Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic Pocket User manual

FILMMAKING I
BLACK MAGIC POCKET 4K
QUICK GUIDE & NOTES

BMPCC 4k camera body with:
- Shape CBM4K cage
- Metabones N/F – MFT Ultra 0.71x speed booster
- removable Canon LP-E6 style internal battery
- Manfrotto tripod plate
Shape Candy
DSLR handle
82 mm
diameter
variable ND
filter
58 mm diameter
variable ND filter
Zeiss
28 mm
f 2.0 lens
Zeiss
50 mm
f 1.4 lens
Tokina
11 - 20 mm
f 2.8 lens
media case containing two
128 GB SD memory cards
multi-format USB 3.0
memory card reader
Pro-X Powerbase 70
external battery
Pro-X Powerbase 70
external battery
- charger for external batteries
- external battery to camera cable
- power supply for camera
- memory card reader to computer cable
soft case with clip
for external battery
(lies loose on top of cabling)
PLEASE
DO NOT
REMOVE THE
METABONES
SPEED
BOOSTER
FROM
THE
CAMERA!
PLEASE
DO NOT
REMOVE THE
CAMERA
BODY
FROM
THE
CAGE!
BMPCC 4K CAMERA KIT
CASE LAYOUT
version 1.0 on 15 JAN 2019
CONCORDIA CINEMA DEPOT
514.848.2424 extension 4652
room FB307.06
Please exercise caution with connector present on:
- power supply for camera
- external battery to camera cable
PLEASE PULL ON COLLAR TO RELEASE/REMOVE
THE CONNECTOR FROM THE CAMERA

PLAN A MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR
FOR CHECK OUT & PREP
1. IN CAMERA MENU >SET-UP: PRESS “FACTORY RESET”
2. PHYSICALLY INSPECT ALL LENSES
3. MOUNT LENSES ON CAMERA AND CHECK FOCUS
4. INSPECT ALL FILTERS AND ALL ACCESSORIES
4. BUILD TRIPOD, MOUNT & BALANCE THE CAMERA
5. VERIFY ALL CARDS AND CARD READER FUNCTION

MICRO FOUR THIRDS SENSOR
MICRO FOUR THIRDS MOUNT

TOKINA 11mm-20mm / 2.8
ZEISS 28mm / 2.0
ZEISS 50mm / 1.4
BMP4K LENSES

CAMERA IS EQUIPPED WITH
A SPECIALIZED ADAPTER
“METABONES SPEEDBOOSTER”
1.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT
METABONES ADAPTER
1. STAYS ON THE CAMERA
2. MUST BE TREATED WITH CARE AS
IT CONTAINS AN OPTICAL ELEMENT
3. SPECIAL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS
for 28mm and 50mm

STEP 1: BEFORE ATTACHING LENS
STOP LENS DOWN TO MAXIMUM (E.G., F22)

STEP 2: ALIGN WHITE LENS NOTCH
WITH RED DOT ON ADAPTER

STEP 3: ATTACH AND TURN CCW TO LOCK

KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BOOSTER
INCREASES THE SPEED OF YOUR LENS
BY 1-STOP
THE TOKINA 11-20 ZOOM
NORMALLY HAS MAX APERTURE OF 2.8
WITH ADAPTER MAX APERTURE IS 2.0

THE ZOOM NORMALLY HAS MAX APERTURE OF 2.8
F = 2.0 1=2.8 2=4 3=5.6 etc.

11mm-20mm
28mm
50mm
8-14mm
20mm
35mm
BMP4K BMP4K
+
METABONES

100º—68º
50º
30º
APPROXIMATE HORIZONTAL FOV
8-14mm
20mm
35mm

CAMERA FUNCTIONS & CONTROLS

ISO
RESOLUTION
CODEC
GAMMA
FRAME-RATE
SHUTTER-SPEED!
WB

RECORD
STILLS
SCROLL WHEEL

MENU

HIGH-SPEED/OFF-SPEED QUICK SELECT