Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K vs Blackmagic PYXIS 6K
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Apr 2024 on the PYXIS 6K, against Sep 2023 on the Cinema Camera 6K.
- Weight (with battery): 1,135 g on the Cinema Camera 6K, against 1,500 g on the PYXIS 6K.
- Card slots: 2 · CFexpress B + CFexpress B on the PYXIS 6K, against 1 · CFexpress B on the Cinema Camera 6K.
Cinema Camera 6K or PYXIS 6K: which should you buy?
Choose the Cinema Camera 6K for its weight (with battery).
Choose the PYXIS 6K for its card slots.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $1,755 new $1,349.95 used | $2,245 new |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Cinema camera | Cinema camera |
| Announced | Sep 2023 | Apr 2024 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $2,595 | $2,995 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 24.4 MP | 24.4 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 | Human |
| 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 | 4", 6.22M dots |
| Screen articulation | Tilting | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 1,135 g (best) | 1,500 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 180 × 122 × 94 mm | 106 × 119 × 151 mm |
| Weather sealed | — | — |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Card slots | 1 · CFexpress B | 2 · CFexpress B + CFexpress B (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
PYXIS 6K
6.0 µm pixels
24.4 MP on a full frame 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
Size, to scale
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