Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K vs Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Jun 2022 on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2, against Apr 2018 on the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
- Sensor size: Super 35 on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2, against Micro Four Thirds on the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
- Resolution: 21.2 MP on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2, against 8.8 MP on the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
- Max resolution: 6K on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2, against 4K on the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
- Weight (with battery): 722 g on the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, against 1,200 g on the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2.
Pocket Cinema Camera 4K or Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2: which should you buy?
Choose the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for its weight (with battery).
Choose the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 for its sensor size, resolution and max resolution.
On paper the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 wins more rows (3 to 1); if the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K'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 | $987 new $308.94 used | $2,269 new $2,041.95 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Cinema camera | Cinema camera |
| Announced | Apr 2018 | Jun 2022 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $1,295 | $1,995 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Micro Four Thirds | Super 35 (best) |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 8.8 MP | 21.2 MP (best) |
| 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. | None | None |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 4K | 6K (best) |
| 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 | Fixed | Tilting |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 722 g (best) | 1,200 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 178.1 × 96 × 85.5 mm | 180 × 123 × 112 mm |
| Weather sealed | — | — |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Card slots | 2 · CFast 2.0 + SD UHS-II | 2 · CFast 2.0 + SD UHS-II |
| 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
Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
5.1 µm pixels
8.8 MP on a micro four thirds sensor, ISO up to 25,600
Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2
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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