BMPCC-6K in Low Light

2024-04-06に共有
Ever wondered how the Blackmagicdesign Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (G1) performs in low-light?

In this test, I took the BMPCC-6K outside at night and filmed with the following settings:

- 6K (6144 x 3456) resolution
- BRAW 1:12
- 24 fps
- 86.4 degrees shutter angle (instead of ~180 to reduce motion blur artifacts induced by stabilization in post)
- ISO 3200 (the second of the dual-native ISOs of the bmpcc-6k)
- White balance set to 5,600 Kelvin.

Used lens:

- SIGMA Art 18-35mm F/1.8
- Aperture set at F/1.8
- UV-Filter

The camera, rig, V-mount battery etc. were on a shoulder rig, and quite heavy. I stabilized the footage with DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.6, using the Gyro Data from the camera. It's not perfect, because I was shaking a lot while walking.

At ISO 3200 the bmpcc-6k created some noise. Not very much, but noticeable. Fortunately, the Studio version of Resolve was able to denoise the clips quite effectively as can be seen. I haven't re-added camera grain nor sharpness after stabilization.

Rendered in 4K (UHD) in the Main10 profile, limiting the output to 80.0 Mb/s. MediaInfo says the result is 61.6 Mb/s. Codec: H.265, Container: MKV.

Copyright (C) 2024 Farid Hajji
   / @fhajji  

Music: Natural Light, by Chris Haugen.
Youtube Audio Library.

コメント (2)
  • @fhajji
    I didn't do much post-processing except for simple gyro stab by Resolve. So no added motion blur (even though the 86.4 deg shutter angle would otherwise make this necessary), no re-sharpening after denoising, no color grading like saturation and exposure correction, etc. Purpose is to show what the bmpcc-6k can do, not what Resolve can correct.