Specifications
Connections
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The Blackmagic Cinema Camera features standard connections, so custom cables are not required.
Connections are located on the left side of the camera and are protected from dust and dirt by rubber
hoods.
Remote
The 2.5mm stereojack for remote connection uses the standard LANC protocol to support record start,
record stop, iris control and manual focus.
Headphones
3.5 mm stereo headphone jack connection.
Audio In
Audio in is via ¼” TRS jack/mic. Balanced audio inputs accept mic or line level audio for recording the
highest quality uncompressed audio. Audio settings are accessed via the touchscreen to select between
mic and line level audio.
SDI Out
The BNC port provides 3 Gb/s SDI output and lets you monitor on set or send video to an SDI router.
The SDI output of your Blackmagic Cinema Camera always outputs 10-bit 4:2:2 high definition 1920 x 1080
video regardless of whether you are recording RAW 2.5K, ProRes or DNxHD to your SSD.
When SDI Overlays are set to on in the display settings, the SDI output also shows action safe and title safe
frame guides as well as the camera status strip.
Thunderbolt
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The Blackmagic Cinema Camera features a Thunderbolt port to capture video to your computer using the
included DaVinci Resolve color grading software or Blackmagic Media Express. Alternatively Thunderbolt
can be used with the included Blackmagic Design UltraScope software for waveform monitoring. For more
information about DaVinci Resolve, please refer to the accompanying manual.
Power
12 – 30V DC input for power and battery charging.
USB
A mini-USB 2.0 port is located on the right hand side of the camera, behind the SSD door, to allow you to
update the internal software of the camera with the latest Blackmagic Cinema Camera Utility software.
Connections are located on the left side of the camera and are
protected from dust and dirt by rubber hoods.
The mini-USB 2.0 port is located behind the SSD door.