K thanks guys :)

Dan Chung on DSLR Shooter about Pocket Camera´s black spot and the infamous O : "I have asked Blackmagic Design about both of these issues and they are aware of my concerns. They say they are investigating the ‘white orbs’ and I await their response." http://www.newsshooter.com/2013/08/30/blackmagic-pocket-cinema-camera-night-time-testing-at-1600asa/

That was a joke right?

@vitaliy_kiselev "As far as I understand it is industrial sensor used on factories and may be in high end security cameras. They just can live up with all this issues."

If the BMCC and BMPCC share the same sensor tech, then why does one respond one way and the other doesn't?

Jim Jannard sez " All you camera peepers are so picky picky picky! Keep it up and I'm building a RED shuttle to the RED planet, you know....where John Carter lives.... and I'm taking ALL my cameras with me! NO CAMERAS FOR YOU!! What?!! They're not trashing RED cameras? WTF? BMPCC? How can they crank out cameras so fast? .....Everyone is Kung Fu Manufacturing! Those hands are fast as lightning!

But seriously, I didn't see any problems with J.B.'s Sydney Low Light Vivid footage.

@shian interesting. I thought JB said that the sensor wasn't the same, but the tech was.

I think BM need to put this to bed as quickly as possible, good or bad news. But, I'm very disappointed about the community reaction to JB as he's just a guy doing a job and a good one at that.

I'm surprised that people are so upset about the white orbs. The sensor was originally designed by BASF for cameras that are used by paranormal researchers to take photos in special conditions.

Also great for working with one of these.

http://tinyurl.com/kf5owcs

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@maxr

the black spots happen when the CMOS sensor is overloaded with light and it can be fixed very easily. it used to be a problem on red one cameras too until they fixed it.

He did not encounter these issues, knows how to avoid these issues or he did not post the shots that had these issues. Take your pick. :)

My thoughts exactly.. Great stuff!

Some orbs in there but not too obvious.. Interesting comments in the comment section about shutter speed. This was shot at 29.97 using shutter speed 180 and the Motion blur looks great. They also mention that if you shoot at 23.94 you should use 172.8 for shutter speed for correct motion blur.

The only thing I would say is that most if the best footage I have seen has come from non native glass... Slr magic(bloom).. Nokton..(this one) and Canon (Auckland in my pocket). Anything shot with panny lenses like the 12-35 or anything else hasn't really sung yet...IMHO..

Yeah, looks pretty nice. Once they fix the orbs this will be a flexible visual tool.

The audio situations bugs me though. Yes you can record off-board, but it's a hassle to deal with separate audio files, syncing, clock drift etc.

(this applies to DSLR-type cams in general): if they can't give us high quality mics (unlikely), or at least high-quality ADCs for our own mics + audio meters - why not just offer a digital audio input instead? Super easy for them. You supply your own mics & ADC & connect it digitally. Then you have perfect audio straight in your video file, in perfect sync, and no hassle in post.

I mean if you have to use outboard gear anyway, that would be the best solution (for both sides).