The BMPCC4K's Dynamic Range is Really Impressive | Latitude Test

How much detail can you really bring back using Braw on the BMPCC4K? In this video I test the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K's Latitude in order to find that out. For a great price you can shoot 4K DCI Blackmagic Raw and ProRes, internally. How many stops of dynamic range does the camera really have? What happens if we over or underexpose the camera? In this video, we find out.
Timestamps:
Intro: 00:00
How test #1 was done: 01:02
Test #1 - Greycard: 02:11
How test #2 was done: 06:20
Latitude Test - ISO 400 Overexposure - Exposure out of camera: 07:17
Latitude Test - ISO 400 Overexposure - Corrected exposure: 08:33
Thoughts & Conclusions - ISO 400 Overexposure: 09:57
Latitude Test - ISO 400 Underexposure - Exposure out of camera: 11:00
Latitude Test - ISO 400 Underexposure - Corrected exposure: 12:06
Thoughts & Conclusions - ISO 400 Underexposure: 13:11
Latitude Test - ISO 3200 Overexposure - Exposure out of camera: 14:20
Latitude Test - ISO 3200 Overexposure - Corrected exposure: 15:28
Thoughts & Conclusions - ISO 3200 Overexposure: 16:43
Latitude Test - ISO 3200 Underexposure - Exposure out of camera: 17:14
Latitude Test - ISO 3200 Underexposure - Corrected exposure: 18:21
Thoughts & Conclusions - ISO 3200 Underexposure: 19:26
Outro: 20:15
Gear I Use:
Camera (A) - Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
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Camera (B) - Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (Original)
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All-round Lens - Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 Art
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Lens Adapter/Speedbooster - Viltrox EF-M2 Speedbooster
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Lighting - Godox SL60W
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Microphone - Rode VideoMicro
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Monitor - Feelworld F6
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[@TheSBAnimations]

Thanks for always keeping your videos clean and not zooming in and out after every jump cut

[@paulscinemareel5671]

Great work Carl, thank you!

[@carlscinema7086]

Thanks :)

[@marcello1995]

Great job man

[@jerrytsunami]

I just subscribed, thanks for this excellent and informative content! I had no idea what "degrees" were before watching this video, and I still feel a bit lost. Maybe you would consider making a video explaining it? I like your style a lot. You deserve more subs for sure. Have a great day.

[@larionszilasi2964]

Hi! Your videos are super educational. Im currently waiting for my BMPCC4K to arrive, and your channel really helps me understand its basics! :) One thing I try to understand though. Many people talks about the Dual Iso system. But I cant really understand, that it is an adjustable something? So is there a buttom or setup where I can set two ISO-s for my video, or this is something I can edit during post production like choosing between 400 to 800 iso in post? Thanks for your answer!

[@florubenberger]

so hooked!

[@carlscinema7086]

👍👍

[@johnnyvalentineparker]

Hey Carl, I wanted to ask if I have a camera with no log/raw and only rec709 would this be the best way to test my cameras DR?

[@PascalPayantfilms]

Great video So for outside you would always shoot iso 800 to have the best highlight and inside iso 400 or 1250 if you don’t have enough light?

[@carlscinema7086]

I would say I try to stick to 400 in most cases, if I need a little bit more DR in the highlights in a tricky contrasy situation I might go to 800. But if I can keep everything within the DR at 400, thats preferable.

[@sottosopra4769]

Is the blackmagic original still a good buy in 2020?

[@bpgilmore]

What lut do you use for your main video, if any?

[@jayclas4023]

We always gotta add ISO 1000 because it has more highlight DR. In bright frames noise won’t be an issue.

[@carlscinema7086]

I have a separate video on ISO and DR: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o16tk5ykbamCo68

[@andraskortesi7809]

Did you notice any straight vertical line on the two 1/3 side of the frame when you underexposed?

[@carlscinema7086]

Do you mean lines in the noise?

[@andraskortesi7809]

@@carlscinema7086 Not really. One or two specific vertical line on the frame. Like this: m.facebook.com/groups/882160648493783/permalink/2000332696676567/ Sorry, I can't describe better 😅😅 But yeah, when I on iso 800 or 1000 with low lighted scenes it shows two direct vertical lines on the left 1/3 part and the right 1/3 part of frame. It is frustrating because for example you shoot a single top lighting setup with dark background it is visible. 😕

[@maconins123]

I’m so torn right now because I have either the opportunity to buy a used bmpcc or gh5. What’s your opinion on the gh5? If the bmpcc had ibis I’d be onboard immediately

[@carlscinema7086]

Really depends on what you're shooting and your goals. I would say the GH5 is the winner for more video type work, run n gun etc, while the bmpcc might be better if you want to focus on cinematography. Btw do you mean the original bmpcc or the 4k?

[@maconins123]

@@carlscinema7086 either 4 or 6k

[@maconins123]

Particularly the 4k

[@leebrandt33]

The only thing I would've done differently is not have used a lut like Rec709, since it reduces dynamic range of your raw footage

[@carlscinema7086]

Thats why I show both the log version and one that is converted to Rec709. You can see the log image and the dynamic range you got to work with aswell as an example of what it could look like after its been graded (what a viewer would see).

[@leebrandt33]

@@carlscinema7086 gotcha. I know that proper grading takes time and most people don't know how to do it, including myself. That's why I prefer other types of high dynamic range luts than Rec709