User Manual

Getting Started
Blackmagic Design compact cameras, such as Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and
Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, are small portable digital cinema cameras that record high
quality HD images on fast SD cards.
Your compact camera is capable of recording clips using professional codecs designed for post
production including ProRes and uncompressed CinemaDNG RAW.
Getting started is as simple as attaching a lens and powering your camera.
Attaching a Lens
Your Blackmagic compact camera uses micro four thirds lenses. These lenses are very popular
and affordable, and there is an enormous range to choose from.
To remove the protective dust cap from your camera’s lens mount, hold down the locking
button and rotate the cap counterclockwise until it is released. We recommend always turning
off your Blackmagic camera prior to attaching or removing a lens.
To attach a lens:
1 Align the dot on your lens with the dot on the camera mount. Many lenses have a visual
indicator, for example a red dot.
2 Press the lens mount against the camera mount, and twist the lens clockwise until it
clicks into place.
3 To remove the lens, hold down the locking button, rotate the lens counterclockwise
until its dot or indicator reaches the 12 o’clock position, and gently remove.
Attaching and removing an MFT lens on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
and Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera
SD CARD
SD CARD
HDMI
12V
HDMI
12V
NOTE When no lens is attached to the camera, the glass filter covering the sensor is
exposed to dust and other debris so you’ll want to keep the dust cap on
whenever possible.
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