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3C CINEMA CAMERA CONTROLLER

WELCOME

Thank you for purchasing the by CDA-TEK’s 3C Cinema Camera Controller app for the
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

This user guide covers all operational functions contained in Version 1.1 of the 3C app and will
be updated for future versions where appropriate.

To stay updated about the latest developments with the 3C app as well as our other products,
please visit our website at

www.cdatek.com

As the lens control functionality offered by 3C is only applicable to lenses currently supported by
the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, we recommend that you visit

www.blackmagicdesign.com

to check the latest lens compatibility information for the current

firmware on your camera.

Summary of Contents for 3C

Page 1: ...3C CINEMA CAMERA CONTROLLER USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ce Overview 5 Connect 3C To Your Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K 6 Bonding Your Android Device To Your Camera 7 Image controls 8 Focus Controls 9 Zoom Controls 10 Managing Presets 11 Gamepad Controls 12 3C Cinema Camera Controller User Guide 2019 CDA TEK Ltd 2 ...

Page 3: ... appropriate To stay updated about the latest developments with the 3C app as well as our other products please visit our website at www cdatek com As the lens control functionality offered by 3C is only applicable to lenses currently supported by the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K we recommend that you visit www blackmagicdesign com to check the latest lens compatibility information fo...

Page 4: ...d zoom parameters for later recall as well as automate transitions between stored focus points For ease of use 3C uses a single screen touch interface to control all of this functionality and avoid the need for you to have to activate any sub menus to change settings 3C has a scalable user interface to enable you to remove focus and zoom controls from the screen should you not require them and wis...

Page 5: ...ure presets M1 M6 two slots for White Balance only WB1 WB2 six slots for Focus presets A F and four slots for Zoom presets M1 M4 All of these memory slots are stored in non volatile memory so are available every time you use 3C The user interface screen remains synchronised to the camera operations so any changes you make to these settings on your Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K will aut...

Page 6: ...ra from the list and then press the Connect button 3C will then connect to your camera and after a few moments the main screen will be displayed Note If you are using a small screen Android device or do not wish to use the Focus and or the Zoom controls of 3C the simply press each box to deselect them before you connect to the camera If you wish to use one of the two compatible Bluetooth gamepad d...

Page 7: ...amera and you are now able to control it However to establish the correct initial synchronisation between the camera and 3C see Note we recommend that you exit and relaunch 3C once this initial bonding process is complete It is important to stress that this bonding process is only required on the the very first launch of 3C and all subsequent launches will not require this step If you use 3C on mu...

Page 8: ... are changed by pressing the and buttons or by pressing the appropriately labelled button for the White Balance presets including Auto White Balance Auto Exposure and Record When the camera is recording the REC button will change colour to red and back to green when it is stopped Any changes that you make to the image controls on the camera itself will be automatically synchronised and displayed o...

Page 9: ...ely Pressing the AF button will activate the one shot Auto Focus function of the camera The CUT button determines the behaviour when selecting a stored focus point see Note and toggles between CUT whereby the recalled focus point will be moved to from the current focus point immediately and TRANS whereby a an automatic gradual transition to the recalled focus point will be performed When set to TR...

Page 10: ...n The current zoom position will be illustrated by the position of the slider and it can also be changed by holding and moving the slider left or right Holding down the or buttons will automatically move the zoom point to the maximum zoom out or zoom in positions respectively Note Beneath the zoom controls are the the related Preset Memory M1 M4 controls Please see the Managing Presets section of ...

Page 11: ...M1 M4 store zoom points To write or overwrite a Preset of the currently set parameters for a function hold down the button for the slot in which you wish to save it and the screen will vibrate to confirm that it has been written To recall a Preset simply press the button for the required slot and the settings will be recalled and immediately sent to the camera see Note All Preset data is stored in...

Page 12: ...ing mapping is used iPega 8Bitdo Note 8Bitdo is configured to be used in a vertical orientation for easier one handed operation KEY FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION Y Aperture A Aperture X ISO B ISO D PAD UP AWB START AE D PAD LEFT Focus D PAD RIGHT Focus LEFT SHOULDER Focus Mem A RIGHT SHOULDER Focus Mem B D PAD DOWN AF SELECT Record Stop 3C Cinema Camera Controller User Guide 2019 CDA TEK Ltd 12 KEY FUNCTI...

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