Blackmagic has been making cinema-focused cameras since its first Blackmagic Cinema camera release in 2012. Today, they’ve made over 25 cameras in three categories: their Cinema Line, URSA Line, and Studio Line.
Blackmagic does not have an official lens mount but often uses a micro four-thirds mount or one of the PL-Mount or Canon EF-style mount configurations. However, its latest Full Frame Blackmagic Cinema 6k camera has incorporated the L mount for the first time.
When looking at the sensor, we also see a mix of sensors as small as about 1″ up to FF frame size, although most of their cameras are still Micro Four Thirds or Super 35mm.
Blackmagic has also been one of the few brands to incorporate a Global Shutter in some cameras, such as the Blackmagic Production 4k camera, the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6k G2, and the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4k.
List Of Every Blackmagic Camera
Here is a list of all the cameras Blackmagic has made.
Camera Links | Sensor | Speed Class | Release Date | |
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Blackmagic PYXIS 6K Cinema Box Camera | FF | CFxB / CFxB | Mirrorless | 2024 |
Blackmagic Cinema 6k | FF | CFxB | Mirrorless | 2023 |
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6k G2 | S35 | CFast / UHS-II | Mirrorless | 2022 |
Blackmagic Pocket 6k Pro | S35 | CFast / UHS-II | Mirrorless | 2021 |
Blackmagic Pocket 6k | S35 | CFast / UHS-II | Mirrorless | 2019 |
Blackmagic Pocket 4k | M43 | CFast / UHS-II | Mirrorless | 2018 |
BlackMagic Micro Cinema | S16 | SD | 2016 | |
BlackMagic Production 4k | S35 | CFast / UHS-II | 2014 | |
BlackMagic Pocket Cinema | S16 | SD | 2013 | |
Blackmagic Cinema | Between S16 and S35 | CFast | 2012 | |
URSA Cameras | ||||
Blackmagic URSA Cine 17k | FF | 2024 | ||
Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K | FF | 2 CFast / 2 SD UHS-II | 2023 | |
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G3 | S35 | 2 CFast / 2 SD UHS-II | 2021 | |
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12k | S35 | 2 CFast / 2 SD UHS-II | 2020 | |
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6k G3 | S35 | 2 CFast / 2 SD UHS-II | 2019 | |
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast | About 1" | 2 CFast / 2 SD UHS-II | 2018 | |
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K | S35 | CFast / CFast | 2017 | |
Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K | S35 | CFast / CFast | 2016 | |
Blackmagic URSA Mini 4k | S35 | CFast | 2016 | |
Blackmagic URSA | S35 | CFast | 2014 | |
Studio Cameras | ||||
Blackmagic Micro Studio 4k G3 | M43 | SD | 2023 | |
Blackmagic Studio 6k Pro | S35 | -- | 2023 | |
Blackmagic Studio 4k Pro G3 | M43 | -- | 2023 | |
Blackmagic Studio 4k Plus G3 | M43 | -- | 2023 | |
Blackmagic Studio 4k | M43 | -- | 2021 | |
Blackmagic Micro Studio | M43 | -- | 2015 | |
Blackmagic Studio | S16 | -- | 2014 |
Blackmagic Memory Card Compatibility
Blackmagic cameras use different kinds of memory cards depending on your camera. Until recently, their cameras always supported CFast and UHS-II memory cards, but today, they’ve started using CFexpress type B cards, which are much faster. Some cameras can use USB-C SSD drives as recording mediums, but in cameras like the Blackmagic Cinema 6k, this will not be as fast as using CFexpress type B cards, and you will have to record at slightly lower bitrates doing this.
Buying Memory Cards For Blackmagic Cameras: What You Need To Know
Blackmagic cameras have incorporated several types of memory cards over the years: SD, CFast cards, or CFexpress cards, depending on what camera you’re using and the bitrate you want to record in. You don’t always need the fastest memory cards for your Blackmagic camera if you don’t need to record at the best bitrates.
CFexpress Type B – CFexpress Type B cards don’t always report their speed class with obvious ratings posted on the cards as we get with SD cards. The speed of these cards and their sustain speeds can be all over the place, and often, memory card companies don’t publish their sustain speeds. Today’s best cards, supported by most CFexpress cameras, can support sustained speeds of 1600MB/s. However, the new CFx gen 4 cards post sustain speeds up to 2800MBs.
CFast Memory Cards – CFast cards are only slightly faster than today’s SD v90 cards, but today, the new CF2.0 cards are posting sustain speeds of 480MB/s, equal to a bitrate of 3,840Mbps.
UHS-II V90 Cards – These cards are the fastest available for SD cards. Consider purchasing them only if you require rapid buffer-clearing speeds. These cards will sustain speeds up to 90MB/s or 720Mbps.
UHS-II V60 Cards – The v60 memory cards are the best value for filmmakers who don’t necessarily always need the fastest bitrates possible. These cards still sustain bitrates up to 60MB/s or 480Mbps.
UHS-I v30 U3 Cards – These cards will work for any video bitrate of 240Mbps or slower.
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