Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K vs Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Sep 2023 on the Cinema Camera 6K, against Feb 2021 on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro.
- Sensor size: Full frame on the Cinema Camera 6K, against Super 35 on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro.
- Resolution: 24.4 MP on the Cinema Camera 6K, against 21.2 MP on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro.
- Subject detection: Human on the Cinema Camera 6K, against None on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro.
- Weight (with battery): 1,135 g on the Cinema Camera 6K, against 1,238 g on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro.
- Card slots: 2 · CFast 2.0 + SD UHS-II on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, against 1 · CFexpress B on the Cinema Camera 6K.
Cinema Camera 6K or Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro: which should you buy?
Choose the Cinema Camera 6K for its sensor size, resolution, subject detection and weight (with battery).
Choose the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro for its card slots.
On paper the Cinema Camera 6K wins more rows (4 to 1); if the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $1,755 new $1,349.95 used | $1,231 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Cinema camera | Cinema camera |
| Announced | Sep 2023 (best) | Feb 2021 |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $2,595 | $2,495 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame (best) | Super 35 |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 24.4 MP (best) | 21.2 MP |
| Native ISO | 100–25,600 | 100–25,600 |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | — | — |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | Human (best) | None |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 6K | 6K |
| 4K frame rate | 60p | 60p |
| 10-bit internal | Yes | Yes |
| Internal raw video | Yes | Yes |
| Mic input | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 5", 6.22M dots | 5", 6.22M dots |
| Screen articulation | Tilting | Tilting |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 1,135 g (best) | 1,238 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 180 × 122 × 94 mm | 180 × 123 × 112 mm |
| Weather sealed | — | — |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Card slots | 1 · CFexpress B | 2 · CFast 2.0 + SD UHS-II (best) |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
Cinema Camera 6K
6.0 µm pixels
24.4 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 25,600
Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro
4.1 µm pixels
21.2 MP on a super 35 sensor, ISO up to 25,600
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
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