Specifications

Settings
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Recorder Settings
The recorder settings are used to set the video format recorded to the built-in SSD recorder. To set
recorder settings on your Blackmagic Cinema Camera, press the MENU button in the transport
control panel and then tap the onscreen REC icon.
Recording Format
You can choose to record to CinemaDNG RAW 2.5K video or to a compressed, high definition,
QuickTime movie in Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) or Avid DNxHD video formats. Choose RAW 2.5K for
maximum quality, especially if you intend to color grade your video. Choose ProRes or DNxHD if
you want to record in a high definition format suitable for broadcast.
To select the recording format, tap the arrow icons on the touchscreen.
Dynamic Range
Your Blackmagic Cinema Camera has two dynamic range settings, Film and Video, which are
available when ProRes or DNxHD is selected as the recording format.
Film
The film setting shoots video using a log curve and gives you 13 stops of dynamic range, which
increases contrast levels to help you get the most out of color grading software such as DaVinci
Resolve.
Video
The video setting uses the REC709 standard for high definition video which lets you work faster by
recording directly to the Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) or Avid DNxHD video formats, which are compatible
with popular post production software.
To select the dynamic range, tap the arrow icons on the touchscreen.
The Recorder Settings screenThe Recorder Settings screen