Blackmagic Design has released Blackmagic Camera 10.0, a firmware update bringing extended pre-record capabilities of up to 10 minutes and 4-channel audio recording to the URSA Broadcast G2, PYXIS 6K, and PYXIS 12K cameras. The headline feature of this update is the dramatically expanded pre-record function, which allows these cameras to continuously cache footage to media before the record button is pressed. Users can select pre-record durations ranging from 5 seconds to a full 10 minutes, with that cached material automatically added to the beginning of each recorded file. For documentary crews, news shooters, and live event operators, this ensures unexpected moments are captured even when they occur before a formal record start. Pre-record for unpredictable environments The pre-record feature works by continuously writing to the media card in the background. When the user presses record, the camera preserves the selected duration of previously cached footage and appends it to the start of the new clip. Despite the continuous recording happening behind the scenes, only the portion immediately before the record button press is saved, which helps reduce overall storage consumption compared to simply rolling continuously. This capability is particularly valuable in fast-moving production environments. Whether covering breaking news, wildlife, sports, or documentary subjects, operators can now react to events as they unfold without worrying about missing the critical opening seconds of an action. The ability to choose anywhere from 5 seconds to 10 minutes gives crews flexibility to match pre-record duration to the pace of their specific shooting scenario....
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