BLACKMAGIC Pyxis 6K L studio camera (b-PYKIS6K)

Effective Sensor Size

36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)

Lens Mount

Active L-Mount.

Lens Control

Iris and focus on supported lenses.

Dynamic Range

13 Stops.

Dual Native ISO

400 and 3200

Shooting Resolutions

6048 x 4032 (Open Gate 3:2) up to 36 fps
4832 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5) up to 36 fps
6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9) up to 48 fps
6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1) up to 60 fps
4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3) up to 50 fps
4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9) up to 60 fps
2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9) up to 100 fps
1920 x 1080 (1080 HD 16:9) up to 120 fps

Frame Rates

Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported.

Off-speed frame rates up to 60 fps in 6K 2.4:1 and 4K DCI 17:9, 100 fps in Super 16 16:9 and 120 fps in 1080HD.

Focus

Auto focus available using compatible lenses.

Iris Control

Iris wheel and touchscreen slider for manual iris adjustment on electronically controllable lenses, iris button for instant auto iris settings on compatible lenses.

Screen Dimensions

4” 1920 x 1080.

Screen Brightness

1500 nits

Screen Type

LCD capacitive touchscreen.

Metadata Support

Automatically populated lens data from electronic L-Mount lenses. Automatic recording of camera settings, motion sensor data plus slate data such as project, scene number, take and special notes. A 3D LUT can also be embedded in metadata of Blackmagic RAW files.

Controls

Touchscreen menus on 4 inch screen. 1 x Power Switch, 1 x Record Button, 1 x Stills Button, 1 x Scroll Wheel with push, 1 x ISO Button, 1 x White Balance, 1 x Shutter Button, 3 x software configurable Fn buttons, 1 x Focus Button, 1 x IRIS Button, 1 x High Frame Rate (HFR) Button, 1 x Zoom Button, 1 x Menu Button, 1 x Playback Button, 1 x Next Clip Button, 1 x Previous Clip Button, 1 x Lock Switch.

Timecode Clock

Highly accurate timecode clock. Less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.

Total Video Inputs

None

Total Video Outputs

1 x 12G-SDI up to 2160p60

1 x Viewfinder USB-C with power,
data, video and locking connector.

Analog Audio Inputs

1 x mini XLR analog audio in, switchable between
mic with phantom power support and line level
(up to +14dBu).

1 x 3.5mm Stereo Input.

Analog Audio Outputs

1 x 3.5mm headphone jack.

Reference Inputs

Tri-Sync/Black Burst and Timecode.

Computer Interface

USB Type-C for external drive recording,
PTP camera control and software updates.

Ethernet

1 x 1Gb/s RJ‑45 connector supporting  10/100/1000 BASE-T.

Microphone

Integrated stereo microphone.

Built in Speaker

1 x mono speaker.

Media

2 x CFexpress Type B card slot, 1 x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 expansion port for external media for Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxy Recording.

Please click here for a summary of compatible media.

Media Format

Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems.

Codecs

Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 3:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 8:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 12:1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q0,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q1,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q3,
Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5,
H.264 Proxy in 1920 x 1080, 8-bit 4:2:0

External Control

Blackmagic Zoom Demand and Blackmagic Focus Demand for controlling your camera and lens from tripod handles.

iPad control, Bluetooth control, USB PTP camera control. External control of some camera settings, focus, iris and zoom with compatible lenses. Camera Control REST API over Ethernet for external control via HTTP when used with REST client applications such as Postman.