Recording Settings - Blackmagicdesign Cinema Operation Manual

Menu Settings
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The 'recording' settings screen lets you set your recording
format, frame rate and time lapse interval, and select between
film and video dynamic range.

Recording Settings

The recording settings are used to set the video format recorded to your SD card or SSD. Press the
'menu' button to open the dashboard, select the Settings icon, then select the circular record icon
to the left of the settings menu.
Recording Format
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Press the left and right arrow buttons to switch between ProRes HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes LT, ProRes
Proxy or RAW recording formats.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Tap the arrow icons to switch between 2.5K RAW, ProRes HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes LT, ProRes Proxy
or DNxHD recording formats.
Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
On Production Camera 4K, tap the arrows on the 'codec' setting to select from RAW, ProRes HQ,
ProRes 422, ProRes LT, or ProRes Proxy recording formats. After setting your codec, tap the arrows on
the 'resolution' setting to select from 4K, Ultra HD, or HD video resolutions. The resolutions available
will depend on your chosen codec.
Dynamic Range
Blackmagic Cameras have two dynamic range settings:
Film
The film setting shoots video using a log curve and gives you 13 stops of dynamic range on both Blackmagic
Pocket Cinema Camera and Cinema Camera, or 12 stops on Blackmagic Production Camera 4K.
The 'film' dynamic range setting maximizes the information in your video signal to help you get the
most out of color grading software, such as DaVinci Resolve. When recording in CinemaDNG RAW
formats, only the film dynamic range setting is available.
Video
The video setting uses the REC709 standard for high definition video. This lets you work faster by
recording directly to the compressed video formats your camera supports, which are compatible
with popular post production software.
Adjust the dynamic range settings using the arrow icons in the menu.