We may not have touched on the Pocket camera price drop due to the fact that we rarely touch them. But a firmware that drops all the Apple ProRes flavours into the Blackmagic cameras makes the grade with us.
ProRes LT on the Pocket camera just gave it a new kick and longer record time on cheaper cards. Sandisk Extreme Pro may get a run from other card makers.
Now not sure if the people at Blackmagic Design know how firmware numbers work, but a jump from 1.8.1 to 1.8.2 is a small software improvement… Adding All the ProRes codecs is a big bump…
Or does that now mean 1.9.0 or a jump to 2.0 will add audio meters in two or more weeks? AaaaaaIBCsneeze.
What’s new in Blackmagic Camera Utility 1.8.2
Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
Adds support for Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT and Apple ProRes 422 Proxy recording support.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Adds support for Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT and Apple ProRes 422 Proxy recording support.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Adds support for Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT and Apple ProRes 422 Proxy recording support.
Blackmagic Studio Camera
No changes
Go to BMD for the latest firmware, and your nearest Blog to whinge.