PocketCinema.net

Information about Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera. Sample footage, workflows, and CinemaDNG presets.

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The Dream Camera

In the past, we dreamed of a digital camera that could shoot 24fps progressive and hopefully have some kind of cinematic look.

We got the Panasonic AG-DVX100

Then we dreamed of higher resolution, better color-depth, and tapeless production.

We got the Panasonic AG-HVX200

Young filmmakers dreamed they could have an affordable option --even if that meant sacrifices.

We got the Canon HV20

There were some others like the Canon XL H1, Sony HVR-Z5, and the JVC GY-HD100.

But we dreamed of interchangeable lenses.

We got bulky adapters from Letus and Redrock Micro

We wanted a perfect camera:

24p

Variable frame rate

Cinema-style gamma

Tapeless workflow

Great color depth (potentially RAW)

Interchangeable lenses

Even more resolution

We got the Red One

And it was what we all dreamed of. It was a reality... Except the cost.

So we settled with hacked DSLRs to do video. We accepted the compromises for the budget and used the crap out Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2.

With the exception of variable frame rate and greater than 1080p resolution, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is what we've wanted all this time. And only $995.

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Defy Gimbal Test Footage Designed for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

Note: This test footage was shot on a Sony NEX-6 --which has a similar size and form-factor to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.

For more info, check out Defy's blogpost Defy Gimbal is Just Around the Corner.

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Great to see.

Personally, I edited a short film in FCP X with raw 5K R3D footage from an EPIC. Without proxies or transcoding, directly from the native footage, I was getting playback that ranged from realtime to 20fps on a 2012 iMac.

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Download DaVinci Resolve Lite

In 2011, Blackmagic Design made the powerful color correction tool DaVinci Resolve Lite free! The Lite version of DaVinci Resolve is pretty full-featured; noise reduction, motion blur effects, and 3D are not available. Additionally DaVinci Resolve Lite only supports 1080p output --perfectly suited for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera CinemaDNG and ProRes footage.

DaVinci Resolve Lite 9.1.4 for Mac

DaVinci Resolve Lite 9.1.4 for Windows

DaVinci Resolve 9 Manual (PDF)

The full version of DaVinci Resolve is $995. However, it's free with the purchase of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera ($2,995) or the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K ($3,995) --not a bad extra value.

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

Great beauty shot of the camera. The size is unbelievable.

Features Super 16 size 1080HD sensor, 13 stops of Dynamic Range, MFT mount, SD recorder and display.

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# Vivid Pocket First look at lowlight footage from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

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# Pocket in Kurnel

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# Market The first Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera footage (graded).