Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Installation And Operation Manual

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Settings
You can change settings on your Blackmagic camera to get the best picture, such as video
format, shutter speed and white balance, plus you can adjust audio levels, monitoring settings,
and studio tally and talkback settings for effective communication with the control room.
This section of the manual contains detailed information on each of the settings in your camera.
Camera Settings
To configure the camera settings on your Blackmagic Studio Camera or Blackmagic Micro
Studio Camera 4K, press the ‘menu’ button. Use the menu navigation buttons to highlight items
and press the ‘set’ button to confirm your selection.
If you are using the Micro Studio Camera 4K, you will need to connect an external monitor via
the camera’s HDMI port to view menu settings.
Video Format
Select your desired video format using the navigation buttons. For example, to select between
1080p and 1080i formats, press the left or right arrow buttons to progress through the format
options. Press the ‘set’ button to confirm the format you want.
A list of supported video formats is provided later in this section.
Gain
Gain settings are helpful when you are shooting in low light conditions. The default setting is
0dB and gain can be increased in 6dB increments up to 18dB.
Detail
Use this setting to sharpen your image live from your Studio Camera. Decrease or increase the
level of sharpening by selecting ‘off’ or ‘default’ for low sharpening, ‘medium’ and ‘high’.
Auto Exposure
Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K gives you several auto exposure 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 constant exposure.
Camera settings - Blackmagic Studio Camera.
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