Blackmagic Camera 8.3.2 Released – Improves Cinema Camera 6K Reliability

Software Update

by Jeff LochOctober 20^th, 2023

Blackmagic Design recently released a firmware update for its full-frame Cinema Camera 6K: Blackmagic Camera 8.3.2. This firmware update improves the overall reliability. Also, Blackmagic RAW has been updated to version 3.4, adding support for the BCC6K and BRAW clips shot with the FUJIFILM GFX100 II. So, let’s take a closer look at it!

The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K was introduced in September 2023 and features a new full-frame 6K image sensor, a Leica L-Mount instead of a Canon EF mount used on the previous BMPCC 6K/6K Pro, a 5″ touchscreen that can tilt, and now records onto CFexpress Type B memory cards instead of SD/CFast 2.0 cards. If you missed it, you can watch our first look video during IBC 2023 here.

The first full-frame cinema camera from Blackmagic Design will officially hit the retailers’ shelves and users worldwide by the end of this month. It sounds like a couple of cameras are already out in the field and in the hands of select camera shooters to give feedback to Blackmagic Design. Ahead of mass production and delivery, Blackmagic released a Camera 8.3.2 update that fixes some issues.

Blackmagic Camera 8.3.2 update – features

The Blackmagic Camera 8.3.2 update “improves the reliability of the image data during recording” for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K. We don’t have a lot of details about it, but it is recommended that all users update their camera when they receive it.

Also, this update includes Blackmagic RAW 3.4, which adds support for the BCC6K and the FUJIFILM GFX100 II Blackmagic RAW clips recorded externally.

Pricing and availability

The Blackmagic Camera 8.3.2 update is available to download now on Blackmagic Design’s website, free of charge.

Did you pre-order the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K? Do you plan to upgrade your BMPCC 6K/6K Pro to this new full-frame version? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below!