The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is a fantastic indie cinema camera that is packed full of some high-end features such as RAW output, dual native ISO (400 or 3200) and 4K capable Micro 4/3 sensor.
This camera is assigned to the following units:
-SPRO2003 (Drama Narrative)
-SPRO2004 (Creative Documentary & Actualities)
It is important to understand and follow the recommended recording resolution for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC4K). The recommended resolution is ProRes 422 HQ 1080
BMPCC4K Instructional Video (Curtin) | |
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BMPCC4K Quick Start Guide (Curtin) | |
BMPCC4K Manual (Blackmagic Design) | Click here to download the Blackmagic Design’s BMPCC4k User Manual |
False Color documentation for setting exposure. This is set within the Menu of the BMCC under the Monitor TAB, labelled as False Color. Page 13 of the manual. This can be assigned to the camera's viewfinder only and can be switched on through the top button Preset that is marked with the single Dot.  | False Color Filter  When setting camera exposure for the BMCC, the False Color picture (shown above) is used to aid in the camera Iris adjustment, elements of the image will change colour based on the luminance or brightness values. This enables proper exposure to be achieved without the use of costly, complicated external test equipment.  To best understand this feature, the colour chart correlates to a Luminance IRE step chart, (above) for basic exposure between black to white. (limits of exposure). It’s common practice to set exposure of faces to the equivalent of approximately 56 IRE. The False Color filter will show this area as the color PINK on the monitor. Therefore, as you increase exposure (open the IRIS), your subject will change colour as indicated on the chart: PINK, then GREY, then a few shades of YELLOW. Overexposed subjects (above 101 IRE) on the monitor will be shown as RED. In addition, underexposed subjects will show as DEEP-BLUE to DARK-BLUE, with clipped-blacks indicated with a FUCHSIA-like color. Lastly, the colour GREEN is used to indicate elements of the image that are approximately 45 IRE. This represents a "neutral" or "mid-level" exposure commonly used for objects (not people). For a visual demonstration on this description, refer to this video. |
Use of the Metabones adaptor
The adaptor MUST be left attached to the Camera Body at all times.
This allows the provided EF Type lenses to be used on the Blackmagic camera.
It also directs the light through the Lens to be focused down onto the Micro 4 thirds image of the Blackmagic as shown in the picture left.
As a result of this it gives the fitted front lens a ‘Boost’ in the way the light waves propagates through the Lens into the adaptor and then on to the Image Sensor. Hence the name behind Speed Booster with this Lens.
It also has a Field of View advantage which essentially uses optics within the Metabones to use more of the attached Lens for greater focal range. To put simply, without the Metabones you would be limited to specific Lenses for that camera, but with the adaptor you have a wider range to Industry Lenses.
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