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Sensor Area
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera can be set to use the ‘full’ sensor area, or for even higher
frame rates, you can use the ‘sensor area’ option to select the sensor area in ‘window’ mode.
This uses only the amount of sensor pixels needed for a given video format rather than scaling
images from the entire sensor. Some formats combine windowing and scaling, for example
Pocket Cinema Camera 6K has HD formats scaled from the full sensor, scaled from a 5.7K
window and scaled from a 2.7K window.
As the ‘window’ modes use only the center of the camera’s sensor, the field of view of any
given lens is narrower due to the crop involved. For example, when using a 20mm lens to shoot
HD footage in windowed sensor mode, the field of view is equivalent to a 40mm lens on
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
The ‘sensor area’ setting is available when shooting below your camera’s maximum resolution,
such as when shooting Ultra HD or HD ProRes video.
The fastest frame rates for Pocket Cinema Camera 6K are available when shooting
2.8K 17:9 windowed and HD scaled from 2.7K windowed. The fastest frame rates for
Pocket Cinema Camera 4K are available in 2.6K 16:9 mode and in HD windowed mode.
For more information on ‘full’ and ‘window’ formats, see the ‘maximum sensor frame
rates’ section.
Project Frame Rate
The project frame rate provides a selection of frame rates commonly used in the film and
television industry. For example, 23.98 frames per second. This frame rate is normally set to
match your playback speed and audio sync used in your post production workflow and delivery
requirements.
Eight project frame rates are available, including 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and
60 frames per second.
Off Speed Recording
By default, the project and sensor frame rates are matched for a natural playback speed.
However, tapping the ‘off speed recording’ switch icon lets you set your sensor frame rate
independently.
Off Speed Frame Rate
With ‘off speed recording’ enabled, tap the arrows next to the ‘off speed frame rate’ indicator to
set your camera’s sensor frame rate.
The sensor frame rate sets how many actual frames from the sensor are recorded every
second, and frame rate will affect how fast or slow your video will play back at your set project
frame rate.
For more information on off speed frame rates, see the ‘frames per second’ section in the
‘touchscreen features’ section of this manual.
For information on the maximum frame rates available for each recording format and codec,
refer to the tables in the ‘maximum sensor frame rates’ section.
Preferred Card for Recording
Use this setting to select which storage card or drive your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
records to first when both slots are in use. The options are ‘CFast Card’, ‘SD Card’ and ‘Fullest
Card’. Picking either ‘CFast Card’ or ‘SD Card’ is a matter of personal preference, but using
either consistently will let you know which card to swap out first as your storage fills up. ‘Fullest
card’ can help group files chronologically when shooting a single camera project.
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