User Manual
Turning Your Camera On
To turn your camera on, you’ll first need to supply power to your camera.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Micro Cinema Camera can be powered by plugging
the supplied power adapter into their power input. This also recharges the removable,
rechargeable batteries.
Inserting a Battery and Powering Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Your Pocket Cinema Camera uses an EN-EL20 battery. One is included with the camera, but if
you need additional batteries, they can be purchased from your Blackmagic Design reseller or
from most video or photography equipment stores.
1 On the under side of the camera, push the door release towards the lens to access the
battery terminal.
2 With the gold contacts facing into the terminal and the white arrow facing the lens,
hook the lip of the battery under the orange tab and insert the battery until you feel it
press into place. Push the orange tab to release the battery.
3 Close the door to the battery terminal and slide the door release to the right to lock it.
4 Press the power button on the bottom right of the back panel. The status strip will
appear along the top of the LCD.
5 Press and hold the power button to switch off the camera.
Inserting the battery into Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
TIP The Micro Cinema Camera powers up automatically when power is supplied via
anAC adapter using the expansion port. This means that if you have the camera
installed in a remote location or mounted in an awkward or inconvenient position to
access, you don’t have to manually turn the camera on because as long as it is
connected to an external power supply, it will always stay powered on.
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