Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera 6K

Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera 6K

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is a next generation, handheld 6K digital film camera with 6048 x 4032 full frame high resolution HDR sensor, dual native ISO, L-Mount, CFexpress recording and direct recording to USB-C disks! Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features an OLPF for better detail handling, records stunning 12-bit Blackmagic RAW for cinematic images as well as real time H.264 proxies!

Next Generation Cinema Camera for High End Digital Film!
Introducing a new generation in cinematography! The new Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K is an extremely high-end digital film camera that produces precise skin tones and rich organic colors. The camera features a massive full frame 24 x 36mm 6K sensor with wide dynamic range, a very flexible L-Mount for lenses and a built in optical low pass filter that's custom designed to match the sensor. You also get fast CFexpress media and the camera can even use Pocket Cinema Camera accessories! When you are doing cloud and mobile work, the camera records both deep bit depth Blackmagic RAW and H.264 proxies at the same time! No other camera includes this level of technology, image quality and portability!

Get the "Hollywood Look" with Digital Film!
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K has the professional features you need for feature film, television programming and documentaries, however now this same quality can be used to create cinematic content for social media, YouTube videos and more! You get the same features found on high end digital film cameras, allowing capture of deeper colors, higher image detail and a wider dynamic range between the brightest highlights and deepest shadows. It's the reason why feature films look so amazing and now you can get the same high end production values for any kind of work. Imagine shooting with large format digital film on low budget independent films, TV commercials or even corporate video!

Large Format Cinematic Digital Film Sensor!
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features a massive full frame sensor with a native resolution of 6048 x 4032. That's almost three times larger than a Super 35 sensor and allows you to shoot with a shallow depth of field or to use anamorphic lenses uncropped for a true cinematic look. Whether you’re shooting in bright sunlight or in almost no light at all, the 13 stops of dynamic range with dual native ISO up to 25,600 provide stunning low noise images in all lighting conditions. Plus, you can shoot up to 36 fps at full sensor resolution or 120 fps windowed. This amazing sensor combined with Blackmagic color science means you get the same imaging technology as expensive digital cinema cameras.

Full Frame Flexibility
The large full frame sensor in Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K lets you work in a variety of film formats and aspect ratios without sacrificing quality! Using the full area of the sensor gives you a unique open gate 3:2 image which also lets you reframe your shots in post production. The large sensor also lets you work in true 6:5 anamorphic without cropping, making widescreen cinematic images more detailed and in higher resolution than previously possible. You can even use the classic Super 35 sized window on the sensor to create an instant ‘close up’ version of your shot that fits seamlessly with open gate footage. All this lets you create distinctive cinematic content in the highest quality!

Next Generation L‑Mount!
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features an L-Mount, an advanced lens mount designed to accommodate full frame sensors while ensuring compatibility with new and vintage lenses! With a large diameter of 51.6mm, L-Mount works with the latest full frame lenses from manufacturers such as Leica, Panasonic and Sigma. Plus, a very short flange distance of only 20mm means you can easily add adapters for a variety of lens mounts without impacting image quality. Imagine using modern high-speed lenses for sharp, precise images on one shoot and then shooting a period drama with vintage photographic lenses! With L-Mount, you get a single mount that works with virtually any lens for unlimited creative choice!

Shoot Incredible High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images
The distance between the lightest and the darkest parts of an image is called dynamic range and is measured in stops. Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K has an incredible 13 stops of dynamic range which means it preserves more detail in the lightest and darkest areas of an image than simple video cameras can. This allows you to set exposure for an indoor scene such as a cafe and still retain the details of bright outdoor light coming through a window. You also get more colors than the standard DCI-P3 colorspace used for feature films. Plus, DaVinci Resolve Studio is included with the camera, so you get total creative freedom with full exposure adjustment and recovery controls when color grading!

Dual Gain ISO for Exceptional Low Light Performance
In digital film ISO is a measurement of the image sensor’s sensitivity to light. This means the higher the ISO number the more sensitivity to light so it’s possible to shoot using natural light even at night! The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features dual native ISO up to 25,600, which means it’s optimized to minimize grain or noise in images, while maintaining the full dynamic range of the sensor. The native ISO of 400 is ideal for scenes with on-set lighting. The secondary high base ISO of 3200 is perfect when shooting in dimly lit environments. The gain is set automatically as you adjust the ISO setting, so it's easy to capture great images when you don’t have time to set up lights.

Multiple Resolutions and Frame Rates
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K can shoot in all standard resolutions and frame rates from HD up to DCI 4K and even 6K. You can even shoot stills at 24.6 megapixels! Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K will shoot up to 36 fps at 6048 x 4032 3:2 open gate or 60 fps at 6048 x 2520 2.4:1 and 60 fps at 4096 x 2160 4K DCI. For higher frame rates you can window the sensor and shoot up to 100 fps at 2112 x 1184 Super 16. You can even work in true anamorphic 6:5 at much higher resolutions than other cameras using anamorphic lenses in 4.8K 24 fps at 4838 x 4032. You can even shoot 120 fps in 1080HD! With Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K, you’ll always be able to shoot the right resolution for the job!

Lightweight Carbon Fiber Polycarbonate Composite
The elegant design of Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K packs an incredible number of high end digital film features into a miniaturized, handheld design based on the Pocket Cinema Camera platform. Made from lightweight carbon fiber polycarbonate composite, the camera has a multifunction handgrip with all controls for recording, ISO, WB and shutter angle right at your fingertips. Because it's an advanced digital film camera, the sensor is designed to reduce thermal noise allowing cleaner shadows and higher ISO. Plus, the large 5" LCD makes it possible to get perfect focus at 6K resolution. You also get a removable battery door, 4 shock proof microphones, heavy duty lens mount and built in speaker.

Multifunction Grip with Fingertip Controls!
The multifunction handgrip features an ergonomic design that puts important functions such as ISO, WB and shutter buttons at your fingertips. There’s even a scroll wheel under your index finger for making quick iris adjustments! Additional controls go beyond those found on a DSLR, which means you don’t have to go hunting through menus on a tiny screen to find a command! The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features easy to reach recording and still buttons that are placed exactly where you expect, including user assignable function keys allowing buttons for high frame rate, focus zoom, false color and more.

Shoot in Vertical Aspect Ratio!
Now you can easily create cinematic content for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and more! Simply rotate the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K to shoot vertical aspect ratios such as 9:16 and 4:5. The on-screen HUD rotates so critical information, such as frame rate, shutter angle and frame guides, are easy to view, even when the camera’s turned upside down! You can even switch on frame guides so important details stay in shot for different aspect ratios. When you import your files into DaVinci Resolve, clips are automatically tagged as vertical so they appear correctly in your timeline. Once you’ve finished your project, it’s easy to upload to your channel with direct exporting to TikTok and YouTube!

Post Production Friendly File Formats!
Blackmagic Cinema Camera records in Blackmagic RAW to preserve control of detail, exposure and color during post production. It also records HD H.264 proxies in real time making it easy to share media around the world in minutes! Blackmagic RAW is highly optimized, multi‑threaded, works across multiple CPU cores and is also GPU accelerated to work with Apple Metal, CUDA and OpenCL. This means your images always maintain unprecedented resolution and quality for color, keying, compositing, reframing, stabilization and tracking in HD, 4K or 6K. Media files work on all operating systems plus you can format media cards and disks in HFS+ for Mac and ExFAT for Windows.

Record to CFexpress Cards or External Disks!
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features a built in CFexpress card recorder, and a USB-C expansion port for recording direct to external flash media disks or an SSD. CFexpress media are more durable and faster than even older media so are perfect for recording full resolution, 12-bit Blackmagic RAW files. Imagine capturing over an hour of full resolution 6K images on a single 256GB CFexpress card! The very high speed of CFexpress cards makes them perfect for mounting on your computer and editing directly from them using the included DaVinci Resolve Studio software!

Blackmagic Raw
The quality of RAW and the speed of video!
Blackmagic RAW is a revolutionary new format designed to capture and preserve the quality of the sensor data from your camera. Blackmagic RAW eliminates quality problems so you get stunning images with incredible detail and color throughout the production pipeline from camera to edit, color and mastering. It also saves camera settings as metadata so you can set ISO, white balance and exposure in camera or override them later while editing, all without any loss of quality! Blackmagic RAW files are also small and fast to use making them easy to work with. Only Blackmagic RAW gives you the highest quality, smallest files and fastest performance!

Color Temperature
Setting the color temperature tells the camera how to interpret white and other colors in an image. Instead of saving images with color values baked in, Blackmagic RAW makes it possible for you to change the temperature in post-production with DaVinci Resolve Studio.

Contrast
Adjusting contrast, or the tonal range of an image, can make different parts of the image stand out. While you should always try to get the best shot on set, Blackmagic RAW gives you the flexibility to adjust contrast without any loss of quality while you’re editing and color correcting.

ISO
Changing the ISO adjusts the camera’s sensitivity to light. Properly exposed shots require the right combination of ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Depending on the lights and exposure settings, you may need to adjust ISO in post.

Tint
Adjusting tint is another way you can affect the overall color balance of an image. Unlike saturation or midpoint which can make reds redder or yellows more yellow, adjusting tint actually lets you push the colors in different directions.

Exposure
In order for your images to look good, you need to make sure that it’s not too bright (overexposed) or too dark (underexposed). With Blackmagic RAW, the exposure settings can be changed in post so you can save shots that were not properly exposed!

Large 5" LCD Monitor
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K features a large, bright 5-inch HDR touchscreen that makes it easy for you to frame shots and accurately focus, whatever the conditions! That means you don’t have to carry around an external monitor! On screen overlays show status and record parameters, histogram, focus peaking indicators, levels, frame guides and more. You can quickly apply 3D LUTs for monitoring shots with the desired color and look. The LCD monitor can even be tilted up to 180 degrees flat and down to 47 degrees so it's easy to monitor your shot from virtually any position. Plus, its HDR display features 1500 nits of brightness, so you can always frame your shot, even in bright sunlight!

Touchscreen for Fast Setup
The large LCD touchscreen displays critical information on the heads up display, or HUD, as well as access to camera setup menus. The HUD lets you see and adjust settings such as the frame rate, iris, timecode, shutter angle, white balance, ISO, audio levels and more with a single tap. You can show or hide the HUD by simply swiping up or down. Adjust settings such as white balance simply by touching the WB indicator, or change the audio levels by touching the audio meters. Everything is interactive, so you can tap any item and instantly change settings without searching through confusing menus! You can also access settings such as the digital slate, to quickly add metadata to any shot.

Powered by Blackmagic OS
With the advanced Blackmagic OS, you get an intuitive and user-friendly camera operating system based on the latest technology. Blackmagic OS is a true modern operating system where all camera features run independently for smoother control, plus the camera powers on virtually instantly. It features the same controls and menus as other Blackmagic Design cameras so you can move between cameras on set easily. The interface uses simple tap and swipe gestures to adjust settings, add metadata and view recording status. You also get full control over advanced camera features such as on-screen focus and exposure tools, 3D LUTs, HDR, metadata entry, timecode, Blackmagic RAW settings and more!

Key Features

• Effective Sensor Size: 36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)
• Lens Mount: Active L-Mount.
• Screen Dimensions: 5” 1920 x 1080
• Screen Brightness: 1500 nits
• Dynamic Range: 13 Stops

Technical Specifications

Camera Features
Effective Sensor Size
36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)
Lens Mount
Active L-Mount.
Lens Control
Iris and focus on supported lenses.
Dynamic Range
13 Stops.
Dual Native ISO
400 and 3200
Shooting Resolutions
6048 x 4032 (Open Gate 3:2) up to 36 fps
4838 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5) up to 36 fps
6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9) up to 48 fps
6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1) up to 60 fps
4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3) up to 50 fps
4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9) up to 60 fps
2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9) up to 100 fps
1920 x 1080 (1080 HD 16:9) up to 120 fps
Frame Rates
Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported.
Off-speed frame rates up to 60 fps in 6K 2.4:1 and 4K DCI 17:9, 100 fps in Super 16 16:9 and 120 fps in 1080HD.
Focus
Auto focus available using compatible lenses.
Iris Control
Iris wheel and touchscreen slider for manual iris adjustment on electronically controllable lenses, iris button for instant auto iris settings on compatible lenses.
Screen Dimensions
5” 1920 x 1080.
Screen Brightness
1500 nits
Screen Type
LCD capacitive touchscreen.
Metadata Support
Automatically populated lens data from electronic L-Mount lenses. Automatic recording of camera settings and slate data such as project, scene number, take and special notes. A 3D LUT can also be embedded in metadata of Blackmagic RAW files.
Controls
Touchscreen menus on 5-inch screen. Power Switch, Record Button, Stills Button, Scroll Wheel with push integrated into handgrip, ISO Button, White Balance, Shutter Button, 3 x software configurable Fn buttons, Focus Button, IRIS Button, High Frame Rate (HFR) Button, Zoom Button, Menu Button and Playback Button.
Timecode Clock
Highly accurate timecode clock. Less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.
Connections
Total Video Inputs
None
Total Video Outputs
HDMI up to 1080p60
Analog Audio Inputs
2 x mini XLR analog switchable between mic with phantom power support and line level (up to +14dBu). 3.5mm Stereo Input.
All audio inputs can also be used for Timecode input.
Analog Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone jack.
Computer Interface
USB Type-C for external drive recording, PTP camera control and software updates.
Audio
Microphone
Integrated stereo microphone.
Built in Speaker
mono speaker.
Media
CFexpress Type B card slot, USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 expansion port for external media for Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxy Recording.
Media Format
Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems.
Supported Codecs
Codecs
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 3:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 8:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 12:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q0,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q3,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5,
H.264 Proxy in 1920 x 1080, 8-bit 4:2:0
Control
External Control
Blackmagic Zoom Demand and Blackmagic Focus Demand for controlling your camera and lens from tripod handles.
iPad control, Bluetooth control, USB PTP camera control. External control of some camera settings, focus, iris and zoom with compatible lenses. Camera Control REST API over USB Ethernet for external control via HTTP when used with REST client applications such as Postman.
Storage Features
Storage Type
CFexpress Type B
High speed USB-C expansion port for external media.
Recording Formats
Blackmagic RAW 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, 12:1, Q0, Q1, Q3 and Q5 at 6048 x 4032, 4838 x 4032, 6048 x 3200, 6048 x 2520, 4096 x 3072, 4096 x 2160, 2112 x 1184 and 1920 x 1080 with film, extended video, video dynamic range or custom 3D LUT embedded in metadata.
Supports recording optional portrait mode metadata for all resolutions in Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxies.
Storage Rates
Storage rates based on 30 frames per second.
6048 x 4032 (6K Open Gate 3:2)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 370 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 223 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 140 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 94 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 278 to 555 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 186 to 444 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 124 to 318 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 75 to 186 MB/s
4838 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 297 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 179 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 112 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 75 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 223 to 445 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 149 to 356 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 100 to 255 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 60 to 149 MB/s
6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 295 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 177 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 111 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 75 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 221 to 441 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 148 to 353 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 99 to 253 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 60 to 148 MB/s
6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 233 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 140 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 88 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 59 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 175 to 348 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 117 to 279 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 78 to 199 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 47 to 117 MB/s
4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 192 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 116 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 73 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 49 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 145 to 288 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 97 to 231 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 65 to 165 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 39 to 97 MB/s
4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 136 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 82 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 52 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 35 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 102 to 203 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 69 to 163 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 46 to 117 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 28 to 69 MB/s
2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9)
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 40 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 24 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 16 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 11 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 30 to 59 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 21 to 48 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 14 to 34 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 9 to 21 MB/s
1920 x 1080
Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 33 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 20 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 13 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 9 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 25 to 49 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 17 to 40 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 12 to 29 MB/s
Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 8 to 17 MB/s
Software
Software Included
Blackmagic OS
DaVinci Resolve Studio for Mac and Windows including activation key
Blackmagic Camera Setup
Blackmagic RAW Player
Blackmagic RAW QuickLook Plugin
Blackmagic RAW SDK
Blackmagic RAW Speed Test
Operating Systems
Mac 12.0 Monterey, Mac 13.0 Ventura or later.
Windows 10 and 11.
Power Requirements
Power Supply
External 12V power supply.
External Power Input
2-pin locking connector.
Battery Type
NP-F570
Battery Life
Approximately 60 minutes (recording 6K RAW at 24 fps to CFexpress with screen brightness at 50%)
Power
12V-20V.
Accessories
Optional Accessories
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Pro EVF
Blackmagic Pocket Camera Battery Pro Grip
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature
0 Degrees to 40 Degrees C (32 Degrees to 104 Degrees F)
Storage Temperature
-20 Degrees to 45 Degrees C (-4 Degrees to 113 Degrees F)
Relative Humidity
0% to 90% non-condensing
What's Included
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
Lens turret dust cap
Camera strap
30W power supply with locking connector and international adapters
NP-F570 battery
NP-F series battery USB charger
Welcome booklet
DaVinci Resolve Studio activation key
Warranty
Product Warranty
12 Month Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
Dimensions
Width
3.70 Inches
Length
7.08 Inches
Height
4.80 Inches
Weight
2.65 lb