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 What media should I use with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K?

This Information Note identifies CFast cards, SD cards and USB-C drives recommended for use when shooting with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for recording 4K DCI Blackmagic RAW 3:1 up to 60 fps.

• Angelbird AV PRO CF 512GB
• Angelbird AV PRO CF 1TB*
• Cinedisk 510MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• Hagiwara Solutions DC-SMAN64GA CFast 2.0 64GB*
• Hagiwara Solutions DC-SMANA1GA CFast 2.0 128GB*
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 64GB*
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3400x CFast 2.0 128GB*
• Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 256GB*
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 128GB*
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-256G-x46D 512GB*
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB

 
The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for 4K DCI ProRes HQ up to 60 fps.

• Angelbird AVpro CF 128GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 256GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 512GB
• Cinedisk 510MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• Hagiwara Solutions DC-SMAN64GA CFast 2.0 64GB*
• Hagiwara Solutions DC-SMANA1GA CFast 2.0 128GB*
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 128GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-64G-x46D 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-128G-x46D 128GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-256G-x46D 256GB
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G64 64GB
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G128 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for recording 4K DCI Lossless RAW up to 30 fps.

• Angelbird AVpro CF 128GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 256GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 512GB
• Cinedisk 510MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 128GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-64G-x46D 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-128G-x46D 128GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-256G-x46D 256GB
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G64 64GB
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G128 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for 4K DCI 3:1 RAW up to 60 fps.

• Angelbird AVpro CF 128GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 256GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 512GB
• Cinedisk 510MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 128GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-64G-x46D 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-128G-x46D 128GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-256G-x46D 256GB
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G64 64GB
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G128 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 128GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• WISE CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB

What SD cards should I use with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K?

 
The following SD cards are recommended for recording 4K DCI Blackmagic RAW 12:1 up to 30 fps.

• Angelbird AV PRO SD V90 64GB*
• Delkin Devices Power UHS-II SDXC 64GB*
• Delkin Devices Power UHS-II SDXC 128GB*
• Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 64GB*
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 250MB/s SDXC 256GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 512GB*
• Sony Tough SF-G64T 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128T 64GB
• Sony SF-G64 300MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDHC 32GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 64GB
• WISE SDXC UHS-II 64GB
• WISE SDXC UHS-II 128GB

The following SD cards are recommended for recording 4K DCI ProRes HQ up to 60 fps.

• WISE SDXC UHS-II 64GB
• WISE SDXC UHS-II 128GB
• Sony Tough SF-G64T 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128T 128GB

The following SD cards are recommended for 4K DCI 4:1 RAW up to 60 fps.

• Sony Tough SF-G164T 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128T 128GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 32GB

 
The following SD cards are recommended for 1080p Lossless RAW up to 60 fps.

• WISE SDXC UHS-II 64GB
• WISE SDXC UHS-II 128GB
• Sony Tough SF-G164T 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128T 128GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 32GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 64GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 128GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 256GB

 
The following SD cards are recommended for 4K DCI Lossless RAW up to 24 fps.

• WISE SDXC UHS-II 64GB
• WISE SDXC UHS-II 128GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 32GB
• Sony Tough SF-G164T 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128T 128GB

 
What USB‑C drives should I use with Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K?

The following USB-C drives are recommended for recording 4K DCI Blackmagic RAW 3:1 up to 60 fps.

• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 512GB
• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 2TB
• G-Technology G-DRIVE Mobile SSD 1 TB*
• Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB
• WISE Portable SSD 512GB

 
The following USB‑C drives are recommended for 4K DCI ProRes HQ up to 60 fps

• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 512GB
• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 2TB
• Glyph Atom 500GB
• Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
• Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
• Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD 1TB
• Seagate Fast SSD 250GB*
  
• WISE Portable SSD 256GB
• WISE Portable SSD 512GB
• WISE Portable SSD 1TB*

The following USB‑C drives are recommended for 4K DCI Lossless RAW up to 30 fps.

• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 512GB
• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 2TB
• Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
  
• WISE Portable SSD 256GB
• WISE Portable SSD 512GB
• WISE Portable SSD 1TB*

 
The following USB‑C drives are recommended for 4K DCI 3:1 RAW up to 60 fps.

• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 512GB
• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 2TB
• Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
• Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
• WISE Portable SSD 256GB
• WISE Portable SSD 512GB
• WISE Portable SSD 1TB*

*) New Item.

14.8V/49Wh Lithium Ion pack for BMPCC4K. Includes PB70-C15 charger and shortened 6″ LPE6 battery cable for BMD Pocket 4K. The follow-up to the highly successful PowerBase70, the PowerBase Edge is a feature-rich “small-form” Cine and DSLR pack, in a V-Mount form. The 14.8V Lithium Ion pack includes one 8V port to power various cameras, two USB output, and two Power Tap outputs, one of which being a SmartTap.

Canare introduced the L-8CUHD to their family of 12G-SDI coax cables. The L-8CUHD is UL Riser Rated (CMR) and designed to carry your SMPTE 2082-1 (12G-SDI) 140+ meters. Engineered specifically for the L-8CUHD coax, they have also introduced the new BCP-D8UHD BNC connector. The BCP-D8UHD features the reliable 3-piece crimp you are familiar with and a Return Loss (RL) performance well within the SMPTE 2082-1 specification ( >15dB @12GHz ). The L-8CUHD, BCP-D8UHD, TC-2 (Crimp Tool) and TCD-8HD (Crimp Die) are all available now.

Datavideo RMC-300C is a multi-functional Multi-camera IP Controller.  Thanks to the Ethernet transmission, RMC-300C can work together with an iOS or Android tablet to control up to 24 Datavideo cameras in the same domain.  Furthermore, the RMC-300C provides users with several advantages such as affordable and easy cabling, an intuitive controller by pushing the hardware keys and a friendly user interface for the iOS/Android-based remote control system app.