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\section{Camera Overview}
\label{sec:cinema6k}
\index{Cinema 6K}
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K is a camera manufactured by
Blackmagic Design.
\input{Cinema6kBody}
\input{Cinema6kScreenshots}
\section{Lenses}
\begin{description}
\item Canon EF
\item Canon EF-S
\item Canon TS-E
\end{description}
\section{Unorganized Notes}
\begin{description}
\item HDMI out on it is a bit wonky and doesnt work with all monitors for some reason too (just 1080p).
\item But often missing some inessential like the shoulder strap or something. Or in this case, without the "dongle".
\item Which I think is to run their proprietary software, but not certain.
\item It eats thru crappy offbrand batteries real fast. Like less than hour, not recording, just poking thru menu.
\item I just pushed the spreadsheet with every Main Menu Settings option, and options for all other physical buttons.
\item Connecting blackmagic via USB-C, creates a /dev/media0 device, not sure what to do with it yet.
\item Power cord in that came with unit works.
\item Trying to think of best way to document a menu tree. Right now I have it in a spreadsheet. That works ok for note taking. Maybe dot.
\item The Blackmagic HDMI out doesn't work with many HDMI devices, whether direct or pass thru.
\item One drawback to this camera is how much power it draws. Using it outside in the cold got less than 10 min of video in less than an hour. This with LCD at 100% because it is very hard to see outside... It has accessories like eyepieces, but these make it even bigger, heavier, and draw more power.
\item I tried using a monopod and video, but it really needs a tripod to keep a good steady image.
\item Zoom can also be increased by changing how much of the sensor to use.
\item So shooting at 1920x1080 gives options to use 6K, 5.7k, or 2.7k area of sensor. Using 2.7k gives most "zoom".
\item It has a lot of options for what to display on LCD and what to display on HDMI, controlled independently.
\end{description}