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The PYXIS 6K PL is a high-performance digital cinema camera designed to meet the rigorous demands of professional filmmakers and cinematographers. Equipped with a 6K Super 35 sensor and a PL lens mount, this camera captures cinematic-quality video with exceptional dynamic range, rich color fidelity, and unparalleled detail. The PYXIS 6K PL is engineered for versatility and creative control, making it perfect for feature films, commercials, documentaries, and high-end productions. With advanced color science, high frame rate recording capabilities, and professional connectivity options, the PYXIS 6K PL offers a comprehensive set of tools to empower your storytelling.
Key Features
- 6K Super 35 Sensor with Over 15 Stops of Dynamic Range
The PYXIS 6K PL features a cutting-edge Super 35 sensor that delivers stunning 6K resolution video with over 15 stops of dynamic range. This provides exceptional detail, clarity, and flexibility for post-production, preserving every nuance of highlights and shadows. - PL Mount for Industry-Standard Cinema Lenses
With a native PL lens mount, the PYXIS 6K PL is compatible with a wide range of professional cinema lenses. This mount is trusted by top cinematographers for its robust performance and precise optical alignment, making it ideal for high-end film production. - High Frame Rate Recording for Slow-Motion Shots
The camera supports high frame rate recording, offering up to 60 fps in 6K and 120 fps in 4K resolution. This capability allows filmmakers to capture stunning slow-motion footage with unmatched detail and fluidity. - Advanced Color Science for True-to-Life Colors
Leveraging sophisticated color science, the PYXIS 6K PL reproduces vibrant, lifelike colors and smooth gradations. Support for RAW recording offers maximum post-production flexibility, ensuring precise color grading and editing. - Built-In ND Filters for Precise Exposure Control
Integrated ND filters with multiple stops enable precise exposure adjustments in varying lighting conditions. This feature simplifies on-location shoots and minimizes the need for external filter setups. - Professional Connectivity and Workflow Integration
The PYXIS 6K PL offers a comprehensive suite of connectivity options, including SDI, HDMI, XLR audio inputs, and USB-C ports. This ensures seamless integration with external monitors, recorders, and professional audio equipment. - Robust and Versatile Design for All Shooting Conditions
The camera features a durable yet lightweight build, designed to withstand demanding shooting environments. Its compact form makes it ideal for handheld, gimbal-mounted, and rig-based setups, offering flexibility for any project.
Why Choose the PYXIS 6K PL?
The PYXIS 6K PL provides filmmakers with an advanced, professional-grade solution for capturing stunning, cinematic visuals. With its high-resolution Super 35 sensor, PL mount compatibility, and powerful recording capabilities, this camera delivers superior image quality and creative flexibility. Whether you're working on feature films, documentaries, or high-end commercial productions, the PYXIS 6K PL ensures precision, versatility, and exceptional results.
- Product Identifiers -
MPN: CINECAMCPYXH60LFPLEAN: 9338716008920
- In The Box -
- Blackmagic PYXIS 6K PL
- Lens turret dust cap
- PYXIS Standard Plate
- PYXIS SSD Plate
- 60W power supply with locking connector and international adapters
- Welcome booklet
- DaVinci Resolve Studio activation key
- Product Specifications -
Camera Features
- Effective Sensor Size: 36mm x 24mm (Full Frame)
- Lens Mount: PL mount with /i Technology.
- 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 3408 (6K 16:9) up to 46 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 2304 (4K 16:9) up to 60 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: Manual focus only.
- Iris Control: Manual iris control only.
- Screen Dimensions: 4" 1920 x 1080.
- Screen Brightness: 1500 nits
- Screen Type: LCD capacitive touchscreen.
- Metadata Support: Automatically populated lens data from /i Technology PL 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. Push buttons for other controls. 3 assignable shortcut keys.
- Timecode Clock: Highly accurate timecode clock. Less than 1 frame drift every 8 hours.
Connections
- 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.
Standards
- HD Video Standards: 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
- Ultra HD Video Standards: 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60
- SDI Compliance: SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M level A and B, SMPTE 2081-1, SMPTE 2081-10, SMPTE 2082-1 and SMPTE 2082-10.
- SDI Audio Sampling: Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit.
Audio
- Microphone: Integrated stereo microphone.
- Built in Speaker: 1 x mono speaker.
Media
- 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.
- Media Format: Can format media to ExFAT (Windows/Mac) or HFS+ (Mac) file systems.
Supported Codecs
- 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
Control
- External Control: 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.
Network Management
- NTP: Network time protocol support allows you to sync the time on your camera, whenever connected to a network with any NTP server of your choice.
- Web Media Manager: Using a browser connected over Ethernet, web media manager allows you to access, browse, download and delete files from any drive connected to the camera.
- FTP: Download files from any drive attached to your camera using FTP.
- SMB: File sharing using SMB
Storage Features
- Storage Type
- 2 x CFexpress Type B
- 1 x high speed USB-C expansion port for external media.
- Recording Formats
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1, 5:1, 8:1, 12:1, Q0, Q1, Q3 and Q5 at 6048 x 4032, 4832 x 4032, 6048 x 3408, 6048 x 3200, 6048 x 2520, 4096 x 3072, 4096 x 2304, 4096 x 2160, 2112 x 1184 and 1920 x 1080 with film, extended video, video dynamic range or custom 3D LUT embedded in metadata.
Supports recording optional portrait mode metadata for all resolutions in Blackmagic RAW and H.264 Proxies. - Storage Rates
- Storage rates based on 30 frames per second.
- 6048 x 4032 (6K Open Gate 3:2)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 370 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 223 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 140 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 94 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 278 to 555 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 186 to 444 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 124 to 318 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 75 to 186 MB/s
- 4832 x 4032 (Anamorphic 6:5)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 297 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 179 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 112 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 75 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 223 to 445 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 149 to 356 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 100 to 255 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 60 to 149 MB/s
- 6048 x 3408 (6K 16:9)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 313 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 188 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 118 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 79 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 235 to 469 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 157 to 375 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 104 to 268 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 63 to 157 MB/s
- 6048 x 3200 (6K DCI 17:9)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 295 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 177 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 111 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 75 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 221 to 441 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 148 to 353 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 99 to 253 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 60 to 148 MB/s
- 6048 x 2520 (6K 2.4:1)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 233 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 140 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 88 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 59 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 175 to 348 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 117 to 279 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 78 to 199 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 47 to 117 MB/s
- 4096 x 3072 (Super 35 4:3)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 192 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 116 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 73 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 49 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 145 to 288 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 97 to 231 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 65 to 165 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 39 to 97 MB/s
- 4096 x 2160 (4K 16:9)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 144 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 87 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 55 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 37 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 108 to 216 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 73 to 173 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 49 to 124 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 30 to 73 MB/s
- 4096 x 2160 (4K DCI 17:9)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 136 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 82 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 52 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 35 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 102 to 203 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 69 to 163 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 46 to 117 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 28 to 69 MB/s
- 2112 x 1184 (Super 16 16:9)
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 40 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 24 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 16 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 11 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 30 to 59 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 21 to 48 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 14 to 34 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 9 to 21 MB/s
- 1920 x 1080
- Blackmagic RAW 3:1 - 33 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 5:1 - 20 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 8:1 - 13 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW 12:1 - 9 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q0 - 25 to 49 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q1 - 17 to 40 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q3 - 12 to 29 MB/s
- Blackmagic RAW Q5 - 8 to 17 MB/s
Constant Quality storage rates quoted are indicative only.
Actual storage rates are entirely dependent on image subject matter.
Software
- Software Included
- Blackmagic OS
- DaVinci Resolve Studio for Mac and Windows including activation key
- Blackmagic Camera Setup
- Blackmagic RAW Player
- Blackmagic RAW QuickLook Plugin
- Blackmagic RAW SDK
- Blackmagic RAW Speed Test
Operating Systems
- Mac 13.0 Ventura, Mac 14.0 Sonoma or later.
- Windows 10 and 11.
Power Requirements
- Power Supply: 1 x External 12V DC 60 W power supply.
- External Power Input: 1 x 2-pin locking connector.
- Battery Type: BP-U series.
- Power: 11-19.5V
Physical Specifications
- Dimensions: 4.17in x 7.48in x 4.69in
- Weight: 3.86 lbs
Environmental Specifications
- Operating Temperature: 0°to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
- Storage Temperature: -20°to 45°C (-4° to 113°F)
- Relative Humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing
Hassle Free Returns
At Motion Media, our goal is to ensure your complete satisfaction with your purchase. If, for whatever reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, you may return it to Motion Media within 30 days. Claims for missing items or items damaged in transit must be received within three business days of receipt of merchandise.
Refunds on returned items will be issued in the same payment form as tendered at the time of purchase. If payment was made by credit card, once we receive the product we will credit your account. Please allow 7-10 days for a credit to appear on your credit card statement. If payment was made by check, please allow 10 business days for a refund check to be issued.
Please read all conditions below. If conditions are not met, Motion Media reserves the right to refuse the return or to charge a restocking fee of up to 25%.
How to return or exchange an item:
- In order to return an item you need to first obtain an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number.
- To request an RMA number, please visit our contact page and send us an email with the request.
- To request an RMA number by phone, call Customer Service at 310-450-4000.
- Place the original package into a shipping carton.
- Include the invoice and the reason for the return. If defective, please specify the defect.
- Please do not place stickers or shipping labels on the original manufacturer's package.
- The RMA number must be clearly written on the outer box. If you received a label in the email, print the label and tape it to the carton.
- Ship via insured ground service with a tracking number. Return shipping charges are the responsibility of the customer. We are not responsible for lost or damaged packages.
- Send pre-authorized returns to:
Motion Media, LLC
Attn: RMA#XXXXX
2875 E. Patrick Lane, Suite O
Las Vegas, NV 89120
- Alternatively, you may return an item at our office at the above location, with an approved RMA.
Rules:
- All returned or exchanged items must be in new condition,
unopened in the original box, and must include all packing material, blank warranty cards, manuals, and all accessories. 15% restocking fee on any opened items. If you are going to return, do not open the box. - 25% restocking fee on LitePanels, Anton Bauer and Sachtler returns.
- Motion Media is not responsible for personal data or items left in returned merchandise.
- Defective items may be repaired or exchanged at our discretion for the same model or manufacturer's equivalent model.
- RMA numbers are valid for 10 days.
- Motion Media is not responsible for any consequential or incidental damage resulting from the sale or use of any merchandise bought from us. We are responsible for the monetary value of the merchandise only.
*No Return/Exchange On:
- No Returns on Blackmagic Design purchases.
- Any Electronically Delivered Software
- 3D Printers & Accessories
- Custom systems built or modified by Motion Media to customer's specifications
- Educational dvd's and books once unwrapped
- Motion Media Gift Cards are redeemable for merchandise only and may not be redeemed for cash.
