Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2

June 23, 2022. G2 is for Generation 2.

Blackmagic Design launched their Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 today, the second generation of the original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K introduced in October 2019.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

What’s different?

The new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 is almost the same as the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro (launched in February 2021) — lacking only the internal Clear, ND.6, ND1.2 and ND1.6 filters. The body looks the same.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2

Both cameras have an adjustable, tiltable 5-inch 1500 nit 5” 1920 x 1080 LCD touchscreen display. They both accept Blackmagic’s superb Pocket Cinema Camera Pro OLED EVF, a must-have at $495. Connectors are the same. And they both are powered by an onboard/internal NP-F570 battery with an optional Blackmagic Pocket Camera Battery Pro Grip that uses two more NP-F570 batteries.

Watch Grant Petty’s introduction to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2. At around 1:37 from the beginning, there’s a fascinating demonstration of Pocket Cinema Cameras’ “hidden feature” of gyro metadata that can be used by DaVinci Resolve to stabilize wobbly shots to an amazing degree:

The new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 replaces the original 6K model. It is available now for US$1,995.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Specs

6144 x 3456 sensor, 23.10 mm x 12.99 mm (Super35)
13 stops dynamic range
Dual native ISO 400 and 3200 — up to 25,600.
EF mount with fully functional (electronically active) pogo pins for lens control and lens data from electronic EF lenses.
Adjustable 1500 nit 5” 1920 x 1080 LCD screen.
Timecode clock accurate to less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.
Media: 1 x CFast card slot, 1 x SD UHS‑II card slot.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Pro EVF (US$ 495).
NP-F570 battery, optional Blackmagic Pocket Camera Battery Pro Grip.

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