Blackmagic Design has announced two new Blackmagic Studio Camera models with the internal battery removed, allowing the company to reduce the retail price of the camera. The HD model has been reduced $200 and is now $1495. The Ultra HD Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K has been reduced $800 from $2,495 to only $1,695. Both models are available now from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
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Philip Johnston of HD Warrior tests the Panasonic HC-X1. This camcorder can shoot Ultra HD at 60p/50p/25p/24p and features a 20X LEICA DICOMAR with an equivalent field of view 24-480mm in 35mm photography terms.
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Announced at NAB 2016, the Blackmagic Duplicator 4K lets you record in real time, high quality H.265 onto 25 separate SD cards that you can distribute to clients and customers. The advantages of physical media are clear: this provides content in-the-hand, ready to view, and provides something tangible that can be sold to a customer.
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Blackmagic Design has announced that Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K and the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera have commenced shipping and that the specifications of the two cameras have been changed. Blackmagic Design have decided to ship both of the cameras without the global shutter feature.
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At IBC 2015 Blackmagic Design introduced the Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount which is a B4 lens mount modification for its new Blackmagic URSA Mini PL camera that lets it use broadcast HD lenses. Since URSA Minis launch at NAB, feedback from broadcasters has been overwhelmingly positive, and now they will also be able to use their existing high definition B4 broadcast lenses with Blackmagic URSA Mini.
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Blackmagic Design has announced that the final release of DaVinci Resolve 12, its professional editing and color correction software, is now available for download from the Blackmagic Design website.

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Blackmagic Design has announced it will make the optical fiber connection on its Blackmagic Studio Camera models a user installed option allowing the company to reduce the retail price of the camera. The HD model will reduce in price by $300 and the Ultra HD model will reduce in price by $500.
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Blackmagic Design has announced that the public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12, its professional editing and color correction software, is now available for download from the Blackmagic Design website.
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