

On-board screen remains on when external monitor is connected On-board screen shuts off when external monitor is connected Pixels smoothly downscaled from 2.5K to 1080P to eliminate moiré. Pixels thrown away to achieve downscaling to 1080P video resolution, results in distracting moiré patterns on fabrics, bricks walls and other grid-like patterns Rolling shutter (though not as bad as DSLRs) Rolling shutter (causes picture distortion during fast movement) Here’s a summary of the key differences between the Blackmagic and a Canon DSLR.

Part-way through the shoot I recorded my initial thoughts on the camera in this video blog:

The camera was kindly lent to us by our gaffer, Richard Roberts. Throughout September I got a crash-course introduction to the Blackmagic Cinema Camera as I used it to shoot Harriet Sams’ period action adventure web series The First Musketeer.
