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STEVE DENT: Black Magic
Design has once again

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blown past other
camera companies

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when it comes to video, with
a pocket cinema camera 6K.

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The Pocket 4K was already
a game changer for

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affordable high quality video.

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And the new model
has a larger sensor

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and supports 12-bit raw at
an astonishing 6K resolution.

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That kills every other
mirrorless video pretender,

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including Panasonic's
vaunted S1-H.

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And all that for just $2,495.

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To be sure, the Pocket 6K is
not for photographers and offers

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no continuous autofocus or
other features we expect

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to see on mirrorless cameras.

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On top of that, it
has a smaller sensor

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than some of the other full
frame mirrorless cameras

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that we've been
swooning over lately.

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Still, if you have designs
on becoming a filmmaker,

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it's incredible that you can
buy a pro level cinema camera

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like this for so little money.

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To see if it can measure
up in the real world

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to what it does on paper, I took
it out for a spin around Paris.

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The Pocket 6K has the
same body as the 4K model,

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with the same plastic
construction, button layout,

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battery size, and rear display.

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There's one big visible
difference, though.

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It now packs a Canon
EF, rather than

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a micro 4/3 lens
mount, which is wider

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and farther from the sensor.

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That gives it a bigger nose,
reducing the compactness

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compared to the 4K
model, which was

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already barely pocket sized.

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The sensor is also bigger.

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Where the Pocket 4K
had a micro 4/3 sensor,

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the 6K version has a
bigger, super 35 sensor

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that's just slightly
smaller than the APSC sensor

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on a mid-range Canon DSLR.

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That's good news, because Canon
EF lenses are easy to find.

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And a bigger sensor means
a more cinematic look

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and shallower depth of field.

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For a cinema grade
camera, the Pocket 6K

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is surprisingly easy to use.

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Black Magic's touch
screen driven menu system

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is very visual and intuitive.

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I say it every
time, but mainstream

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camera makers like Sony and
Canon should be taking notes.

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However, there are none
of the perks you'll find

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on a regular mirrorless camera.

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There is only a crude
autofocus system and no in body

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stabilization.

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This camera is also
not for vloggers

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due to the lack of a flip around
screen and lack of autofocus.

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To prove my point about
the excellent ergonomics

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of this camera, I'm going
to quickly set it up

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and show you how to
shoot with it using

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just the menu system alone.

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So first off, we're going
to turn the camera on.

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And right away you
can see that it's

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not exactly as quick
as your average DSLR

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or mirrorless camera.

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So right away, I want
to go in and make sure

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that I'm recording to
the right image format,

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whether that be Black
Magic Raw or ProRes.

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And as you can see, when
you're in Black Magic Raw,

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you can't actually select 4K.

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And when you're in ProRes
you can't select 6K.

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So that's a bit of a
weird thing they did,

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but that's how it works.

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Since we're shooting with
a 6K camera, of course

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I want to shoot in 6K.

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So I'm going to make
sure that I select that.

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And then I'm going to go into
and select which type of card

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I want to record to.

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In this case, I want to
record to the CFAST card.

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The battery life isn't great.

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So I'm going to choose about
50% brightness for the monitor.

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If it's really bright
outside and you

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really need more brightness,
you can, of course, turn it up.

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But then you'll
lose battery life.

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And then I can go
to my audio setup.

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And as you can see, you've
got two separate channels.

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So I've got a 3.5
millimeter input.

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And I've also got an XLR input.

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And you can use both of those
channels at the same time,

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for backup or for stereo.

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Or you can use the
camera mic, which

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is very high quality compared
to a lot of other cameras

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I've tested.

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All the other settings are fine.

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And so now I'm ready to
go in and start shooting.

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And just turn off the menu.

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And now you can see
it's easy for me

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to change things like
the shutter angle

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just by tapping on
it from the screen.

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I can change the setting there.

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Easy to change aperture,
color temperature, exposure,

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and all the other settings.

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If you want, you can
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But honestly, I find the menu
system to be so easy to use

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that I mostly stick with that.

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You're probably here for the 6K.

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And yes.

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It's pretty sweet.

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Few producers will be publishing
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per frame videos just yet.

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But that's not the point.

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What it gives you is
the ability to change

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the framing of a shot,
and deliver uncannily

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sharp 4K and 1080p videos.

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Despite everyone cooing over
full frame sensors lately,

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the fact is that for
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full frame is actually too big.

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Most Hollywood films are shot
on smaller super 35 sensors.

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And that's exactly the size of
the sensor on the Pocket 6K.

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Super 35 will still yield
shallow depth of field

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with a fast lens, but won't
be so shallow that you can't

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keep your actors eyes in focus.

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At the same time, Black
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using a so-called dual ISO
sensor, with sweet spots at ISO

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400 3,200.

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The camera has a separate
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which kicks in at ISO 1,250.

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That means you should get
video with less noise,

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even in low light.

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While testing I was able to get
clean shots at up to ISO 6,400.

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And footage was usable
up to ISO 12,800.

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Beyond that, you're
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at some pretty grainy footage.

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Editing this footage afterwards
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using a fast $3,000 Origin
laptop with an Nvidia

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RTX 2080 GPU I was able to edit
in 6K raw without any problems.

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I used Black Magic's
DaVinci Resolve

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16.1, which you'll pretty
much need to edit 6K raw.

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But the paid version is included
for free with the camera.

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The image quality
speaks for itself.

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Shooting in raw mode lets you
grade footage as if you were

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shooting raw photos
in Lightroom,

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letting you extract tons
of detail from shadows

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and highlights.

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The final footage
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is as sharp as you
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much more than the Pocket 4K.

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At the same time, colors
are natural and rich.

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Once again, I'm in awe that
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a camera like this, not just
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but because it's so niche.

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Don't go in with the wrong
expectations, though.

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This is mostly a manual
camera in terms of exposure

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and auto focus settings.

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And it lacks a fully
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If you expect it to
be like a Sony A73,

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you're going to be frustrated.

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If, on the other hand, you're an
aspiring filmmaker on a budget,

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you could use the Pocket
4K to shoot on the cheap,

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and then deliver the final film
to any festival, in my opinion.

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For $2,495, that's a pretty
irresistible prospect.

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