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Blackmagic PYXIS features a logical design that puts important functions such as ISO, WB and shutter at their fingertips with both touchscreen and physical controls. A row of 3 customizable function buttons means customers don’t have to go hunting through menus on a tiny screen to find a command. The controls can even be locked to avoid accidentally changing settings during a shot or when the camera is out of reach on a rig. The built in LCD on Blackmagic PYXIS is more than just a simple status display. It’s a 4″ high resolution HDR touchscreen that is also perfect for monitoring and reviewing shots on set. Its full HD resolution means customers can frame and focus their shots without needing to carry around a bulky external monitor.
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The combination of Black Magic's cameras, editing software and editing hardware makes for a high quality, very streamlined and very economical workflow. Kudos to BM for listening to users, and not least for offering a software with (so far) unlimited upgrades without additional fees, and a very functional free version for those on a budget. It’s not really viable in the context of showing something to a director while other people twiddle their thumbs. @panther fan well it's a box camera, which some people really want. It would be more fair to compare S5IIX to BMCC6K because they share the form factor. And if you aim to shoot BRAW, then BM camera is actually cheaper than Lumix + BM Video Assist + Davinci license.
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The main topside buttons include a record button and a 4K stills capture button along with quick access to ISO, shutter angle and white balance. Three handy customizable function buttons are also in easy reach as too is the power switch. The Nikon Zf is a 24MP full-frame mirrorless camera with classic looks that brings significant improvements to Nikon's mid-price cameras. We just shot a sample reel to get a better feel for its video features and have added our impressions to the review. The fourth camera in Leica's SL series of full-frame mirrorless cameras sees the 60MP BSI sensor from the Q3 and M11 models arrive with a significant interface redesign. "where else could the display go?" They could've make a folding screen, like on old URSAs and the majority of mirrorless cameras.
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Want both onboard mics to record to a mono channel while an external mic records to another? And you can do it all very easily thanks again to the fantastic user interface. This is not a perfect camera and has some faults that will keep it out of the hands of certain users, but no other manufacturer can do what Blackmagic Design is doing. If you have even a passing interest in high-level video production, this camera should be on your shortlist — it’s not the best tool for every job, but nothing else brings this much value to the table.
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Maybe there’s also something about vibration that would bother a hinged screen? This camera in stripped down form will spend time on drones, the outside of moving vehicles, etc. But, more importantly, there is a huge amount of nominally stills EF lenses floating around that are now used for video.
In their time, each of these products changed the way we create digital video, repainting the canvas of the industry in broad strokes. Time and time again, the bar for entry to professional motion production has been lowered thanks to such revolutionary technologies. Today’s film students have access to tools that yesterday’s professionals only dreamt about, and it’s only getting better.
Some potential customers will also point to the lack of in-body image stabilization as a negative, but Blackmagic Design’s hands were probably tied. Most cinema camera users don’t want sensor-shift stabilization, as it could cause unwanted movement if you mount the camera to a vehicle or other fast-moving object. What we really like, however, is the sheer number of options you have for the audio settings. You can have both an external mic and onboard mic be active at the same time, and you can choose which channel which microphone goes to and independently control levels for each.
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The innovative side plates expand the riggability of their camera even further. Or customers can attach the included SSD plate which offers a convenient location to securely attach a USB-C drive for recording or even a mobile phone for live streaming. With 3 models, customers can choose between L-Mount, EF or PL lenses, making Blackmagic PYXIS compatible with the largest range of cinema and photographic lenses in the world. The L-Mount model works with the latest full frame lenses from Leica, Panasonic and Sigma but can also accommodate lens adapters, allowing customers to use a wide variety of new and vintage lenses.
That said, many people will find a hybrid mirrorless camera to be easier to work with. The Panasonic GH5, with internal stabilization and face-detection autofocus, is a good alternative in that case — but it is also more expensive. That would be ideal, but not everyone in the market for a $1,300 camera is thinking that way. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K uses a full-size Four Thirds sensor (compared to the smaller Super16 sensor in the original Pocket Cinema Camera).
As part of its long-running Shot on iPhone series, Apple recently handed acclaimed Japanese director Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins, The Happiness of the Katakuris) an iPhone 15 Pro to shoot a short film. If you are an independent, documentary, or student filmmaker, yes; this is the cinema camera you have been waiting for. If you are a one-person crew, you may want to hold off — but even then, it’s not a solid no. You may yet be able to make this camera work for you, just know you’ll have to clear some small hurdles first.
You can’t even turn off noise reduction on an FX3, whereas this Pyxis seems to be a full-blown cine camera. Blackmagic PYXIS features a built hardware streaming engine that supports RTMP and SRT streaming to YouTube, Facebook, X and more. For internet access, customers have two options, one to connect via Ethernet or customers can connect a 4G or 5G phone for mobile data. As the streaming is built into the camera, customers can see the stream status and data rate in the viewfinder and the LCD.
If you’re in the middle of an interview, particularly if you’re a single operator and can’t constantly watch the monitor, this could be a potentially disastrous issue. All that kit costs around $1,035 ($800), a reasonable amount for a pro or even an enthusiast, but not for someone on a budget. Especially in our first few days with the device, after years of shooting on other systems, we found it incredibly counterintuitive to actually bump up the ISO in order to get the better noise handling. This is a double edged sword - on the one hand, it perfectly matches the limits video places on exposure control by contrast to photography. On the other, it means you really need to know your camera to get the most out of it.
But this Pyxis will no doubt have a good UI built in, with the proper English industry terms for everything, etc. I love the Panasonic cameras for what they do, and I've been a user since 2009 with the GH1, but this is another class of camera. For some jobs, it's hard to beat the Panasonics, but sometimes, a box camera is simply much more practical.
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