To toggle the appearance of frame guides on your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K's
LCD touchscreen, tap the switch icon in the bottom left of the screen.
Choose the frame guide you want to use by dragging the slider left and right, or tapping the
arrow buttons on either side of the currently selected aspect ratio.
The available guides are:
2.35:1, 2.39:1 and 2.40:1
Displays the broad widescreen aspect ratio compatible with anamorphic or flat
widescreen cinema presentation. The three widescreen settings differ slightly based
on the changing cinema standards over time. 2.39:1 is one of the most prominent
standards in use today.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K's LCD touchscreen with 2.40:1 frame guides enabled
2:1
Displays a ratio slightly wider than 16:9 but not as wide as 2.35:1.
1.85:1
Displays another common flat widescreen cinema aspect ratio. This ratio is slightly
wider than HDTV 1.78:1 but not as wide as 2.39:1.
16:9
Displays a 1.78:1 aspect ratio compatible with 16:9 HD television and computer screens.
This ratio is most commonly used for HD broadcasting and online videos. The same
aspect ratio has also been adopted for Ultra HD broadcasting.
14:9
Displays a 14:9 aspect ratio used by some television broadcasters as a compromise
between 16:9 and 4:3 television sets. Ideally, both 16:9 and 4:3 footage remains legible
when center cropped to fit 14:9. You can use this as a compositional guide if you know
your project may be broadcast by a television station that uses 14:9 cropping.
4:3
Displays the 4:3 aspect ratio compatible with SD television screens, or to help with
framing when using 2x anamorphic adapters.
TIP
You can change the opacity of frame guide overlays. For more information
see the 'monitor settings' section of this manual.
NOTE
For information on enabling frame guides on your camera's
HDMI output, see the 'monitor settings' section in this manual.
Touchscreen Controls
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