About Blackmagic Camera Setup

Welcome to the Blackmagic Camera Setup!

Blackmagic Camera Setup allows you to update your Blackmagic Camera to the latest software release for new features, bug fixes and other enhancements.

Please always ensure that your camera is plugged into mains power before updating its software.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera Setup 2.1

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

• New Blackmagic Camera Setup software
• Adds support for more frame guide options
• Adds Japanese and Chinese language menu support
• Holding down MENU will bypass Dashboard and go straight into settings
• Peaking state is remembered after power cycle

Blackmagic Cinema Camera

• New Blackmagic Camera Setup software
• Adds lossless compressed RAW support
• Adds support for more frame guide options
• Holding down MENU will bypass the Dashboard
• Peaking state is remembered after power cycle

Blackmagic URSA

• New Blackmagic Camera Setup software
• Improved media formatting performance

Blackmagic Production Camera 4K

• No changes

Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K

• No changes

Blackmagic Studio Camera

• No changes

Minimum system requirements for Mac OS

• OS X 10.10 Yosemite
• OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later
• A suitable USB 2.0 port
• Thunderbolt port for UltraScope and Media Express when using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Blackmagic Production Camera 4K

Minimum system requirements for Windows

• Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
• A suitable USB 2.0 port
• A suitable Thunderbolt port when using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Blackmagic Production Camera 4K

Installing Blackmagic Camera Setup

Before installing the software, we recommend that you run "Uninstall Camera Utility" first.

After loading the software on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF or MFT, you may notice a slight flickering on the built-in LCD screen. This is normal and expected behaviour. The flickering will go away after a few minutes of operation.

The Blackmagic Camera Installer package installs:

• Blackmagic Camera Setup
• Blackmagic Media Express
• Blackmagic UltraScope
• Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
• Blackmagic Multibridge Utility

Additional Information

Some applications may use third party code under license. For details please refer to the included "Third Party Licenses.rtf" document.

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Updated March 05, 2015.