Blackmagic PYXIS 6K PL

Blackmagic PYXIS 6K PL

Blackmagic PYXIS 6K PL 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 6048 x 4032 full frame HDR sensor with built in optical low pass filter, dual native ISO, dual CFexpress media slots, all in a customizable body with flexible mounting options and side plates. Blackmagic PYXIS 6K PL features a fixed PL mount that works with high quality professional cinema lenses.

Technical specifications

• Effective Sensor Size: 36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)
• Pixel Pitch: 5.94 microns
• Lens Mount: PL mount with /i Technology.
• Lens Control: Iris and focus on supported lenses.
• Dynamic Range: 13 Stops.
• Dual Native ISO: 400 and 3200
• Shooting Resolutions: 6048 x 4032 (Open Gate 3:2) up to 36 fps 4832 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5) up to 36 fps 6048 x 3408 (6K 16:9) up to 46 fps 6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9) up to 48 fps 6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1) up to 60 fps 4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3) up to 50 fps 4096 x 2304 (4K 16:9) up to 60 fps 4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9) up to 60 fps 2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9) up to 100 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080 HD 16:9) up to 120 fps
• Frame Rates: Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported.
• Focus: Manual focus only.
• Iris Control: Manual iris control only.
• Screen Dimensions: 4” 1920 x 1080.
• Screen Brightness: 1500 nits
• Screen Type: LCD capacitive touchscreen.
• Metadata Support: Automatically populated lens data from /i Technology PL 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 1Gb/s RJ‑45 connector supporting 10/100/1000 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 5 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 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 Formats: Blackmagic RAW 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, 12:1, Q0, Q1, Q3 and Q5 at 6048 x 4032, 4832 x 4032, 6048 x 3408, 6048 x 3200, 6048 x 2520, 4096 x 3072, 4096 x 2304, 4096 x 2160, 2112 x 1184 and 1920 x 1080 with film, extended video, video dynamic range or custom 3D LUT embedded in metadata.
• Recording Modes: Standard record mode.
• Storage Rates: Storage rates based on 30 frames per second.

For further information, see Blackmagic Design.