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UPDATED: BlackMagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera is Native Micro Four Thirds Mount, Tiny, Shoots RAW

Chris Gampat
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04/08/2013
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Last Updated on 04/08/2013 by Chris Gampat

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Image Credit: Daniel Garcia on Twitter

Editor’s Updates after the jump

BlackMagic has been relatively quiet for a while since solving the problems with their sensors in order to get cameras out, but at NAB 2013 they’ve just announced a whole new camera. This one has an active Micro Four Thirds mount (meaning it can work with electronically coupled lenses), is about the size of a point and shoot, has 13 stops of dynamic range, a 1080HD sensor (super 16mm size), built in SD card recording (which is extremely nice) and has a high res touch screen.

Oh, and it’s going for just under $1,000. Panasonic’s GH3 goes for $1,499 and has a weather sealed body as well as an EVF. However, it doesn’t shoot RAW video the way this will and the sensor isn’t nearly as good.

The interwebs have no further news yet on release date or anything else. If you’re interested in purchasing this camera though, we recommended these lenses for the M43 mount BMCC a while back.

Via 43Rumors

Editor’s Update: We just found out via CameraTown that they’re also announcing a 4K production camera. Besides shooting 4K video, it will also have a Super 35mm sensor–which is approximately APS-C sized. Other features are Built-in SSD, Touch screen LCD, ProRes video recoding, CinemaDNG RAW recording, Thunderbolt, and a Canon EF compatible Mount – all for just under $4,000. The new sensor size should solve the previous problems with the first BMCC being such a small sensor and not being able to get any wide shots due to the available focal lengths.

Editor’s 2nd Update: More specs

Pocket Camera

Taken from the B&H Photo listing

  • Super 16mm Sized Image Sensor
  • Active Micro Four Thirds Lens Mount
  • 13 Stops of Dynamic Range
  • Records Full HD 1080 CinemaDNG RAW
  • Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) at 220 Mbps
  • Portable Design (5″ Long and 12.5 oz)
  • 3.5″ LCD Display with 800×480 Resolution
  • Uses SDXC and SDHC Memory Cards
  • EN-EL20 Compatible Rechargeable Battery
  • HDMI, LANC, 3.5mm Audio Input and Output

4K Cinema Camera

Taken from the B&H Photo listing

  • 4K Super 35mm Sensor with Global Shutter
  • Canon EF Compatible Lens Mount
  • Records 4K (3840×2160) & HD (1920×1080)
  • Compressed CinemaDNG RAW
  • Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)
  • Bulit-in SSD Recorder
  • 12 Stops of Dynamic Range
  • 6G-SDI Output for Ultra HD via One Cable
  • 5″ Touchscreen LCD (800×480 Resolution)
  • Includes DaVinci Resolve and UltraScope


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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.