Blackmagic Camera 4.7 Update – RAW Output for Micro Studio Camera

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by Richard LackeyNovember 17^th, 2017

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Blackmagic has released Camera 4.7 Update enabling RAW via SDI for Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K and other improvements to the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera.

Camera 4.7 Update brings a number of significant improvements to both cameras. While raw output via SDI on the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K may make the headline, many users will most appreciate an extra 2 stops of exposure sensitivity. The update makes these already flexible cameras even more powerful.

New Features for Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K

• Added 720p50, 720p59.94 and 720p60 format support.
• Improved sensor exposure sensitivity by 2 stops.
• Added new gain setting range which now goes from -12dB to +12dB. ATEM will need a new software update to access these new ranges via Blackmagic SDI Control Protocol.
• Added RAW SDI output feature. Refer to the user manual for information about capturing and unpacking RAW SDI video.
• Added support for PTZ communication on Expansion port via VISCA. Refer to the user manual for protocol details.
• Added support for PTZ commands in the Blackmagic SDI Control Protocol.
• Added preview tally support for the front tally light.
• Added tally indication on the HDMI display overlay.
• Added indication to the user that camera is genlocked on the HDMI display overlay.
• Added option to change camera frame rate via S.Bus.
• Added option to toggle auto focus via S.Bus.
• Added option to toggle record via S.Bus for external recorders.
• Added feature to pass through remote record commands as SDI and HDMI record triggers for external recorders.

New features for Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera

• Added record start/stop trigger on HDMI output.
• Added HDMI timecode output support.
• Added indication to the user that camera is genlocked in the HDMI display overlay.
• Added option to change frame rate settings via S.Bus.
• Added option to change codec settings via S.Bus.
• Added option to toggle auto focus via S.Bus.
• Fixed issue with a small vertical pixel offset between HDMI output and RAW recording on Micro Cinema Camera.

You can download Camera 4.7 Update from the Blackmagic Design support page.

Are you using either camera? Let us know what these new features mean for you and your workflow.