At the center of the specification, Developed to cleanly integrate with robust SDI footage switchers, the Blackmagic Design Studio Body 4K Pro G2 currently introduces live streaming functions alongside professional links such as 12G-SDI and 10GbE Ethernet. The inclusion of an Ethernet link facilitates the establishment of an affordable single-cable SMPTE-style process, incorporating PoE (Power over Ethernet). Additionally, the 12G-SDI feed and program return facilitate body control, talkback, and tally functions. This current iteration of the 4K Pro version preserves key capabilities like a 7" touchscreen monitor, HDMI feed, support for Blackmagic Raw capture, HDR functions, XLR audio sources, and the adaptable Micro Four Thirds optics mount, inherited from the unit's predecessor.

Light Weight construction Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 and Compact

The Blackmagic Soundstage Imaging device 4K Pro G2 condenses the benefits of a full-size soundstage camera into a space-efficient, lightweight chassis with carbon fiber reinforcement. This unit, ideal for live production, provides a spacious 7" viewfinder for simple shot following and framing. Control options incorporate switcher or software control, as well as touchscreen menus for body settings and hardware knobs for refining luminance, contrast, and focus peaking. Additionally, it comes with a support mount built around 15mm LWS rod ports and a installation plate to expedite your configuration process.

Powerful Broadcast Connection: Guide

The Blackmagic Soundstage Imaging device 4K Pro G2 is tailored for sturdy SDI switcher processes, built around 12G-SDI, 10GbE Ethernet, talkback, and well-controlled XLR audio sources. It delivers connections compatible with both broadcast and consumer components, covering HDMI with tally, camera control, capture trigger, and headphone/mic links with dual XLR ports, alongside two USB Type-C expansion ports. With 10G Ethernet, it consolidates footage, tally, talkback, and body power into a single link, maintaining a swift and cost-effective configuration.

Built-in Live Streaming in Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 — Product Guide

The Blackmagic Soundstage Imaging device 4K Pro G2 comes with built-in live streaming capabilities. The design supports you to use it as an off-site camera from anywhere globally, transmitting a H.264 live stream through the internet to your soundstage. Additionally, you have the option to improve interfacing by utilizing a 4G or 5G smartphone connected to one of the USB-C ports. To complete the process, the live stream is converted rear to footage at the studio through an ATEM Streaming Bridge, which additionally provides support for tally, talkback, and capture device control integrates.

acquisition Cinematic Images during Live Production

The notable 4K imager, coupled with Blackmagic's fifth-generation colour science, supplies the same enhanced image-capture technology identified in electronic cinematic cameras. This results in cinematic imagery during live workflow. Furthermore, whenever used in conjunction with the built-in DaVinci Resolve primary colour correction tool, the body produces superior pictures compared to standard broadcast cameras. You can even control the colour correction straight from the switcher. With a dynamic selection of 13 stops, the Soundstage 4K Pro G2 camera produces deep blacks and high-luminance whites, making it ideal for accurate color adjustments. The imager boasts a definition of 4096 x 2160, appropriate for both HD and Ultra HD projects. Additionally, all versions support shot rates ranging from 23.98 to 60 fps.

Unparalleled Low Light operation of Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 — Product Guide

The Blackmagic Soundstage Camera 4K Pro G2 supplies a selection of gain settings, from -12 dB (100 ISO) to +36 dB (25,600 ISO). This optimization minimizes picture noise whereas preserving the sensor's dynamic selection. The primary native ISO is 400, ideal for soundstage lighting, whereas the secondary ISO at 3200 is strong for low-light situations. Gain adjustments can be made straight on the camera or from a distance via SDI or Ethernet off-site capture device control, often from a switcher.

Practical Notes: Affordability of Photographic Lenses and Variety

The Soundstage Imaging device 4K Pro G2 boasts a widely chosen MFT lens mount, preserving compatibility with a wide array of cost-effective photographic lenses known for their strong picture fidelity in high-resolution photography. Moreover, the active optics mount facilitates off-site lens adjustments. To simplify optics zoom and focus adjustments eliminating the requirement to range around, the optional focus and focal adjustment demands enable you to control a compatible optics directly from the support handles, akin to handling a large soundstage camera. This function eliminates the risk of unit shake during optics adjustments, enabling smooth tracking pictures and capture device operation eliminating disengaging from the support, delivering a similar experience to that of a premium B4 broadcast optics.

Controls of Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 and Buttons — Product Guide

Blackmagic Soundstage Cameras come fitted with a combination of hardware controls, such as keys and knobs, along with a touchscreen connection. Placed on the camera's right side, the knobs facilitate adjustments for luminance, contrast, and focus peaking. The focus peaking knob, especially noteworthy, permits accurate fine-tuning of detail highlights, supporting impeccable focus even during zooming. On the camera's left side, the keys supply adaptability, with the option to assign functions such as zebra, false colour, focus peaking, LUTs, and more. These functions can be readily customized via the camera's menus. Additionally, the touchscreen contains a heads-up screen presenting crucial shooting data and supplies access to menus for refining imaging device settings, managing LUTs, and configuring custom presets.

Large 7 inches Viewfinder on Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 — Product Guide

The spacious 7" high-resolution screen will revolutionize your body work, simplifying attempt framing. The Pro version boasts a HDR screen with reliable luminance, ideal for outdoor use in high-luminance sunlight. The display displays overlays for status and capture parameters, histograms, focus peaking indicators, levels, shot guides, and more. You can additionally implement 3D LUTs to display shots with your desired colour and appearance. The touchscreen provides menus, allowing you to load and tailor presets for numerous tasks. For display protection during transport, the supplied sunshade can be folded, and it's compatible with sunshades from the Blackmagic Soundstage Viewfinder.

Communicate: the Team via Talkback

In contrast to consumer cameras, the Blackmagic Soundstage Camera 4K Pro incorporates SDI links with talkback functionality. The arrangement permits smooth communication between the switcher operator and imaging device crews during live productions. Consequently, the director can deliver real-time guidance on attempt selection, effectively preventing situations where all cameras acquisition the identical shot simultaneously. The talkback link is conveniently located on the camera's side and is compatible with standard 5-pin XLR broadcast headsets. Talkback utilizes audio channels 15 and 16 inside the SDI link, both from the unit to the switcher and from the switcher rear to the camera. This configuration maintains compatibility with any embedded SDI audio device, supporting effective communication during live workflows.

Connections of Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 and Ports — Product Guide

Blackmagic Soundstage Cameras can be connected in lots of distinct ways. All versions function HDMI, so they are perfect for HDMI switchers such as the ATEM Mini. The HDMI handles footage, tally, control, and capture trigger for a broadcast-style process through a single HDMI lead. The Blackmagic Soundstage Unit 4K Pro G2 has 12G-SDI, so you can connect it to SDI-based switchers such as the ATEM Constellation. There's a 12G-SDI link for camera feed footage, and one for program return. The program return additionally incorporates tally, talkback, and off-site body control. Or you can use 10G Ethernet to get capture device footage, program return, tally, talkback, capture device control, and even power through a regular Cat 6a Ethernet lead.

Air Status through Built-in Tally: Guide

Blackmagic Design Studio Cameras function a very large tally light that illuminates red for on-air, green for preview, and orange for ISO capture. The tally light additionally incorporates clip-on transparent unit numbers, so it's simple for talent to see body numbers from up to 20' away. The Blackmagic Soundstage cameras support the SDI tally standard employed on all ATEM live workflow switchers and the HDMI tally employed on ATEM Mini switchers. This means a director can cut between cameras and the tally information will be sent rear to the cameras through the SDI program return feed, lighting up the tally light on the imaging device whenever it's on air. SDI tally eliminates involved wiring, so job configuration is faster.

Low-Cost SMPTE Fiber Style production flow

The Blackmagic Soundstage Camera 4K Pro G2 streamlines camera interfacing via a single Ethernet lead. Unlike conventional soundstage cameras relying on pricey SMPTE fiber for communication and power, this version includes a cost-effective option with 10G Ethernet. This Ethernet link handles footage, program return feeds, tally, talkback, imaging device control, and power. At the switcher end, the Blackmagic Soundstage Converter manages footage conversions and supplies power via the Ethernet lead, eliminating the requirement for a separate power link to the capture device.

USB Expansion Port for Accessories: Guide

Fitted with a high-speed USB Type-C expansion port, this body facilitates capture to outboard disks and connection to multiple accessories. Whenever you connect an outboard USB flash disk, the unit can efficiently acquisition high-quality 12-bit Blackmagic RAW files for subsequent editing and colour correction. This streamlined process eliminates the requirement for time-consuming file transfers. Additionally, you have the option to attach optional focus and focal adjustment controls for complete lens handling with compatible lenses. Furthermore, the USB port has the rating to deliver power to any connected phone or disk.

Blackmagic Raw Quality: Guide

Blackmagic RAW is an novel format crafted to acquisition and safeguard the imager data's fidelity. Unlike heavily compressed formats such as H.264, it eliminates compression issues, delivering breathtaking pictures with strong detail and vivid colors during postproduction. Additionally, Blackmagic RAW conveniently shops capture device settings as metadata, enabling adjustments to ISO, white equilibrium, and light levels in DaVinci Resolve at a later stage. Furthermore, the files remain space-efficient and swiftly accessible, maintaining distinctive editing responsiveness.

Microphones details of Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 and XLR Inputs — Product Guide

The Blackmagic Design Studio Capture device 4K Pro G2 comes fitted with built-in microphones, streamlining configuration for faster operation. These mics are developed to withstand shocks and wind, supporting excellent sound fidelity even in challenging situations. Placed at the screen's edges, they use the studio camera configuration for heightened stereo separation compared to standard footage cameras. Additionally, the camera provides a 3.5mm audio source for connecting outboard video body mics, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack. In the case of the Blackmagic Soundstage Camera 4K Pro G2 version, it provides professional XLR audio sources and a built-in speaker for observation program return audio.

Monitor Program video signal

The Blackmagic Design Studio Imaging device 4K Pro G2 lets you see program footage from the switcher at the push of a control. Simply push the camera's PGM control, and the viewfinder will selector from the unit screen to the program return feed from the switcher and display the switcher audio. Program return is a fantastic function as sometimes on large live shows, body crews can be left waiting a long time for their body to be employed, so program return lets them watch the show whereas they wait. This means that even if the body operator is a large range away from the switcher, they can still maintain up with what's happening and remain alert.

3d Luts for Film Looks: Guide

Whenever Blackmagic Raw files employ logarithmic cinematic gamma for preserving the camera's dynamic selection, 3D LUTs come into play. They serve to transform the initially flat and dull-looking pictures displayed on the viewfinder. The beauty of 3D LUTs lies in their capacity to carry out this conversion just before the picture hits the LCD display. Consequently, the film gamma-recorded pictures are transformed into more graphically appealing ones on the LCD.
Moreover, these 3D LUTs are conveniently stored inside the Blackmagic Raw files. This maintains their availability during post-production if needed. Importantly, it's important to note that these LUTs are never permanently embedded into the Blackmagic RAW picture files. Instead, they remain as an option that can be enabled or disabled at your discretion. This means that whereas the 3D LUT is present inside the Blackmagic RAW file, it only comes into play whenever you choose to activate it.

13 Languages: Guide

The Blackmagic Soundstage Cameras are developed for global use, supplying support for 13 commonly spoken languages. During unit configuration, you have the option to choose from English, German, French, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Ukrainian. Switching to a distinct language is effortless; you can availability the menu settings to make the change. As you selector languages, the on-screen overlays, heads-up screen, and configuration menus will cleanly transition into the chosen language, delivering you with the latitude to selector languages at your convenience.

Powers from DC or 10G Ethernet: Guide

The Blackmagic Configuration Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 includes numerous power options for convenience. It provides a secure 12 VDC locking power connector to avoid accidental lead disconnection. Additionally, the capture device comes with a power supply that incorporates five distinct AC socket adapters for international use. Moreover, whenever connecting the Blackmagic Soundstage Camera 4K Pro version via a single Ethernet lead, the capture device and the unit's accessories can draw power straight from the Ethernet link. This is made possible by the Blackmagic Soundstage Converter, which supplies PoE power via the Ethernet lead, eliminating the requirement for a standalone power source. This innovative option proves valuable in situations where traditional power inputs are unavailable at the capture device sites.
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