Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

I own BMPCC 6K Pro and BMPCC 4K, love them both, but there’s something special about BMPCC 4K: it’s compact, flawless, easy to travel with, when I carry with me both the 6K and 4K; I use the 4K as a b-roll camera, most of my videography is filming wildlife abroad!

An incredible camera but the battery is very weak and it would cost you alot of money because, you'll have to get a mount to be able to attach the lens. You'll need a battery grip too so watch out for all these extra expenses. If you've got a big budget, go for it.

All is good so far. Amazing. We are Using two at Vibe Films Ug and the work is amazingly. We bought both here. Check out our YouTube Vibe Films Ug and see for yourself!!

the best camara, for make accion short with very nice equality cinematic films.

LO MEJOR: 1- Los archivos. Lo mejor de la cámara son los tipos de clips que graba. Se puede escoger entre cuatro variantes de ProRes (todas 4:2:2, 10 bits e intraframe) o RAW CinemaDNG con tres tipos de compresión. Ninguna cámara de este segmento (ni la mayoría de las que son mucho más caras) graban ficheros de tanta calidad y tan agradecidos en posproducción. La resolución va de 4096×2160 a 60p a 1920×1080 a 120p y es previsible que en futuras actualizaciones permita grabar Blackmagic RAW. 2- El sistema operativo. Sencillo, intuitivo y rápido, a años luz de la competencia. Además, muchas de las funciones se pueden controlar vía Bluetooth. 3- El tamaño de la pantalla. Lo que más llama la atención la primera vez que coges la cámara es la enorme pantalla de 5 pulgadas, táctil y con bastante brillo. 4- Rango dinámico. Oficialmente Blackmagic dice que la cámara da hasta 13 pasos. Y lo he podido comprobar realmente, he llegado a 13 pasos y medio. 5- La cámara viene con una licencia de Davinci Resolve Studio, hoy en día uno de los mejores programas de posproducción que existe. Un valor añadido incuestionable. 6- La variedad de soportes de grabación. CFast 2.0, SD UHS-II e incluso discos SSD a través de USB-C. Es difícil ponerle pegas a semejante cantidad de opciones. 7- Textura de imagen. El sensor es relativamente luminoso, pero a partir de 3200 ISO vamos a tener ruido. Lo bueno es que es un grano “agradable”, alejado del ruido de ganancia típico de otros equipos. Además, con Resolve Studio se puede eliminar fácilmente. 8- Un despliegue de todo tipo de entradas y salidas, entre las que destaca un HDMI de tamaño normal o entrada de audio balanceado con alimentación Phantom. 9- LUTs. Se pueden utilizar LUTs 3D tanto para monitorización como para grabación. 10- El precio. Teniendo en cuenta que incluye Resolve Studio que cuesta más de 300€, es difícil de mejorar. LO PEOR: 1- Duración de la batería interior. Nada demasiado grave, como en cualquier tipo de cámara de cine, hay que usar baterías externas para rodajes largos. 2- Pantalla no abatible. Es cierto que la pantalla mola, pero el hecho de que sea fija hace que en algunas posiciones sea realmente incómoda. Nada que no se pueda arreglar con un monitor externo. Ahora tenemos excelentes alternativas a muy buen precio. Además para rodar cine el monitor es imprescindible para controlar correctamente el foco. En mi caso preferí la versión 4K sobre la 6K por dos motivos: 1- Si quieres rodar en 4K, la versión 6K hace un crop sobre el sensor. Y además no te permite usar ProRes. Completamente inaceptable. 2- Se necesita un ordenador increíblemente potente para editar en 6K. Y seamos honestos, ¿quién necesita 6K? No olvidemos que las principales películas del Hollywood se siguen rodando tanto con Red como con Arri Alexa a 3.4 K. 3- Disponemos de unos juegos de objetivos CINEMATOGRAFICOS en versión M4/3 con una calidad insuperable y a precios casi regalados. Los MEIKE T2.2 en esférico, y los SIRUI en ANAMÓRFICO. Imposible pedir más por tan poco dinero. Junto con la BMPCC 4K obtenemos un conjunto IMBATIBLE. POR EL PRECIO POR EL QUE AHORA PODEMOS COMPRAR ESTA CÁMARA ES UN PECADO PENSÁRSELO SIQUIERA.

At the price point (around 800 EUR net in 2025) it is a great value considering the two free Da Vinci Resolve Studio lifetime licenses. Possibly there is no other new camera out there at this price point being able to shoot 4K 60 FPS in BRAW internally to an SD card. We made several video interviews and gameplay videos using this camera that you can see on our channel (we also did an ISO test video that you can find on our YouTube channel). Of course the camera is geared towards professional use, but it is very handy in that. Manual focusing is not hard when using the built-in assist tools. It does have automatic focus, but it is a single touch (not continous autofocus). The dynamic range is impressive at this price. If you are using it in a studio environment, then its limitations are not significant. However, if you plan to do on-the-go shooting, then these are significant limitations: a) The camera eats the battery and you cannot really trust how much is left. Generally it is safe to shoot 30 minutes with one battery. We recommend buying the battery grip, which also make it handling easier. b) It is a heavy camera and the cine lenses usually heavy too. This means you will need a strong tripod, especially if you plan to shoot vertical (and the tripod has to be tilted). The weight also means that pure "handheld" is not possible without shaking, even if you are strong (so you will need a gimball that can support heavy weight) c) The file sizes are huge. If you have a 1TB SD card you can only shoot about 4 hours is 4K 60 BRAW highest compression (12:1). It does not have space efficiant shooting mode (even the smallest one is huge). Also, if you shoot a lot, you need to think about long term: if you want to archive raw footage, it will cost you a lot of hard drives. Compressing BRAW to something space efficiant like AV1 for archival is not a straightforward workflow, as most third party software do not recognise BRAW. In conclusion, it is a 5 star for what it is and for a net 800 EUR. Very reliable too.

Ottima macchina anche se le versioni dal 2024 hanno un diverso sensore e monitor. Il monitor vira al verde/giallo quindi non fateci caso perché il file invece è bilanciato secondo la temperatura impostata. Il sensore invece lavora bene a 200 e a 1250, non più a 400 come le versioni del primo anno e mezzo di produzione. Su 1250 fa un po' di grana ma niente di troppo distrubante e comunque si toglie facilmente. Occhio perché se lavora a 400 fa più grana che a 1250.

I called support when I needed to update the software to the latest version and I was able to get somebody on the phone within around 5 minutes to confirm with me the latest software versions available for my camera. Additionally, the interface is extremely easy to operate and the buttons make working this camera easy. I’m extremely happy with this purchase! I was comparing this to some options that had auto focus, but if I was operating on a budget, I wouldn’t have chosen this camera, I have equipped it with the number of accessories, one of which includes the PD movie lidar system to solve the auto focus hurdle. Well, most people use his camera will shoot in RAW or “film” I do like the color grading that comes out of the “video” mode. I mostly work with small businesses for creating high volume content. if you’re considering purchasing this camera, I highly recommend that you do so just make sure that you plan on buying some accessories in addition to the camera, my total build cost to get this camera to where I wanted it is closer to $3.5k - If you’re working on a tighter budget, and you’re not too terribly worried about speed, and you’re OK with putting in a lot of learning and manual labor into working your camera I would say this is a good purchase. However, if you are somebody like me but you don’t have four grand to spare then I would actually recommend that you go with something else more point and shoot capable.

Was looking for a new camera to shoot some video - heard a lot of great things about the 4K and decided to take the leap. This camera takes some INCREDIBLE footage. While the battery life isn't great, there are tons of solutions out there to mediate the problem. The editing software included is also very straight forward and easy to use. I highly recommend this camera to anyone interested in starting out in film.