Blackmagicdesign Pocket Cinema Camera User manual

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Pocket&Cinema&Camera
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•Varia ble&ND& filter
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•Each&battery&takes&about&two&hours&to&charge.
•Charge&all&the&batteries&once&you&receive&the&camera
•Take& steps&to&minimize&power&usage:&
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•Don’t&use&the&camera&to&review&video

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•The&camera&kit&has&one&64&GB&card&and&two&32&GB&cards.
•If&you&are&recording&Pro&Res&HQ&at&1080p&the&file&sizes&are&are&about&
1.5&GB&per&minute.&This&is&about&42&minutes&of&recording&time&on&a&64&
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•You&can&display&the& remaining&recording&time& on&the& camera&LCD

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•The&lowest&ISO&of&the&camera&is&200.&At&200&ISO&and&f22&you&may&still&find&
that&you&are&overexposing&outdoors&at&midday.&Hence&the&variable&ND&filter&
is&required.
•In&bright&light&you&can’t&see&a&thing&on&the&LCD&screen.&Until&the&viewfinder&
arrives&you&can&successfully&shoot&“blind”&using&autofocus&to&get&a&focal&
point&and&using&the&zebra&stripes&to&check&overexposure.
•If&you&set&the&zebra&stripes&to&95&percent,&you&will&see&when&they&activate.&I&
successfully&overexposed&by&one&stop&when&shooting&in&”Film”&Dynamic&
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luminance&sampling,&and&Film&dynamic&range&to&mean&logarithmic&sampling&
or&”log”
•Use&Film&dynamic&range&to&expose&a&greater&range&of&luminance&(from&
shadows&to&highlights)
•Use&Video&dynamic&range&when&the&shot&contains&just&shadows&and&mid;
tones,&no&highlights.
•If&you&choose&video&dynamic&range&you&are&automatically&recording&in&Pro&
Res.
•If&you&choose&Film&dynamic&range&you&have&a&choice&of&Pro&Res&or&RAW&
format.&I&suggest&Pro&Res&HQ&for&both&dynamic&ranges.
•Note:&the&whole&point&of&the&camera&is&to&shoot&with&Film&Dynamic&Range

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•I&recommend&shooting&in&Pro&Res&HQ&not&Cinema&DNG&RAW.
•File&Size:&42&minutes&of&Pro&Res&HQ&on&a&64&GB&hard&drive&as&opposed&to&20&
minutes&of&Cinema&DNG&RAW
•File&size:&21&minutes&of&Pro&Res&HQ&on&a&32&GB&card,&as&opposed&to&10&
minutes&of&RAW
•Pro&Res&HQ&files&can&be&played&directly&from&a&USB&3&hard&drive.
•Cinema&DNG&RAW&files&require&a&SSD&drive&(thunderbolt)&or&RAID&array
•Pro&Res&HQ&is&10&bit&4.2.2&color&as&opposed&to&Cinema&DNG&12&bit&4.4.4&
color&(not&a&lot&of&difference).
•There&is&less&margin&for&error&in&exposure&with&Pro&Res&but&you&can&still&
overexpose&by&one&stop&in&“Film”&dynamic&range.