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Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostMon Aug 02, 2021 9:54 pm

I can't find the Micro Studio Camera 4k on the updated BMD website. Has it passed into history?
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostTue Aug 03, 2021 5:51 am

looks like it
maybe it's undergoing a redesign to use the new sensor (low light capabilities :mrgreen: )
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostTue Aug 03, 2021 4:16 pm

I've been told they have temporarily removed it because they have huge back order numbers but no way of fulfilling them.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostTue Aug 03, 2021 8:25 pm

David Hutchinson wrote:I've been told they have temporarily removed it because they have huge back order numbers but no way of fulfilling them.


perfect time to upgrade the sensor to the more sensitive one
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostWed Aug 04, 2021 9:35 am

robertsmu wrote:https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmicrostudiocamera4k

Only if you know the old link..

But if you go to the main website there is no way to click your way to this page anymore. ;)

Due to a problem that they cant fullfill the orders anymore as sensors are not coming in anymore..
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostWed Aug 04, 2021 5:45 pm

Thought as much, thanks Daniel. Hopefully, BMD May came out with a new version, using the same sensors, used in the new Studio Camera II.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostWed Aug 04, 2021 8:33 pm

Xtreemtec wrote:
Due to a problem that they cant fullfill the orders anymore as sensors are not coming in anymore..


Do you think it's the same reason no Broadcast Cameras have been seen since last November?
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostWed Aug 04, 2021 9:08 pm

Since the Ursa Broadcast camera uses the same sensor, that would be my conclusion also.
We might see a refresh of this camera also, using the sensor from the new Studio cameras, as the previous models did. Having the larger Four Thirds sensor is a nice addition, especially for smaller studios, allowing a better lens choice.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 12:38 pm

Denny Smith wrote:Since the Ursa Broadcast camera uses the same sensor, that would be my conclusion also.
We might see a refresh of this camera also, using the sensor from the new Studio cameras, as the previous models did. Having the larger Four Thirds sensor is a nice addition, especially for smaller studios, allowing a better lens choice.
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Sorry Denny but the Micro Studio is NOT the same sensor as the Ursa Broadcast. It had the same sensor as the big studio camera. Which is now EOL and replaced since last week..

The ursa Broadcast has a much smaller sensor because they could not fit the image plane of the B4 lens onto such a big sensor..

This is the reason that you need to use the doubler when you have a Studio camera, Micro Studio camera or Normal Ursa..

Also the Ursa Broadcast is much more light sensitive then the micro studio cam.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 12:40 pm

Kim Janson wrote:But despite all this, I think they where pioneers, and very reasonably priced. I hope we will see next version of them, it is about time after 6 years.


Oh i really do hope they will.. 1 that has 12G sdi interface. And bluetooth as most cams now have would be nice, no need for serial connection then..
But we will see what BMD comes up with..
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 2:02 pm

you speak about this one ?
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmicrostudiocamera4k

a new one with pan/tilt will be attractive
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PostThu Aug 05, 2021 2:11 pm

Videobegin wrote:you speak about this one ?
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmicrostudiocamera4k

a new one with pan/tilt will be attractive


The page is still there but can not be found anymore by clicking trough the main website. Also resellers can not order it anymore!! ;)
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 5:34 pm

Xtreemtec wrote:
Denny Smith wrote:Since the Ursa Broadcast camera uses the same sensor, that would be my conclusion also.
We might see a refresh of this camera also, using the sensor from the new Studio cameras, as the previous models did. Having the larger Four Thirds sensor is a nice addition, especially for smaller studios, allowing a better lens choice.
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Sorry Denny but the Micro Studio is NOT the same sensor as the Ursa Broadcast. It had the same sensor as the big studio camera. Which is now EOL and replaced since last week..

The ursa Broadcast has a much smaller sensor because they could not fit the image plane of the B4 lens onto such a big sensor..


The prior 4K Studio, 4K Micro, and the UB all use a version on the 1" Onsemi AR1011.

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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 5:48 pm

Thank you Howard, yes the original Studio cameras, Micro Studio and UB all use the same type/size sensor, as you pointed out.

Daniel, the Ursa Broadcast does have the 1-inch sensor (as Howard pointed out above), and the BMD B4 mount on the camera is optically corrected to expand the B4 lens image to cover the larger 1-inch sensor, like a reversed Speed Booster. But you are correct, without this optical block in the mount, a B4 lens would not cover the larger sensor. Daniel, I am surprised you didn’t know this. :roll:
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 5:54 pm

That strange info as a product manager from the camera department told me the UB has a different smaller sensor. Yes there is a correctional optics in there, that also counter acts some of the 3 chip setup of the B4 lens.. But as far as know to me the sensor in the UB is smaller.

Why else would BMD pull the Micro studio out of the ordering process due to it's sensor not available at the moment but UB can still be ordered.. Isn't that strange if they had the same sensor :? :cry:
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Aug 05, 2021 6:06 pm

Daniel, they might not be exactly the same sensor formula, as different versions of a given sensor family are made. But, they are same type/size of sensor from the same manufacturer, not sure of the individual sensor specifics. But when you remove the B4 mount, and look at the sensor and compare it to the Micro Studio sensor, they are the same size and look alike. BMD told me when I got my UB, that it used the same sensor as the Mciro Studio, but had a bigger heat sink system and more powerful video processor to help clean up the noise levels of the Micro Studio.[*].

Perhaps BMD still has some stock on the UB version of the sensor, so they have not pulled it, or they are planning an upgrade on the camera, like they did the Studio camera.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostFri Aug 06, 2021 10:13 am

Micro Studio
Effective Sensor Size
13.056mm x 7.344mm

Ursa broadcast
Effective Sensor Size
2/3 inch sensor size when using 4K B4 mount (Actual sensor size 13.056mm x 7.344mm)

Calling these sensors 1" is just deceptive marketing- thankfully I've never seen BMD use that description.

These two seem to be slightly different sizes indicating they are not the same (version)
Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K
Effective Sensor Size
17.78mm x 10mm (Four Thirds)

Pocket 4K
Effective Sensor Size
18.96mm x 10mm (Four Thirds)
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostFri Aug 06, 2021 12:52 pm

David Hutchinson wrote:Calling these sensors 1" is just deceptive marketing- thankfully I've never seen BMD use that description.


Deceptive marketing? It's a 1" sensor.

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The disparity between the "effective" sensor size of the P4K and the new studio camera is likely a 16:9 UHD crop of the native 17:9 P4K sensor.

17.78÷18.96X4096=3841

I'd hazard both the P4K and the 4K Studio are using versions of the Sony IMX299.

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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostFri Aug 06, 2021 9:40 pm

There's nothing 1" about the sensor. Most people hearing 1" sensor would understand the diagonal of the chip would measure 1". Even your graphic is misleading. Most people don't understand where the term 1" comes from.... that it is the size of a vacuum tube that can house a sensor with a 16mm diagonal. What on earth has size of a vacuum tube 50 years ago got to do with the size of sensors today, it's simply marketing speak perpetuated by companies who want to mislead their customers.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostFri Aug 06, 2021 10:59 pm

Learn something or don't.

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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSat Aug 07, 2021 4:59 pm

David, I think your issue over calling the smaller sensor a “1-inch” sensor is down to expecting it to have a 1-inch diagonal. This is not correct, there is a 1-inch dimension in a 1-inch sensor, it has to fit inside a 1-inch diameter of a cathode ray tube. :idea: You need to understand where the term 1-inch and 2/3rds used to describe a sensor size of TV cameras came from. The terms 1-inch, 2/3rds, and 1/2-inch sensors goes back to early days of TV production, when vacuum tubes were used in the camera to capture the image (not CCDs or current single CMOS digital sensors), and the measurement refers to the size of the diameter of the video tube used, and the image sensor size area, inside this cathode ray tube.

A 1-inch tube was one inch in diameter, but the image area was a 4:3 rectangle inside the 1-inch round tube , and this image area was smaller than 1-inch to fit inside the one inch tube. Same goes for a 2/3rds sensor, it is the size of the rectangle drawn inside a 2/3rds of an inch diameter vacuum tube. Original aspect ratio of TV production was 4:3, cameras used tubes for capturing the image, and the terminology used today, is based on this early technology.

So yes, a 1-inch sensor is not one inch in any measurement, but smaller, so it could fit inside a 1-inch vacuum tube sensor area (not quite edge to edge), and it is the circle size of the tube, not actual sensor size, we use to describe their size. Since these tubes only were 1-inch or smaller, this term is only used for these smaller sensor sizes. Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds sensors are based on a still photography digital camera standard, and both use the same size sensor. Larger sensors are described by the movie film format they are closest to in size, and are not necessarily the same size as their film counterpart. So it all comes down to the terminology we use to describe things.

Also the image from a lens is a circle, and it has to be large enough to cover the sensor corner to corner, so we are back agin to putting our rectangle image sensors inside a circle… :roll:
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSat Aug 07, 2021 5:48 pm

If anyone is interested, I have a lightly used BMD Micro Studio camera setup available, complete with remote, cage and adapters, PM me for details. Sorry, camera has been sold.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSat Aug 07, 2021 9:41 pm

Howard Roll wrote:Learn something or don't.



Good Luck

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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSat Aug 07, 2021 9:48 pm

Denny Smith wrote:David, I think your issue over calling the smaller sensor a “1-inch” sensor is down to expecting it to have a 1-inch diagonal. This is not correct, there is a 1-inch dimension in a 1-inch sensor, it has to fit inside a 1-inch diameter of a cathode ray tube. :idea: You need to understand where the term 1-inch and 2/3rds used to describe a sensor size of TV cameras came from. The terms 1-inch, 2/3rds, and 1/2-inch sensors goes back to early days of TV production, when vacuum tubes were used in the camera to capture the image (not CCDs or current single CMOS digital sensors), and the measurement refers to the size of the diameter of the video tube used, and the image sensor size area, inside this cathode ray tube.

A 1-inch tube was one inch in diameter, but the image area was a 4:3 rectangle inside the 1-inch round tube , and this image area was smaller than 1-inch to fit inside the one inch tube. Same goes for a 2/3rds sensor, it is the size of the rectangle drawn inside a 2/3rds of an inch diameter vacuum tube. Original aspect ratio of TV production was 4:3, cameras used tubes for capturing the image, and the terminology used today, is based on this early technology.

So yes, a 1-inch sensor is not one inch in any measurement, but smaller, so it could fit inside a 1-inch vacuum tube sensor area (not quite edge to edge), and it is the circle size of the tube, not actual sensor size, we use to describe their size. Since these tubes only were 1-inch or smaller, this term is only used for these smaller sensor sizes. Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds sensors are based on a still photography digital camera standard, and both use the same size sensor. Larger sensors are described by the movie film format they are closest to in size, and are not necessarily the same size as their film counterpart. So it all comes down to the terminology we use to describe things.

Also the image from a lens is a circle, and it has to be large enough to cover the sensor corner to corner, so we are back agin to putting our rectangle image sensors inside a circle… :roll:
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Denny you need to read my post. I understand the etymology of the 1" sensor name. I don't need the history lesson. What I'm saying is other companies are using the term 1" sensor to mislead buyers who perhaps don't understand what it means. Thankfully that's something BMD does not do.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSun Aug 08, 2021 5:36 am

Sorry David, I miss read your original post. :oops: Anyway, I provided a history lesson for those that do not understand where the term came from. :roll:
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSun Aug 08, 2021 3:56 pm

Denny Smith wrote:Sorry David, I miss read your original post. :oops: Anyway, I provided a history lesson for those that do not understand where the term came from. :roll:
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostSun Aug 08, 2021 11:06 pm

Here's hoping a new version has all the relevant connections on the rear instead of on the side. 3 normal sized BNC's (12G in and out and analog ref) plus an XLR4 for power.
And then the HDMI and other connections as they see fit (pbb the 10G Ethernet they introduced on the new camera's too).

The connections on the side on the original just made it more bulky than it had to be, and the tiny BNC connectors are just not as sturdy as normal ones.
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostTue Dec 14, 2021 10:28 am

And they advice the new Studio camera or Pocket cam as an alternative.. So looks like there is no new Micro in the Pipeline for now..

Well then we going to buy Red Komodo's for all our micro cam setups.. Bit heavier on the price tag but at least does 12G-SDI and does CCU control over network. :)

End of an era..
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostTue Dec 14, 2021 10:59 am

Dont hold your breath.. I would look for a different camera..
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostWed Dec 15, 2021 3:35 am

And now, which camera can we use for basketball hoop ?
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostWed Dec 15, 2021 7:45 am

Xtreemtec wrote:Bit heavier on the price tag but at least does 12G-SDI and does CCU control over network.


I've already replaced my micros with BGH1s and the 3G SDI output limitation is something of a head scratcher, especially for a 4K cam with genlock. For 12G, fiber is basically a necessity so it's not a dealbreaker but I'd have preferred 12G SDI and 3G HDMI. I talked to Panasonic and the BGH1 is a Consumer Group product, not Pro Video which likely explains the configuration.

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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostThu Dec 16, 2021 9:11 am

Howard Roll wrote:
Xtreemtec wrote:Bit heavier on the price tag but at least does 12G-SDI and does CCU control over network.


I've already replaced my micros with BGH1s and the 3G SDI output limitation is something of a head scratcher, especially for a 4K cam with genlock. For 12G, fiber is basically a necessity so it's not a dealbreaker but I'd have preferred 12G SDI and 3G HDMI. I talked to Panasonic and the BGH1 is a Consumer Group product, not Pro Video which likely explains the configuration.

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We not even buying HD hardware anymore.. Almost every job we run 4K.
But i do get Panasonic as the Hardware required for 12G output is so much heavier on the chip / FPGA side..
But then you would end up in a UB300 or UE150 for getting 12G.. Less compact but still nice cameras.
The Komodo is now remote shade-able by IP control, Has 12G output. Can have a lot of lens options ( not B4.. But the micro studio not either ) And is about half the price (5000/6000) of the UB300 / UE150.. And much compacter..
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Re: Micro Studio Camera no more?

PostFri Mar 18, 2022 11:16 am

I've reading this (archived) thread with interest. We're not doing anything above 1080p, so the Micro Studio Camera looked pretty neat, because a small form factor is important to us. But as I gather from this thread, it's a rather outdated and now discontinued product, and currently only available at select online sellers (old stock?), mostly sold out. Would it be worthwhile to buy one in 2022, if you just do FHD livestream production? Or is the remote operation not really functional? We're now using AIDA HD100A's, but have found out the hard way that what looks like a Hirose HR10A connector isn't always a Hirose HR10A connector... https://pimz.com/aida-mayhem/

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