User Manual

Settings
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Recording Settings
The recording settings are used to set the video format recorded to your SD card or SSD. Press
the MENU button to open the dashboard, select the Settings icon, then select the circular record
icon to the left of the settings menu.
Recording Format
Pocket Cinema Camera
Press the left and right arrow buttons to switch between ProRes HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes LT, ProRes
Proxy or RAW recording formats.
Cinema Camera
Tap the arrow icons to switch between 2.5K RAW, ProRes HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes LT, ProRes Proxy
or DNxHD recording formats.
Production Camera 4K
Tap the arrow icons to switch between HD formats such as ProRes HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes LT and
ProRes Proxy, or switch between 4K ProRes HQ, 4K ProRes 422, 4K ProRes LT, 4K ProRes Proxy,
or 4K RAW recording formats.
Dynamic Range
Blackmagic Cameras have two dynamic range settings:
Film
The film setting shoots video using a log curve and gives you 13 stops of dynamic range on
both Pocket Cinema Camera and Cinema Camera, or 12 stops on Production Camera 4K.
The Film dynamic range setting maximizes the information in your video signal to help you get
the most out of color grading software, such as DaVinci Resolve. When recording in CinemaDNG
RAW formats, only the Film dynamic range setting is available.
Video
The video setting uses the REC709 standard for high definition video. This lets you work faster by
recording directly to the compressed video formats your camera supports, which are compatible
with popular post production software.
Adjust the dynamic range settings using the arrow icons in the menu.
The Recording settings screen lets you set your recording
format, frame rate and time lapse interval, and select between
film and video dynamic range.