Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera

[Vietinghoff]

I've come back to this thread many times over the years, thanks to everyone for your enthusiasm and information! I just made a deep-dive video essay on the BMMCC, hope you enjoy: The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera in 2025 

 

[PannySVHS]

Highly enjoyed it! Thank you for your cool video and for sharing! @Vietinghoff So did you print your D16 mod yourself or did you buy it from Altcine? I still haven't found a video which shows clearly enough, how the camera and the extension are connected. All I could recognize is a click but how does it stick together?

We also have another thread about the Bmmcc and why it still matters. I guess we have two Bmmcc threads then that still matter. And rightfully so imo.😊

[eatstoomuchjam]

I have a vague memory that someone here was hoping for this - maybe it was @BTM_Pix?

There's a new firmware for the micro studio (I originally thought cinema!) camera that (From the description below) adds full support for the Pyxis monitor.  Available at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/

Edit: Sorry, I guess this is in the wrong place after all!  I misread and thought "cinema" when it's "studio."  But maybe it's still interesting to someone?

 

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Adds support for PYXIS Monitor for video monitoring.

Adds support for PYXIS Monitor for touchscreen menu controls.

Adds support for allow toggling of 3D LUT on the SDI output.

Fixes an issue where the list based menu may not show up on some HDMI displays.

 

[BTM_Pix]

1 hour ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

have a vague memory that someone here was hoping for this - maybe it was @BTM_Pix?

It was indeed.

Was waiting for the firmware update before buying the monitor obviously but won’t be back in range of a dealership for the next month so it will have to wait.

1 hour ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

Edit: Sorry, I guess this is in the wrong place after all!  I misread and thought "cinema" when it's "studio."  But maybe it's still interesting to someone?

No, it’s the Micro Studio G2 so it is to all intents and purposes a cinema camera too just that it was lacking some easy control and monitoring for standalone use which has now been addressed with this monitor.

Not completely because it is still missing the BLE control but it is now more or less a modular P4K.

Which everyone claimed to absolutely need but judging by how little interest this camera gets didn’t translate too well into reality.

Like Panasonic’s box versions of the GH5 and S5 didn’t either.