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Choosing an SD Card
If you are recording 6K, 4K DCI or Ultra HD, then we recommend using the fastest high speed
UHS-II type SD cards available. It’s important to use high speed UHS-II SD cards for 6K, 4K DCI,
Ultra HD and HD recording, or UHS-I cards for HD recording. These cards are rated for fast data
speeds and support larger storage sizes. Generally the faster the cards, the better.
Before using your cards, you need to format them to either HFS+ or exFAT formats. It’s easy to
format your media via your camera’s ‘storage’ settings. Refer to the ‘settings’ section for more
information on storage settings.
If you want to, you can format your cards using a Mac or Windows computer. When using your
media on Mac, you can use HFS+ which is the Mac disk format, also known as OS X Extended.
If you are using Windows then you should use exFAT format, which is the Windows disk format
that Mac computers can also read.
For the most up to date information on supported SD cards on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera,
please refer to the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.
NOTE For high resolution, high frame rate recording, we recommend usingCFast 2.0
media or an external USB-C flash disk, as they are typically faster and available
inhighercapacities.
Locking and Unlocking SD Cards
SD cards can be write protected, or ‘locked’, to prevent data from being overwritten. When
inserting an SD card, make sure the card is not write protected. To disable write protection,
slide the plastic switch on the left side of the card to the position closest to the connectors.
Youcan always set the card to the locked again after recording.
Move the lock tab up or down
to lock or unlock an SD card
Your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera lets you know if you’ve inserted a locked SD card by
displaying the word ‘locked’ instead of the card’s duration on the LCD touchscreen, and will
display a padlock icon in the storage menu next to the card name. If the card is locked, you
won’t be able to record video, capture stills, or export LUTs and presets until it is unlocked.
Storage indicators at the bottom of the LCD touchscreen show
the amount of recording time remaining or if the SD card is locked
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