Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Plus G2

Enhance your 4K broadcast setup seamlessly with the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Plus G2, ideal for integration with ATEM Mini or DaVinci Studio. Upgraded from its predecessor, the HDMI Studio Camera 4K Plus, this compact yet powerful broadcast camera now boasts a 12G-SDI input, 12G-SDI output, and HDMI 2.0 output, ensuring enhanced compatibility with SDI switchers. Offering all the advanced features of the Studio Camera 4K Plus, including an active MFT lens mount, 25,600 ISO, 13 stops of dynamic range, a tally light, dual USB-C ports for recording and control, built-in stereo microphones, a 7" HDR LCD, and an optimized sun hood, this camera is now capable of 12G-SDI video output and supports program feed and talkback features via SDI.

Tailored for Live Production:

While primarily designed for live production, the Blackmagic Studio Camera extends its utility beyond live switchers by recording Blackmagic RAW to USB disks, making it suitable for various scenarios requiring tripod use. Its generous 7" viewfinder makes it apt for diverse applications such as chat shows, television production, broadcast news, sports coverage, educational content, conference presentations, and even wedding shoots. The expansive display, complemented by side handles, touchscreen functionality, and physical controls, ensures effortless shot tracking and comfortable operation during prolonged shoots. Its lightweight build facilitates smooth transitions between locations and diverse shooting environments.

Studio Camera Design:

Characterized by its distinctive form factor, the Blackmagic Studio Camera amalgamates the benefits of a full-sized studio camera within a compact, all-in-one design. Crafted from lightweight carbon fiber reinforced polycarbonate, this camera integrates innovative technology into a miniaturized package. Its live production-centric design simplifies shot framing and tracking with a spacious 7" viewfinder, while intuitive touchscreen menus and dedicated knobs for brightness, contrast, and focus peaking ensure convenient operation. The inclusion of a tripod mount and mounting plate enables swift setup and versatility in positioning.

Advanced Low-Light Performance:

Equipped with gain ranging from -12 dB (100 ISO) to +36 dB (25,600 ISO), the Blackmagic Studio Camera excels in low-light conditions, minimizing grain and noise while preserving the sensor's dynamic range. Its primary native ISO of 400 is optimized for studio lighting, while the secondary high base ISO of 3200 enhances performance in dimly lit environments. Gain adjustment can be performed directly on the camera or remotely via SDI or Ethernet remote camera control, providing flexibility and control over image quality.

Cinematic Images in Live Production:

Powered by advanced sensors and Blackmagic's fifth-generation color science, this camera delivers cinematic image quality akin to digital film cameras. When paired with the built-in DaVinci Resolve primary color corrector, it surpasses the capabilities of traditional broadcast cameras, offering enhanced image fidelity and dynamic range. With 13 stops of dynamic range, the camera produces rich, nuanced imagery with deep blacks and bright whites, ideal for seamless color correction. Supporting resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 from 23.98 to 60 fps, it accommodates both HD and Ultra HD production requirements.

Affordable Photographic Lenses:

Compatible with popular EF or MFT lens mounts, the Blackmagic Studio G2 cameras offer versatility with a wide range of affordable photographic lenses. The active lens mount enables remote adjustment of lens settings, eliminating the need for manual adjustments during shoots. Optional focus and zoom demands further enhance operational convenience, allowing lens control directly from the tripod handles, akin to traditional studio cameras. This ensures smooth, shake-free adjustments, facilitating seamless shot tracking and operation akin to professional broadcast setups.

Frame Shots with Large 7" Viewfinder:

Featuring a spacious 7" high-resolution screen, the camera simplifies shot framing and monitoring, with on-screen overlays displaying vital status and record parameters, histograms, focus peaking indicators, and more. 3D LUTs can be applied for real-time monitoring with customized color and look preferences. The touchscreen interface offers intuitive menu navigation and preset customization, while the included sun hood safeguards the screen during transport, compatible with the Blackmagic Studio Viewfinder's sun hood.

Physical and Touchscreen Controls:

Combining physical buttons, knobs, and touchscreen controls, the Blackmagic Studio G2 cameras offer versatile operational flexibility. Dedicated knobs for brightness, contrast, and focus peaking provide tactile control over essential parameters, facilitating precise adjustments for optimal image quality. Three customizable function buttons allow tailored functionality assignment, such as zebra, false color, focus peaking, and LUTs. The touchscreen interface features a heads-up display for critical shooting information and comprehensive menu access for camera settings, LUTs, and presets customization.

Built-In Tally for On-Air Status:

Enhanced with a prominent tally light, the Blackmagic Studio G2 cameras provide clear on-air status indication, with red illumination for live broadcasting, green for preview, and orange for ISO recording. The tally light incorporates clip-on transparent camera numbers, ensuring visibility from distances of up to 20 feet. Compatibility with SDI and HDMI tally standards streamlines integration with ATEM live production switchers, eliminating complex wiring for efficient setup.

Communicate with the Director via Talkback:

Distinguished by its inclusion of SDI connections with talkback functionality, the Studio G2 cameras enable seamless communication between the switcher operator and camera operators during live events. This facilitates real-time guidance on shot selection, mitigating redundancy and enhancing production efficiency. Supporting standard 3.5mm headsets, the talkback feature utilizes dedicated audio channels in the SDI connection, ensuring compatibility with embedded SDI audio devices.

Multiple Ways to Connect:

Featuring HDMI and 12G-SDI connectivity, the Blackmagic Studio G2 cameras offer flexible integration options for diverse production setups. HDMI support enables streamlined broadcast-style workflows, encompassing video, tally, control, and record trigger functionalities through a single HDMI cable. The inclusion of 12G-SDI connections caters to SDI-based switchers like the ATEM Constellation, facilitating seamless camera video transmission and program return, complete with tally, talkback, and remote camera control capabilities.

Low-Cost Camera Control via SDI:

All Blackmagic Design ATEM switchers can easily control Studio G2 cameras via an embedded protocol within the camera's SDI video connections. This simplified setup allows ATEM switchers to broadcast control commands directly to the cameras via the SDI program input, enabling seamless color correction, tally, and lens control functionalities across all cameras. Even ATEM Mini switchers support camera control through return data communication via HDMI output, ensuring operational convenience and flexibility.

Blackmagic RAW Quality:

Blackmagic RAW revolutionizes image capture by preserving the sensor data quality without compression artifacts, ensuring stunning images with exceptional detail and color fidelity throughout the post-production workflow. By saving camera settings as metadata, Blackmagic RAW enables post-capture adjustments to ISO, white balance, and exposure in DaVinci Resolve. The compact file sizes and high performance ensure responsive editing, making Blackmagic RAW the preferred choice for uncompromising image quality and editing efficiency.

USB Expansion Port for Accessories:

Equipped with a high-speed USB-C expansion port, the Studio G2 camera facilitates seamless integration with external accessories, offering versatile recording, control, and connectivity options. External USB flash disks enable high-quality 12-bit Blackmagic RAW recording, facilitating straightforward file transfer for post-production editing and color correction. 

The package comprises the following items:

• Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Plus G2
• Sun Hood
• Turret Dust Cap
• Universal Power Supply with International Socket Adapters
• 15mm LWS Tripod Mount

Specifications:

Imaging:

Image Sensor: 17.78 x 10 mm (Four Thirds) CMOS

Sensor Resolution: Not Specified by Manufacturer

ISO Sensitivity: 100 to 25,600

Gain: 0 to 18 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 63 dB

Camera:

Lens Mount: Micro Four Thirds

Shutter Speed: 1/5000 to 1/24 Second

Built-In ND Filter: None

Built-In Microphone Type: Stereo

Broadcast System Compatibility: NTSC, PAL

Interfaces:

CCU I/O: None

Video I/O: 1 x HDMI 2.0 Output, 1 x BNC (12G-SDI) Input, 1 x BNC (12G-SDI) Output

Audio I/O: 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input, 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRRS Headphone/Mic Headphone/Line Input/Output

Other I/O: 2 x USB-C (USB 3.2 / 3.1 Gen 1) Control/Data/Video Input/Output

Recording:

Recording Modes: DNxHD/ProRes: 3840 x 2160p at 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60 fps, 1920 x 1080p at 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60 fps

Raw Recording: Blackmagic RAW: 3840 x 2160 at 23.98/24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94/60 fps [26 to 190 Mb/s]

Audio Recording: Raw: 2-Channel 24-Bit 48 kHz LPCM Audio

Display:

Display Type: Fixed Touchscreen LCD

Display Size: 7"

Resolution: 1920 x 1200

Power:

Power I/O: 1 x Barrel (12VDC) Input

Power Consumption: >46 W

Environmental:

Operating Temperature: 32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C

Storage Temperature: -4 to 113°F / -20 to 45°C

Operating Humidity: 0 to 90%

General:

Shoe Mount: None

Accessory Mounting Thread: 2 x 1/4"-20 on Camera Body, 1 x 3/8"-16 on Camera Body

Tripod Mount: 3/8"-16 Female

Dimensions (W x H x D): 10.77 x 6.68 x 6.59" / 27.36 x 16.97 x 16.74 cm (Without Protrusions)

Weight: 3 lb / 1.4 kg