User Manual

ISO
ISO settings are helpful when you are shooting in a variety of light conditions.
TheoptimumISOsetting for your Blackmagic compact camera is 800, with a maximum
setting of 1600.
Depending on your shooting conditions, you may choose a lower or higher ISO setting.
Forexample, in low light conditions 1600 would be suitable, but may introduce some visible
noise. In bright conditions 400, or 200 would be best to record richer colors.
Adjust the ISO settings using the arrow icons in the menu.
White Balance
Your Blackmagic compact camera includes white balance presets for a variety of color
temperature conditions. Each light source emits a warm or cool color. Warm appears red and
cool appears blue, so the white balance setting adds opposing red or blue to compensate.
This makes sure white stays white in your image.
Color temperature also changes depending on the position of the sun and the cloud conditions.
For example, light is warm at sunrise, cools down until midday, then warms up again as the sun
sets. Shady areas in your picture, including overcast conditions, will generally appear blue.
Use the following guide to set your white balance to compensate for the changing light
conditions:
 2500, 2800, 3000, 3200, 3400, 3600, 4000, 4500 and 4800K for various conditions
under tungsten, incandescent or fluorescent light, or under dull natural light including
candle light, sunrise/sunset, morning, and after noon light.
 5000, 5200, 5400 and 5600K for outdoors on a clear, sunny day.
 6000, 6500, 7000, 7500 and 8000K for a variety of daylight conditions.
Adjust the white balance settings using the arrow icons in the menu.
Shutter Angle
Shutter angle complements the ISO setting by regulating the amount of light on the sensor.
180 degrees is the optimum shutter angle, however as lighting conditions change you may
need to adjust accordingly. For example, 360 degrees is considered ‘wide open’ and allows
maximum light onto the sensor. This is useful for low light conditions. If you notice lights are
flickering, 172.8 degrees will minimize this effect when shooting 24p in countries with 50 hertz
power supplies.
Adjust the ‘shutter angle’ settings using the arrow icons in the menu.
Auto Exposure
Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera has the following auto exposure options.
Iris
Maintains a constant shutter speed while changing the aperture to achieve a
constant exposure.
Shutter
Maintains a constant aperture while changing the shutter speed to achieve a
constant exposure.
Iris + Shutter
Maintains a constant exposure level by adjusting the aperture. If the maximum or
minimum available aperture is reached and exposure still cannot be maintained,
MicroCinema Camera will begin adjusting the shutter speed to keep
exposure constant.
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