Blackmagic PYXIS 12K

Blackmagic PYXIS 12K

Blackmagic PYXIS 12K L-Mount is an advanced digital film camera with an incredibly versatile design that lets you build the perfect camera rig for your production. This new model features a 12,288 x 8040 full frame RGBW sensor with built in optical low pass filter, 16 stops of dynamic range, dual CFexpress media slots, all in a customizable body with flexible mounting options and side plates. Blackmagic PYXIS 12K L-Mount features a fixed L-Mount that works with the latest full frame lenses and a wide range of lens adapters.

Technical specifications

• Effective Sensor Size: 35.64mm x 23.32mm (Large Format)
• Pixel Pitch: 2.9 microns
• Lens Mount: Active L-Mount.
• Lens Control: Iris and focus on supported lenses.
• Dynamic Range: 16 Stops.
• Native ISO: 800
• Shooting Resolutions: 12,288 x 8040 (12K 3:2 open gate) 12,288 x 6912 (12K 16:9) 12,288 x 6480 (12K 17:9) 12,288 x 5112 (12K 2.4:1) 9648 x 8040 (12K 6:5)
• Frame Rates: Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported. Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution selected.
• High Frame Rates: 12K (3:2 open gate) up to 40 fps 12K (16:9) up to 45 fps 12K (17:9) up to 50 fps 12K (2.4:1) up to 60 fps 12K (6:5) up to 40 fps 9K (3:2 Super 35) up to 50 fps 9K (16:9 Super 35) up to 65 fps 9K (17:9 Super 35) up to 65 fps 9K (2.4:1 Super 35) up to 80 fps 9K (6:5 Super 35) up to 50 fps 8K/4K (3:2 open gate) up to 72 fps 8K/4K (16:9) up to 84 fps 8K/4K (17:9) up to 90 fps 8K/4K (2.4:1) up to 112 fps 8K/4K (6:5) up to 72 fps
• Focus: Auto focus available using compatible lenses.
• Iris Control: Iris wheel and touchscreen slider for manual iris adjustment on electronically controllable lenses, iris button for instant auto iris settings using compatible lenses.
• Screen Dimensions: 4” 1920 x 1080.
• Screen Brightness: 1500 nits
• Screen Type: LCD capacitive touchscreen.
• Metadata Support: Automatically populated lens data from electronic L-Mount lenses. Automatic recording of camera settings, motion sensor data plus slate data such as project, scene number, take and special notes. A 3D LUT can also be embedded in metadata of Blackmagic RAW files.
• Controls: Touchscreen menus on 4 inch screen. Push buttons for other controls. 3 assignable shortcut keys.
• Timecode Clock: Highly accurate timecode clock. Less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.
• Total Video Inputs: None
• Total Video Outputs: 1 x 12G-SDI up to 2160p60
• Analog Audio Inputs: 1 x mini XLR analog audio in, switchable between mic with phantom power support and line level (up to +14dBu).
• Analog Audio Outputs: 1 x 3.5mm headphone jack.
• Reference Inputs: Tri-Sync/Black Burst and Timecode.
• Computer Interface: USB Type-C for external drive recording, PTP camera control and software updates.
• Ethernet: 1 x 10Gb/s RJ‑45 connector supporting 10/100/1000/10G BASE‑T.
• HD Video Standards 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60 Ultra HD Video Standards: 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60
• SDI Compliance: SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M level A and B, SMPTE 2081‑1, SMPTE 2081‑10, SMPTE 2082‑1 and SMPTE 2082‑10.
• SDI Audio Sampling: Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24‑bit.
• Microphone: Integrated stereo microphone.
• Built in Speaker: 1 x mono speaker.
• Media: 2 x CFexpress Type B card slot, 1 x 10 Gbps USB-C port for external media for Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxy Recording.
• Media Format: Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems.
• Codecs: Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 3:1 Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1 Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 8:1 Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 12:1 Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 18:1 Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q0 Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q1 Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q3 Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5 H.264 Proxy in 1920 x 1080, 8-bit 4:2:0
• External Control: Blackmagic Zoom Demand and Blackmagic Focus Demand for controlling your camera and lens from tripod handles.
• NTP: Network time protocol support allows you to sync the time on your camera, whenever connected to a network with any NTP server of your choice.
• Web Media Manager: Using a browser connected over Ethernet, web media manager allows you to access, browse, download and delete files from any drive connected to the camera.
• FTP: Download files from any drive attached to your camera using FTP.
• SMB: File sharing using SMB
• Storage Type: 2 x CFexpress Type B
• Recording Modes: Standard record mode.
• Storage Rates: Storage rates based on 24 frames per second.

For further information, see Blackmagic Design.