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marcellomazzilli wrote:I have been told that although the BMPCC4K uses the same Sony sensor that is mounted on the GH5S, the Pocket 4K will never have the 4/3 ratio mode (useful for anamoprpyc lenses) because Blackmagic has chosen a version of the sensor that, although is identical to GH5S, has only the central panoramic 17/9 part ACTIVE while the other part of the sensor is not active. This is a HARDWARE limitation and no future firmware update will ever be able to activate it.
Can somebody confirm this? Is there an official statement by BMD?
Please let's NOT start a discussion on WHY someone should go anamorphic, is is better a 2x lens instead of a 1,33x etc... Let's just stay on the SENOR question.
Same identical sensor but only central part active so 17:9 DCI mode is the only real active area. Confirmed ?
I don't know why people just assume that the GH5s and the PCC4k share the same sensor...
... I guess because clueless YouTubers say so
Just by looking at the physical sensor in the camera itself you can see with your own eyes there is no inactive part outside the 1.896:1 area.
GH5s
17.3 x 13 mm (4:3 / 1.333:1) pixel pitch of 4.71 µm, max 4016 x 2760 px / 3680 x 2760 px 4:3 / 4096 x 2160 4k DCI (sensor size 19,29 x 10,17)
dual ISO low 160-800, high 800-51200
4k up to 60p, HD up to 240p
PCC4k
18.96 x 10.0 mm (1.896:1) pixel pitch of 4.63 µm, max 4096 x 2160
dual ISO low 100-1000, high 1250-25600
4k up to 60p, HD up to 120p