Blackmagic Studio Camera User Manual Using Studio Camera Controls

Your Blackmagic Studio Camera features a large, bright 7” LCD touchscreen so you can monitor the live image, plus change settings directly from the LCD. Simply press the onscreen menu button to access the menus and change settings using tap and swipe gestures.

Dials on the right side let you change screen brightness and contrast as well as focus peaking sensitivity.

The settings dial on the left side lets you adjust the aperture on compatible micro four thirds lenses, plus change settings and adjust parameters in combination with the head up display.

Settings Dial

Rotate the dial counterclockwise to open the iris and clockwise to close. Press the settings dial to quickly access your camera’s menu settings.

The settings dial is also used to adjust white balance, shutter speed and gain settings when they are selected on the camera’s head up display.

When the ‘focus zoom’ function is enabled, the image is magnified for you to see greater detail. Rotate the settings dial to reposition the cropped image.

Tally Light

Your studio camera has a small tally indicator on the LCD, plus a large tally light on the top panel. When your camera is connected to an ATEM switcher, the tally light lets the talent and camera operator know which camera is on air, which camera is about to go live and if the camera is recording.

When your camera is on air, the tally indicators illuminate red, green when switched to the preview output and orange when ISO recording.

Your camera also features clip-on transparent camera numbers that attach to the tally light, making it easy for talent to see camera numbers up to 20 feet away.

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NOTE When the camera is not connected to a switcher the tally light will illuminate red as a simple record tally indicator.

Tally Light Number Template

Editable PDF’s are provided in the software installer allowing you to edit and print out your own custom tally numbers to match ones provided. After installing the Blackmagic cameras software these can be found on a Mac in the Application > Blackmagic Cameras > Documents folder and on a PC in the Blackmagic Design > Documents folder.

Tally light numbers can be easily changed

Bright, Contrast and Peaking

Use these three dials to adjust the brightness, contrast and focus peaking level on the LCD touchscreen.

You can use a traditional focus peaking style, plus the option to use colored lines with red, green, blue, black or white lines.

Touchscreen Display

Monitor the image using the built in touchscreen. Tap and swipe to zoom and adjust settings.

Back/PGM Button

When connected to an ATEM Switcher, pressing and holding the ‘program’ button displays the return feed on the LCD. Releasing the button returns you to your live camera image. Double press the PGM button to lock on the program return feed. Press again to return to your live camera image.

On Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus, this button is labeled ‘back’. Press the back button to close the menu settings and return the LCD to the live image.

Function Buttons

These are assignable buttons you can set for easy access to your most commonly used functions. The default functions for these buttons are:

F1 – Focus zoom.

F2 – Focus. Triggers auto focus on compatible lenses.

F3 – Iris. Triggers auto iris with compatible micro four thirds lenses on Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus and 4K Pro models.

On Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro use the F3 button to cycle through the built in neutral density filters. See ‘ND Filters on Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro’ for more information.

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TIP The ND filters on Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro can be adjusted remotely via ATEM Software Control, ATEM Camera Control Panel or an ATEM Television Studio switcher. You can also adjust your camera’s ND filters from one of the function buttons on Blackmagic Zoom Demand.

For more information on assigning the function buttons, refer to the ‘setup settings’ chapter in the ‘menu settings’ section.

ON/OFF switch

Switches the camera on and off.

Handles

Built in handles on each side of your camera let you hold the camera when carrying and setting up. They also help protect the screen when setting up and packing down.