Getting Started. Blackmagicdesign Pocket Cinema

Getting Started

Blackmagic Design compact cameras, such as Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and

Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, are small portable digital cinema cameras that record high quality HD images on fast SD cards.

Your compact camera is capable of recording clips using professional codecs designed for post production including ProRes and uncompressed CinemaDNG RAW.

Getting started is as simple as attaching a lens and powering your camera.

Attaching a Lens

Your Blackmagic compact camera uses micro four thirds lenses. These lenses are very popular and affordable, and there is an enormous range to choose from.

To remove the protective dust cap from your camera’s lens mount, hold down the locking button and rotate the cap counterclockwise until it is released. We recommend always turning off your Blackmagic camera prior to attaching or removing a lens.

To attach an a lens:

1 Align the dot on your lens with the dot on the camera mount. Many lenses have a visual indicator, for example a red dot.

2 Press the lens mount against the camera mount, and twist the lens clockwise until it clicks into place.

3 To remove the lens, hold down the locking button, rotate the lens counterclockwise until its dot or indicator reaches the 12 o’clock position, and gently remove.

Attaching and removing an MFT lens on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera

NOTE When no lens is attached to the camera, the glass filter covering the sensor is exposed to dust and other debris so you’ll want to keep the dust cap on whenever possible.

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Turning Your Camera On

To turn your camera on, you’ll first need to supply power to your camera.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Micro Cinema Camera can be powered by plugging the supplied power adapter into their power input. This also recharges the removable, rechargeable batteries.

TIP The Micro Cinema Camera powers up automatically when power is supplied via an AC adapter using the expansion port. This means that if you have the camera installed in a remote location or mounted in an awkward or inconvenient position to access, you don’t have to manually turn the camera on because as long as it is connected to an external power supply, it will always stay powered on.

Inserting a Battery and Powering Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

Your Pocket Cinema Camera uses an EN-EL20 battery. One is included with the camera, but if you need additional batteries, they can be purchased from your Blackmagic Design reseller or from most video or photography equipment stores.

1 On the under side of the camera, push the door release towards the lens to access the battery terminal.

2 With the gold contacts facing into the terminal and the white arrow facing the lens, hook the lip of the battery under the orange tab and insert the battery until you feel it press into place. Push the orange tab to release the battery.

3 Close the door to the battery terminal and slide the door release to the right to lock it.

4 Press the power button on the bottom right of the back panel. The status strip will appear along the top of the LCD.

5 Press and hold the power button to switch off the camera.

Inserting the battery into Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

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