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Blackmagic Design Studio Camera | Advanced broadcast camera for live HD production (Without Fibre SFP Module)

Blackmagic Design

Studio Camera

Advanced broadcast camera for live HD production (Without Fibre SFP Module)

Product Code: BMDCINSTUDMFTH2

Product Discontinued

Replaced by

Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 4K Plus
Studio Camera 4K Plus

Perfect studio camera for ATEM Mini

An incredibly low-cost large sensor studio camera, with support for inexpensive micro 4/3rds lenses and an integrated 10-inch high-definition monitor. Its magnesium alloy body four-hour battery, mic connections with phantom power, bidirectional optical fiber, SDI connections and tally tell of a very powerful system.


  • High resolution 1920x1080 sensor in HD model and Ultra HD sized sensor in 4K model
  • Built in large 10 inch super bright wide viewing angle LCD viewfinder with sun shade
  • Optical SMPTE compatible SFP optical fiber socket allowing user installed optical fiber
  • 3G-SDI on HD model for up to 1080p60 and 12G-SDI on 4K model for up to 2160p60
  • Compatible with high quality Micro Four Thirds lenses. Compatible with other mounts via common third party adapters such as B4 broadcast lens mount
  • Built in, two way digital quality talkback using high quality affordable general aviation headsets
  • Includes front and rear tally indicators using tally over SDI protocol
  • Built in DaVinci Resolve primary color corrector
  • Remote control camera features such as color corrector, lens control, talkback, tally and more via SDI from an ATEM switcher
  • Features all standard connections, including dual XLR balanced mic/line audio in with switchable phantom power, headphone and microphone jack for talkback, LANC remote control and standard 4 pin XLR broadcast standard DC 12V power connection
  • On screen menus for all camera settings
  • Supports 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 and up to 60 fps in HD model, up to 60 fps in 4K model
  • Compatible with ATEM range of live production switchers

The following lenses are currently supported for Blackmagic Studio Cameras and can be controlled with a supported LANC controller (20/05/2015):

Introducing Blackmagic Studio Camera, the world’s most advanced broadcast camera for live production! Inside its incredibly tough, lightweight magnesium alloy body you get a massive 10” viewfinder, talkback, remote camera control, tally indicators, phantom powered microphone connections, and SDI or user installable optical fiber connections that let you connect to your switcher with a single cable! The Blackmagic Studio Camera is available in HD and Ultra HD models, and is packed with all the advanced features you need for multi camera production and broadcast!

Blackmagic Studio Camera is one of the most advanced broadcast cameras for live production because it includes features specifically targeted at the requirements of live production, such as large viewfinder, talkback, tally, user installable optional optical fiber and a super strong metal design.

Inside the incredibly tough and lightweight magnesium alloy body, the Blackmagic Studio Camera features a very large 10” viewfinder, talkback, tally indicators, phantom powered microphone connections and built in SDI connections. The Blackmagic Studio Camera includes a massive 10 inch screen that allows incredible creativity when framing and accurately focussing. The viewfinder’s LCD is extremely bright and has a very wide viewing angle so it is perfect for use even in direct sunlight. A standard 12V DC 4 pin XLR broadcast power connection is included for providing power to the camera from AC mains or third party battery packs.

The Blackmagic Studio Camera features an active Micro Four Thirds lens mount that is compatible with an incredibly wide range of lenses and adapters. This allows customers to use high quality photo lenses for smaller setups or fixed camera use.

The Blackmagic Studio Camera supports the tally SDI standard used on the ATEM range of live production switchers and tally lights illuminate automatically with a light on the front for talent, and a light above the viewfinder for the operator, making it easy for the cast and crew to see which cameras are on air.

Blackmagic Design ATEM Talkback Converter 4K
ATEM Talkback Converter 4K

Support talkback for up to 8 cameras for Blackmagic Studio Cameras
[BMDSWRCONVRCKT4]

Blackmagic Design 12G SFP Optical Module
12G SFP Optical Module

Optical Module with LC Connectors
[BMD12GBIOPT]

Blackmagic Design 6G SFP Optical Module
6G SFP Optical Module

Optical Module with LC Connectors
[BMD6GBIOPT]

Blackmagic Design 3G-SDI Arduino Shield
3G-SDI Arduino Shield

Arduino expansion board or “shield” to develop custom control solutions for Blackmagic Design cameras
[BMDCINSTUDXURDO]

Blackmagic Design 3G SFP Optical Module
3G SFP Optical Module

Optical Module with LC Connectors
[BMD3GBIOPT]

Camera Controllers

Blackmagic Design 3G-SDI Arduino Shield
Blackmagic Design 3G-SDI Arduino Shield

Arduino expansion board or “shield” to develop custom control solutions for Blackmagic Design cameras

Optical Converters

Blackmagic Design 12G SFP Optical Module
Blackmagic Design 12G SFP Optical Module

Optical Module with LC Connectors

Blackmagic Design 3G SFP Optical Module
Blackmagic Design 3G SFP Optical Module

Optical Module with LC Connectors

Blackmagic Design 6G SFP Optical Module
Blackmagic Design 6G SFP Optical Module

Optical Module with LC Connectors

New launches at ISE 2020

Here's an overview of our vendors exhibiting at ISE 2020. Please call us on +44 (0)1457 851000 if you would like to book a stand tour with one of our manufacturers. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN HALL 3, STAND C140 The Video Assist 12G 5” and 7” monitor recorders are now shipping. The original HD versions were incredibly popular with AV technicians who wanted to verify SDI and HDMI feeds and check waveform levels. For production teams, their 4K HDR capture makes them a superb on-camera SD card recorder. The ATEM Mini is a very small, cost-effective 4 channel HDMI video switcher with streaming output. Great as a portable mixer or a signal switcher, it’s being adopted by everyone from conference producers to AV technicians looking for simple HDMI switching.

Major announcements from Blackmagic Design

Not just some new products and technical updates from Blackmagic Design. No, these are major new products and massive technical updates.

Blackmagic launches 10 new products at NAB 2014

Blackmagic launches 10 new products at NAB 2014

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 8.5.1

The following models have new features:

Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2
  • Reduced SDI output latency.
  • Adds media pool file browser.
  • Adds Blackmagic Cloud clip uploads.
  • Adds direct uploads to DaVinci Resolve projects.
  • Adds proxy recording for Blackmagic RAW and ProRes.
  • Adds Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) streaming protocol.
  • Adds ability to update and manage camera via ethernet.
  • Adds REST control API for remote control.
  • Adds login and secure certificate support.
  • Adds network time protocol support.
  • Adds web media manager support.
  • Adds file transfer protocol support.
  • Adds selective tally color setting.
  • Adds SMB file sharing support.
  • Improved lens compatibility.
Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder G2
  • Improved ISO tally color from orange to yellow.

Improvements Since 8.5 Beta

Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2
  • General Blackmagic Cloud improvements.
  • Fixed pixel recalibration failing at 24p.
  • Fixed H.265 and H.264 AV sync issue at 50, 59.94 and 60p on SDI out.
  • Fixed data tethering not working with some Google Pixel phones.
  • Fixed data tethering not working with some Mobile hotspots.
  • Fixed timecode UI counter stalling when mounting disks.
  • Fixed compatibility with Canon HJ22X7.6B IASE lens.
  • Improved snapping on audio gain slider.
  • Improved media page.
  • Improved QR login.
  • Localization improvements.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 8.3.2

The following models have new features:

Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K:
  • Improves reliability of the image data during recording.
New features in Blackmagic RAW 3.4 are:
  • Adds support for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K.
  • Adds support for Fujifilm GFX100 II Blackmagic RAW clips.
Minimum system requirements for Mac OS
  • macOS 12.0 Monterey or later
  • macOS 13.0 Ventura or later
Minimum system requirements for Windows
  • Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • Windows 11 64-bit or later

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 8.1

Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K
  • Improved compatibility with Zeiss Milvus & Otus EF lenses.
Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, 6K, 6K G2 and 6K Pro
  • Added support for automatically rotating the user interface when shooting vertical video.
  • Added ability to remap the L-Fn button on MFT lenses.
  • Added software update progress bar when installing new camera software.
  • Added new 9x16 frame guide preset.
  • Changed stills capture format from CinemaDNG to Blackmagic RAW.
  • Added ability to capture Blackmagic RAW reference stills while recording.
  • Added ability to capture Blackmagic RAW reference stills during playback.
  • Improved lens and auto focus performance.
  • Fixed bug with incorrect HDMI VIC codes being output on some formats.
Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, 6K G2 and 6K Pro
  • Added support for zoom servo controls when using the Canon EF-S 18-135mm lens.
  • Added ability to remap the shortcut buttons on Canon CN-E zoom lenses.
  • Added smoother auto iris changes with supported EF lenses.
  • Increased horizontal resolution of the 2.8K 17:9 format from 2868 to 2880.
Updated Blackmagic RAW 3.0 includes:
  • Adds support for Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF.
  • Adds support for automatically rotating vertical video clips.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 8.0

  • Adds support for new Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro.
  • Adds support for new Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro G2.

In addition, the Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro and Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus models include the following new features:

  • Updated user interface.
  • Adds Ukrainian and Polish languages support.
  • Adds Blackmagic RAW stills capture.
  • Adds feature to capture stills while recording.
  • Support for writing motion sensor data to Blackmagic RAW recordings.
  • Support for retaining presets and LUTs for future updates.
  • Ability to map the L-Fn button on MFT lenses.
  • Improved lens and auto focus performance.
  • Improved codec response with LED walls.
  • Improved formatting performance with 4TB USB media.
  • Improved button mapping for focus and zoom demands.
  • Fixes a bug that could cause LCD glitches on some cameras.

Updated Blackmagic RAW 2.8 includes:

  • Adds support for Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro.
  • Adds support for Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro G2.
  • Adds support for Fujifilm X-T5 Blackmagic RAW clips.
  • Adds support for anamorphic desqueeze.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.9.2

The following models have new features:

Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2

  • Improved streaming compatibility.
  • Improved compatibility with some iPhone 12 models.
  • Improved gain, shutter and white balance switch behavior.
  • Improved codec response with LED walls.
  • Adds support for writing motion sensor data to Blackmagic RAW recordings.
  • Adds support for retaining presets and LUTs for future updates.
  • General performance improvements.

Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter

  • Compatibility improvements.

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 2.6

  • Adds support for Fujifilm XH2s Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist.
  • Adds adjustable white balance and accuracy for Panasonic GH5S, BGH1.
  • Improved white balance accuracy for Panasonic S1H, S1, S5, BS1H.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.9.1

The following models have new features:

Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, 6K, 6K G2 and 6K Pro

    • Improved reliability of recording to USB-C SSDs. • Improved reliability when updating the camera software. • Improved lag time when starting and stopping recording. • Fixed issue where Blackmagic RAW clips with LUT applied may not preview correctly in camera.

Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

    • Improved motion sensor data accuracy. • Improved reliability in detection of physical OIS switches on MFT lenses. • Fixed issue preventing users setting frame rate above 60 fps when shooting 4K 2.4:1.

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 2.6

    • Adds support for Fujifilm XH2s Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist. • Adds adjustable white balance and accuracy for Panasonic GH5S, BGH1. • Improved white balance accuracy for Panasonic S1H, S1, S5, BS1H.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.9

  • Added Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 support.

The following models have new features:

Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, 6K and 6K Pro

  • Added new updated user interface.
  • Added support for focus assist intensity adjustments via sliders
  • Added support for custom presets and LUTs to be retained after software updates from this release onwards.
  • Improved lens and auto focus performance

Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, 6K G2 and 6K Pro

    • Added support for Blackmagic Design Zoom and Focus demands.

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 2.5

      • Added Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 support

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.7.2

URSA Mini Pro 12K

      • Manufacturing improvements.

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 2.3

      • Improves Blackmagic RAW recording from the SIGMA fp and fp L.
      • Added sample code project for a command line OpenEXR transcoder.
      • Premiere Pro plugin performance and stability improvements.
      • General performance and stability improvements.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.7.1

This following models have new features.

Blackmagic Studio converter

      • Improved speaker output.
      • Fixed Timecode output bug.
      • Fixed line on right side of monitor output.
      • Fixed speaker auto latching on factory reset

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 2.2.1

      • Premiere Pro plugin performance and stability improvements.
      • General performance and stability improvements.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.6

      • Added support for Blackmagic Studio Converter

What's new in Blackmagic Raw 2.2.1

      • Premiere Pro plugin performance and stability improvements,/
      • General performance and stability improvements,/

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 7.5

      • Added support for Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2.
      • Added support for Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder G2.

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 2.2

      • Add support for Blackmagic RAW clips from Fujifilm GFX100 and GFX100S.
      • Add support for Blackmagic RAW clips from Panasonic Lumix GH5S, BS1H and BGH1.
      • Blackmagic RAW plugin performance and stability improvements for Premiere Pro.

Download the latest Firmware and Software

  • Blackmagic Studio Camera HD
  • Sun Shield and attaching screws
  • Turret Dust Cap
  • 12V AC Adapter
  • 3G-SDI Optical Fiber

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Blackmagic Design ATEM 1ME Production Studio 4K
Blackmagic Design ATEM 1ME Production Studio 4K

1 M/E production switcher with 8 inputs, DVE, 9 layers for Mac and PC.
[BMDSWATEMPSW1ME]

Blackmagic Design SmartView Duo
Blackmagic Design SmartView Duo

Dual 8-inch SDI LCD rack monitors
[BMDHDLSMTVDUO2]

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