Specifications

About SSDs

Step 5. Select the SSD in the MacDrive Disk Manager and choose Initialize disk>Initialize as GPT.

Step 6. Choose "Automatically create an HFS+ volume" and click "Initialize Disk".

Step 7. Once the format has been completed, your SSD is ready for use with Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

The Format dialog box can format a drive in the exFAT format on a Windows PC.

Step 1. Connect the SSD to your computer.

Step 2. Choose Start>Computer and right-click on your SSD.

Step 3. From the contextual menu, choose Format.

Step 4. Set the ﬁle system to "exFAT" and the allocation unit size to 128 kilobytes.

Step 5. Type a volume label, select "Quick Format" and click "Start".

Step 6. Your SSD will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

Recommended SSDs for RAW Recording

SSDs recommended for use with Blackmagic Cinema Camera and RAW 2.5K video recording include:

 Crucial 256GB C300

 Crucial 512GB M4 (ﬁrmware 009)

 Kingston 64GB SSDNow V+100

 Kingston 128GB SSDNow V+100

 Kingston 240GB SSDNow V+200

 Kingston HyperX 240GB

 Sandisk Extreme 480GB.

Please check the tech notes on the Blackmagic Design web site for the latest compatibility information.

Use the Format dialog box feature in Windows to format your

SSD in the exFAT format.