Blackmagic Design today announced new Blackmagic Studio Cameras with lighter weight for easy set up and transport. The new Blackmagic Studio Cameras include design features such as carbon fiber reinforced polycarbonate and large integrated 7″ viewfinders.
Blackmagic Studio Cameras Features
- Native 4K sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range
- Carbon fiber reinforced polycarbonate chassis
- Compatible with a wide range of popular MFT lenses
- Includes 12G-SDI, HDMI, 10G Ethernet connections.
- Single 10G Ethernet allows SMPTE fiber style workflow
- Blackmagic RAW recording
- Powers by 12V or Ethernet connection
- Includes tripod mount for quick location setup
- Professional mini XLR inputs with 48 volt phantom power
The company said Blackmagic Studio Cameras have the same features as large studio cameras with compact and portable design. Advanced features include talkback, tally, camera control, built in color corrector, Blackmagic RAW recording to USB disks, and ISO up to 25,600.
The Blackmagic Studio Camera features gain from -12dB (100 ISO) up to +36dB (25,600 ISO) and can be set from the camera, or remotely from a switcher using the SDI or Ethernet remote camera control. The 4K sensor combined with Blackmagic generation 5 color science to provide the same technology used in digital film cameras. The color corrector can even be controlled from the switcher. With 13 stops of dynamic range, the camera has darker blacks and brighter whites. The sensor has a resolution of 4096 x 2160 for both HD and Ultra HD work. Plus, all models support from 23.98 fps up to 60 fps.
All models feature HDMI with tally, camera control and record trigger, headphone and mic connections, and 2 USB-C expansion ports. The advanced Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro model is designed for broadcast workflows so has 12G-SDI, 10GBASE-T Ethernet, talkback and balanced XLR audio inputs. The 10G Ethernet allows all video, tally, talkback and camera power via a single connection. Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro model has 10G Ethernet as an alternative to SMPTE fiber.
In addition, Blackmagic Studio Cameras include built in microphones, 3.5mm audio input for connecting video camera microphones as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. The professional 2 channel balanced XLR inputs support +24 dBu line level and have an ultra low noise microphone preamplifier with P48 phantom power alongside an equivalent input noise (E.I.N.) of -131 dBV(A).
