Blackmagic PYXIS Monitor Announced - A 5-inch Touchscreen with USB-C Camera Control

The monitor’s features

The new monitor features a 12.7cm/5 in HDR 1080p touchscreen display with up to 1500 nits of brightness. It has a removable sunshade for better visibility in bright conditions and multiple mounting points for more flexibility. When recording, the monitor has a bright tally light that’s easy to see from a distance. The monitor offers three customizable buttons for quick access to zebra, focus assist, false color, and more.

Source: Blackmagic Design

I like that the monitor supports a one-cable solution with USB-C. In addition to displaying an image, the included locking USB-C cable can be used to power the monitor from the camera and provide access to all of the PYXIS 6K camera settings and menus. This means you get power, live video, record controls, menus, metadata, and camera settings all through a single USB connection.

The Blackmagic PYXIS monitor can be purchased with the PYXIS Mount, a clutch-based mount that lets you adjust the monitor without unbolting the mount. The mount is very short, so the monitor is positioned closer to the camera. A PYXIS EVF Adapter is also available that lets the monitor mount onto the Blackmagic URSA Cine EVF mounting hardware so you can use it as a large-screen viewfinder.

The monitor’s dimensions. Source: Blackmagic Design

The monitor also works with Blackmagic URSA Cine cameras where it can be used as an additional crew monitor or as a large-screen viewfinder. Just as with Blackmagic PYXIS, URSA Cine supports the same USB-C connection that carries all video, power, and camera control via a single cable.

Price and availability

The monitor will be available in three different configurations depending on the included mounting accessories:

Basic kit of the PYXIS monitor with the sunshade only will be priced at $295.

Mounting kit with the monitor with sunshade, a custom USB cable, the PYXIS monitor mount, and the URSA Cine EVF adapter will be priced at $445.

Finally, the full kit (including the monitor, a sunshade, 2 different length USB cables, a PYXIS mount, a full URSA Cine top handle, the PYXIS EVF adapter and the full URSA EVF rotatable mount with carbon fiber rods) will be sold for $645.

All PYXIS monitor configurations will be available worldwide later this year.

What do you think about the new monitor? Would you like to see a one-cable solution with USB-C coming to more camera and monitor models? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section underneath the article.