Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Installation And Operation Manual

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Expansion Port
Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K’s small size makes it easy to capture unique shots from
close to the action or difficult to reach spots. While your Micro Studio Camera 4K can be easily
tucked away out of sight, the same can’t always be said of a camera operator. So being able to
remotely control your camera is important to making full use of its tiny size.
You can adjust some settings on Micro Studio Camera 4K via SDI input with an ATEM Switcher,
as detailed in the section ‘Introducing Camera Control’ in this manual. However, the majority of
control options are provided by the expansion port.
Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K’s DB-HD15 connector provides a wide range of connections,
including power, LANC remote, pan, tilt, zoom and genlock via the expansion cable included.
We encourage you to use a wide range of easily available cables to access specific features, or to
solder your own custom connections and adapt the Micro Studio Camera 4K to your needs. See the
‘Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K Expansion Cable’ section in this manual for more information.
Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K - Right Side
Analog Audio In
The 3.5mm stereo audio connector accepts microphone or line level audio. You can switch
between these options in the camera’s ‘audio settings’ menu. It’s important to select the
appropriate setting or your audio may sound too quiet or too loud.
SDI Out
Use the SDI out connector to output 10-bit 4:2:2 video to professional SDI video equipment
such as routers, monitors, SDI capture devices and broadcast switchers. Blackmagic Micro
Studio Camera 4K supports 6G-SDI. You will need a DIN 1.0/2.3 to SDI adapter cable to connect
to devices with full size SDI connectors.
SDI In
Use the SDI in connector to control your Micro Studio Camera 4K via ATEM switchers. Refer to
the section ‘Introducing Camera Control’ for information about which controls are available.
TIP You can also control your Micro Studio Camera via a Blackmagic 3G-SDI Arduino
Shield. The shield embeds the same Blackmagic control data packets in the SDI signal
as you would get with an ATEM switcher. This means by connecting the program return
feed from any SDI switcher, through the shield to the SDI input on your camera, you can
access all the same Blackmagic camera controls you get with ATEM switchers.
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