Blackmagic Design: Cinema Cameras Tech Specs

Product Technical Specifications
Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF
Get one of the world’s finest digital film cameras with a beautiful design that
features a machined aluminum chassis, interchangeable optics using EF compatible
lens mount, high resolution 2.5K sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range and 12-bit RAW
uncompressed and compressed ProRes and DNxHD file formats! Includes sun
shield, power supply, carry strap, UltraScope waveform monitoring software and a
full version of DaVinci Resolve Studio software for Mac OS X and Windows.
$1,995
Camera Features
Sensor Size
15.81mm x 8.88mm
RAW Resolution
12-bit RAW files recorded at 2400 x 1350
Shooting Resolutions
2.5K RAW at 2400 x 1350. ProRes and
DNxHD at 1920 x 1080
Frame Rates
HD 1080p23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30.
Dynamic Range
13 stops
Focus
Focus peaking and auto focus.
Iris Control
Iris button automatically adjusts the lens
iris settings so no pixel is clipped.
Lens Mount
EF and ZE mount compatible with
electronic iris control.
Screen Dimensions
5" and 800 x 480 resolution
Screen Type
Integrated LCD capacitive
touchscreen
Metadata Support
Automatic camera data and user data
such as shot number, filenames and
keywords
Controls
Onscreen touch menus and physical
buttons for recording and transport
control
Microphone
Integrated mono microphone
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Speaker
Integrated mono speaker
Mounting Options
3 x 1/4"-20 UNC thread mounting
points on top of camera.
1 x 1/4"-20 UNC thread tripod mount
with locator pin.
Power
Integrated Lithium-ion Polymer
rechargeable battery.
12V-30V DC port for external battery
power or use included 12V AC
adapter.
Battery Life
Approximately 90 minutes
Battery Charge Time
Approximately 2 hours when not in
use.
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Storage Features
Storage Type
Removable 2.5” SSD
Please refer to either the Manual or the
Information Note
at www.blackmagicdesign.com/
support for compatible media.
Storage Format
Mac OS Extended or exFAT format. SSDs
can be formatted in camera, or on any
Mac or Windows computer. Formatting in
camera recommended.
Storage Rates
2400 x 1350
CinemaDNG RAW - 105 MB/s
1920 x 1080
Apple ProRes 422 - 18.4 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 LT - 12.75 MB/s
Apple ProRes Proxy - 5.6 MB/s
Avid DNxHD - 27.5 MB/s
Storage rates based on 30 frames per
second.
Recording Formats
Lossless compressed 2.5K
CinemaDNG RAW with film dynamic
range at 2400x1350. Apple ProRes
422 HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT,
ProRes 422 Proxy and Avid DNxHD. All
ProRes and DNxHD recording in
1920x1080 10-bit YUV with choice of
Film or Video Dynamic Range.
Connections
SDI Video Output
1 x 10-bit HD-SDI 4:2:2 with choice of Film
or Video Dynamic Range. When recording
is set to 25p or 29.97p with SDI Overlays
switched off, the SDI output format is
1080i50 and 1080i59.94 respectively.
Analog Audio Input
2 x 1/4” jacks for professional balanced
analog audio, switchable between mic
and line levels.
Analog Audio Output
1 x 3.5mm stereo headphone output
SDI Audio Output
2 channels in HD-SDI
Remote Control
1 x 2.5mm LANC for Rec Start/Stop,
Iris Control and Focus Control
Computer Interface
Thunderbolt port for capture of RAW
video and audio.
USB 2.0 Mini-B port for software
updates and configuration.
External Power
12V-30V DC port for external battery
power or use included 12V AC
adapter.
Standards
SDI Compliance
SMPTE 292M.
SDI Audio Sampling
48 kHz and 24 bit.
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Operating Systems
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
or later.
Windows 8.1 or
Windows 10.
Extras
Software Included
DaVinci Resolve Studio grading software
including Resolve USB dongle for Mac OS
X and Windows.
Accessories
Detachable sun shield, camera strap,
turret dust cap and 12V AC adapter.
Media Express software for video capture
from the camera’s Thunderbolt port.
Blackmagic UltraScope software for
waveform monitoring from the camera’s
Thunderbolt port.
Physical Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature
0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
Storage Temperature
-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
Relative Humidity
0% to 90% non-condensing
What's Included
Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF
Sun Shield
Camera Strap
Turret Dust Cap
12V AC Adapter
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Warranty
12 Months Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.
Optional Acessories
Blackmagic Cinema Camera Handles
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