci Resolve to edit and color correct your work Included here is inf...

Page 39: ...ou can start building your edit Step 1 You ll first need to create a new timeline Right click anywhere within the media pool and choose Timelines Create New Timeline When the dialog box appears click...

Page 40: ...rning back on once you re done Press the N key to quickly turn snapping on or off Mapping Keyboard Shortcuts If you are familiar with keyboard shortcuts using other editing software you can easily map...

Page 41: ...length of the transition you can lengthen or shorten its start and end point using a similar approach to trimming a clip Hover your mouse pointer over the start or end of the transition until the tra...

Page 42: ...g your sequence so you can maintain a consistent look but part of the fun of DaVinci Resolve is being able to move between the edit and color page to make fine adjustments and discover new creative ch...

Page 43: ...see the brightness of the dark regions of your picture increase and decrease Set it to where you want the dark areas to look their best If you decrease the lift too much you ll lose details in the bl...

Page 44: ...ntil everything is just right You can even use windows and tracking to allow the selections to follow movement in your images Qualifying a Color Often you ll find a specific color in your clip can be...

Page 45: ...p 3 Resize the shape by clicking and dragging the blue points around the shape The pink points adjust the edge softness You can position the shape by clicking the center point and moving it to the are...

Page 46: ...sed and downloaded from third party suppliers After installing a set of plugins you can access them on the color page by opening the OpenFX inspector to the right of the node editor Simply click the O...

Page 47: ...endering Step 5 Go to the bottom of the render settings and click on the add job to render queue button Your render settings will be added to the render queue on the right side of the page Now all you...

Page 48: ...d to record in 25 or 29 97 fps and set the SDI Overlays to Off the SDI output will be set to 1080i50 and 1080i59 94 respectively This allows you to work with most switchers which only support interlac...

Page 49: ...ither 10 bit 1080p HD or compressed Ultra HD 4K For waveform monitoring using Production Camera 4K set the recording format to HD Blackmagic UltraScope allows you to monitor almost every aspect of the...

Page 50: ...pixels Please see the support pages at www blackmagicdesign com support for a comprehensive list of the latest minimum system requirements for Blackmagic UltraScope Understanding Blackmagic UltraScop...

Page 51: ...ite balance is incorrect You may want a certain color effect in your shot for example when using a colored filter on your lens like a warming filter An elevated red channel will be normal but you can...

Page 52: ...r camera s white balance setting to see how it affects the display Histogram Display Using histogram is another way to check for clipping crushing and image contrast in your Blackmagic camera signal T...

Page 53: ...d go to all programs Click on the Blackmagic Design folder to open the Blackmagic Camera setup software and instruction manuals How to Update your Camera s Internal Software After installing the lates...

Page 54: ...c OS X or Windows first Working with Files from SD Cards You can access your ProRes or CinemaDNG files straight from your SD card with any Mac OS X or Windows computer that features an SD card slot or...

Page 55: ...checkbox Step 3 Set the video properties settings to 1080p HD 1920x1080 and 25p Step 4 Set your audio and render properties settings to stereo 48kHz and Apple ProRes 422 HQ Step 5 Click ok To import...

Page 56: ...oject Choose the location for your project by clicking browse and selecting your desired folder Once you ve selected your location folder click ok in the welcome window Step 3 Go to the Adobe Premiere...

Page 57: ...the new button under the user heading Step 8 When the create new user profile window opens type your user name and click create Step 9 When the project and user settings window reopens click the start...

Page 58: ...into the camera To remove the sun shield either Option 1 Hold the top of the shield in the middle and gently pull out making sure it releases evenly on both sides Option 2 Using your thumbs gently pr...

Page 59: ...and Production Camera 4K allow shooting in locations where you need to move around quickly with your camera The handles let you steady your shot and keep up with the action On the underside of the cam...

Page 60: ...chase shim sets of varying thickness from your local Blackmagic Design reseller Use shim thicknesses depending on your back focus requirements To shim the PL mount on your PL model Blackmagic camera y...

Page 61: ...ount onto the camera body ensuring the alignment hole is aligned with the alignment pin at the 11 o clock position Step 7 Loosely turn the six mounting screws until initial contact is made with the sh...

Page 62: ...rce to unscrew them Keep the screws as you will need them again Step 3 Gently lift the fan module up and out of the camera taking care NOT to pull the wires that connect to the inside of the camera Ac...

Page 63: ...reveal the version number On Windows open Blackmagic Camera Setup from your start menu or start screen Click on the help menu and select about Blackmagic Camera Setup to reveal the version number How...

Page 64: ...pair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Blackmagic Design part...

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