{"id":10209,"date":"2024-03-26T12:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10209"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:35:48","slug":"blackmagic-cinema-camera-6k-review-finally-full-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10209","title":{"rendered":"Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Review: Finally Full Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Few camera manufacturers<\/span> have managed to stand out the way Blackmagic has when it comes to capturing high-quality video on a mirrorless camera. The Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro (dubbed PCC6K Pro)<\/a> impressed me when I reviewed it a few years ago, but somehow the company’s new Cinema Camera 6K<\/a> has managed to top it. With a full-frame sensor, the new L mount, and a similar $2,600 price, it\u2019s turning my head again.<\/p>\n

The Cinema Camera 6K is largely similar to its predecessor, with nearly identical battery life (about an hour on one 3,500-mAh battery), and it retains the intuitive controls compared to what you’ll find on most professional cameras. It lacks the built-in neutral density filters I liked in the PCC6K Pro, but the new features are worth the trade-off.<\/p>\n

The Full-Frame Sensor Experience<\/h2>\n

The biggest upgrade to the Cinema Camera 6K is the one so important they put it right on the front of the casing: a full-frame, 36 x 24-millimeter sensor. Compared to the Super 35-mm sensor on the previous models\u2013which, despite its name, measures 23 x 13 mm\u2013the new model\u2019s sensor is a significant upgrade.<\/p>\n

Full-frame sensors<\/a> are comparable in size to 35-mm film. The most prominent benefit of this is that there\u2019s no crop factor when using most lenses. Cropped sensors result in a smaller field of view<\/a>, meaning you can fit less of a scene into a frame compared to a camera with a full-frame sensor. Put simply, you need to be further away, use shorter lenses, or both to get the same image. This can often come at the expense of things like a shallow depth of field or worse low-light performance.<\/p>\n

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Putting a full-frame sensor inside one of Blackmagic\u2019s cameras is probably the best upgrade I could\u2019ve asked for. I often shoot videos in my apartment, and it can be difficult to get images that look good because there simply isn\u2019t enough space in the frame to get the scene that I want. For example, below are two photos taken with a 50-mm lens, first with the PCC6K Pro and the second with the new Cinema Camera 6K; I stood in the same spot in my tiny living room. The full-frame sensor can capture significantly<\/em> more of my living space. For some people like me who often have to shoot in cramped spaces, this is nothing short of a godsend.<\/p>\n

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