Cinema & broadcast / CAMERA REFERENCE
Cinema Camera
Blackmagic Design
Announced:
The original Cinema Camera paired internal RAW recording with an SSD recorder and a copy of DaVinci Resolve. Its 2.5K resolution was modest by later standards, but the recording and grading workflow made it a useful alternative to compressed DSLR video.
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01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer launch specifications; later shipping changes are identified separately. Source: Blackmagic Design original announcement ↗.
Sensor and recording
- Sensor
- 2.5K
- Recording
- 12-bit CinemaDNG RAW; ProRes; DNxHD
- Dynamic range claim
- 13 stops, according to Blackmagic
Operation and workflow
- Media
- Internal SSD recorder
- Lens compatibility
- Canon EF; Zeiss ZF lenses
- Connections
- Thunderbolt; 3G-SDI; audio jack inputs
- Screen
- Built-in capacitive touchscreen
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
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