Blackmagic Design - Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is a next generation, handheld 6K digital film camera with 6048 x 4032 full frame high resolution HDR sensor, dual native ISO, L‑Mount, CFexpress recording and direct recording to USB-C disks! Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features an OLPF for better detail handling, records stunning 12-bit Blackmagic RAW for cinematic images as well as real time H.264 proxies!

Camera Features

• Effective Sensor Size: 36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)
• Lens Mount: Active L-Mount.
• Lens Control: Iris and focus on supported lenses.
• Dynamic Range: 13 Stops.
• Dual Native ISO: 400 and 3200
• Shooting Resolutions: 
  • 6048 x 4032 (Open Gate 3:2) up to 36 fps
  • 4838 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5) up to 36 fps
  • 6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9) up to 48 fps
  • 6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1) up to 60 fps
  • 4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3) up to 50 fps
  • 4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9) up to 60 fps
  • 2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9) up to 100 fps
  • 1920 x 1080 (1080 HD 16:9) up to 120 fps
• Frame Rates: Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported.
• Off-speed frame rates up to 60 fps in 6K 2.4:1 and 4K DCI 17:9, 100 fps in Super 16 16:9 and 120 fps in 1080HD.
• Focus: Auto focus available using compatible lenses.
• Iris Control: Iris wheel and touchscreen slider for manual iris adjustment on electronically controllable lenses, iris button for instant auto iris settings on compatible lenses.
• Screen Dimensions: 5" 1920 x 1080.
• Screen Brightness: 1500 nits
• Screen Type: LCD capacitive touchscreen.
• Metadata Support: Automatically populated lens data from electronic L-Mount lenses. Automatic recording of camera settings and slate data such as project, scene number, take and special notes. A 3D LUT can also be embedded in metadata of Blackmagic RAW files.
• Controls: Touchscreen menus on 5 inch screen. 1 x Power Switch, 1 x Record Button, 1 x Stills Button, 1 x Scroll Wheel with push integrated into handgrip, 1 x ISO Button, 1 x White Balance, 1 x Shutter Button, 3 x software configurable Fn buttons, 1 x Focus Button, 1 x IRIS Button, 1 x High Frame Rate (HFR) Button, 1 x Zoom Button, 1 x Menu Button and 1 x Playback Button.
• Timecode Clock: Highly accurate timecode clock. Less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.

Connections

• Total Video Inputs: None
• Total Video Outputs: 1 x HDMI up to 1080p60
• Analog Audio Inputs: 2 x mini XLR analog switchable between mic with phantom power support and line level (up to +14dBu). 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Input. All audio inputs can also be used for Timecode input.
• Analog Audio Outputs: 1 x 3.5mm headphone jack.
• Computer Interface: USB Type-C for external drive recording, PTP camera control and software updates.

Audio

• Microphone: Integrated stereo microphone.
• Built in Speaker: 1 x mono speaker.

Media

• Media: 1 x CFexpress Type B card slot, 1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 expansion port for external media for Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxy Recording.
• Media Format: Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems.

Supported Codecs

• Codecs: Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 3:1, Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1, Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 8:1, Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 12:1, Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q0, Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q1, Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q3, Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5, H.264 Proxy in 1920 x 1080, 8-bit 4:2:0

Control

• External Control: Blackmagic Zoom Demand and Blackmagic Focus Demand for controlling your camera and lens from tripod handles. iPad control, Bluetooth control, USB PTP camera control. External control of some camera settings, focus, iris and zoom with compatible lenses. Camera Control REST API over USB Ethernet for external control via HTTP when used with REST client applications such as Postman.

Storage Features

• Storage Type: 1 x CFexpress Type B, 1 x high speed USB-C expansion port for external media.
• Recording Formats: Blackmagic RAW 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, 12:1, Q0, Q1, Q3 and Q5 at 6048 x 4032, 4838 x 4032, 6048 x 3200, 6048 x 2520, 4096 x 3072, 4096 x 2160, 2112 x 1184 and 1920 x 1080 with film, extended video, video dynamic range or custom 3D LUT embedded in metadata. Supports recording optional portrait mode metadata for all resolutions in Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxies.

Storage Rates

Storage rates based on 30 frames per second.

• 6048 x 4032 (6K Open Gate 3:2): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 370 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 223 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 140 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 94 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 278 to 555 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 186 to 444 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 124 to 318 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 75 to 186 MB/s
• 4838 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 297 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 179 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 112 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 75 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 223 to 445 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 149 to 356 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 100 to 255 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 60 to 149 MB/s
• 6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 295 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 177 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 111 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 75 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 221 to 441 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 148 to 353 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 99 to 253 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 60 to 148 MB/s
• 6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 233 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 140 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 88 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 59 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 175 to 348 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 117 to 279 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 78 to 199 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 47 to 117 MB/s
• 4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 192 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 116 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 73 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 49 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 145 to 288 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 97 to 231 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 65 to 165 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 39 to 97 MB/s
• 4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 136 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 82 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 52 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 35 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 102 to 203 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 69 to 163 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 46 to 117 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 28 to 69 MB/s
• 2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9): Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 40 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 24 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 16 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 11 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 30 to 59 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 21 to 48 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 14 to 34 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 9 to 21 MB/s
• 1920 x 1080: Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 33 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 20 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 13 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 9 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 25 to 49 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 17 to 40 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 12 to 29 MB/s, Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 8 to 17 MB/s

Power Requirements

• Power Supply: 1 x External 12V power supply.
• External Power Input: 1 x 2‑pin locking connector.
• Battery Type: NP-F570
• Battery Life: Approximately 60 minutes (recording 6K RAW at 24 fps to CFexpress with screen brightness at 50%)
• Power: 12V-20V.