Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera PL

Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL

Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL is a compact 2.5K digital film camera with a professional PL lens mount for manually operated cinema lenses. It offers 13 stops of dynamic range, a built in recorder for lossless compressed 12-bit CinemaDNG RAW, Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD onto removable 2.5" SSDs, and a strong machined aluminium chassis.

The 5" capacitive touchscreen is used for monitoring, settings and metadata entry. Connections include a 10-bit HD-SDI output, two balanced 1/4" jack audio inputs switchable between mic and line level, a headphone output, LANC remote control and a Thunderbolt port.

Key features

• 2.5K sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range
• PL mount for manual lenses with manual iris control
• Focus peaking
• CinemaDNG RAW 2.5K, ProRes 422 HQ/422/LT/Proxy and DNxHD 1080p
• Film or video dynamic range for ProRes and DNxHD
• 5" touchscreen with metadata entry
• Integrated rechargeable battery, approx. 90 minutes

In the box

• Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL
• Sun shield
• Camera strap
• Turret dust cap
• 12V AC adapter

Specifications

• Sensor size: 15.81 x 8.88 mm
• Frame rates: 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
• Storage: removable 2.5" SSD
• Video output: 1 x 10-bit HD-SDI 4:2:2
• Audio: 2 x 1/4" balanced inputs (mic/line), 3.5 mm headphone output, integrated mono microphone
• Remote: 2.5 mm LANC (record start/stop)
• Computer interface: Thunderbolt; USB 2.0 Mini-B for updates
• Power: integrated battery, 12-30 V DC input, 12 V AC adapter included
• Mounting: 3 x 1/4"-20 on top, 1 x 1/4"-20 tripod mount