Blackmagic Design has announced the Blackmagic Camera 10.2.2 update for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K, which adds support for phase-detect autofocus. There are options added for continuous autofocus, object tracking, or face tracking modes.
What’s new in Blackmagic Camera 10.2.2?
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
- Adds phase detect auto focus (PDAF) support.
- Adds continuous autofocus support.
- Adds face detect autofocus support.
- Adds object detect auto focus support.
- Adds support for autofocus transition speed settings.
- Adds support for assigning autofocus mode toggle to shortcut keys.
- Adds support for pausing continuous autofocus when holding down the focus button.
- Adds support for Blackmagic Cloud Streaming.
- Adds support for 4-channel audio recording.
- Adds support for pre-recording.
The update also adds support for Blackmagic Cloud stream routing. This lets you route a live stream from the camera directly into your studio, or stream to multiple platforms at the same time using Blackmagic Cloud.
There is also now support for up to 10 minutes of pre-record on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K. The pre-record function lets the camera continuously record to the media card. Users can simply select the pre-record duration they need, from 5 seconds to a full 10 minutes, and that cached media will be added to the start of each file you record. This means every important moment is safely captured, critical for unpredictable or fast-changing environments like documentaries, news, or live events.
Also included in this update is support for 4-channel audio recording. This allows you to record two additional audio channels, which is ideal for interviews, live events, or documentaries where you might want separate mics for talent, ambient sound, or scratch tracks, all perfectly synced within the video file.
