The Blackmagic Video Assist acts as a portable monitor, professional recorder, portable scope, and camera viewfinder all in one. Large touchscreen is central to operation, containing all controls for recording, playback, viewing scopes, and setting focus assist features. Enjoy visual features such as focus peaking, zebra, false color, scopes, 3D LUTs, and more. The Video Assist is a perfect solution for digital cinema, broadcast test, and live production.

Connect via HDMI and SDI inputs to upgrade your consumer camera, broadcast camera, or DSLR camera. Supports all HD, Ultra HD, 2K, and 4K DCI formats.

Feel more comfortable during shoots since the touchscreen is closer to eye level and provides more detail by being larger than small camera display screens. You also get professional focus assist features, higher quality file formats, and support for editing software.

Large touchscreen makes it easy to frame shots and accurately focus. Touchscreen includes dedicated buttons for play, stop, record, and a mini timeline to scroll through. Critical information such as timecode, transport control, audio meters and a histogram for exposure are displayed on the touchscreen while shooting. Use the touchscreen to add or remove overlays, enable scopes, load and save 3D LUTs. Display on the 12G HDR models is brighter than the 3G models, excellent for HDR digital film and outdoor shoots.

Scopes are built in to ensure compliance with broadcast standards. Waveform display provides brightness level view for video inputs or playback signal. Vectorscope shows color intensity at 100% SDI reference levels. RGB parade display is ideal for color correction. Histogram indicates white to black distribution and calls attention to clipping. Overlay the scope on live video, or at the top of the scope with as a small picture in picture view.

Preview the look images will have when editing with 3D LUTs. Load custom 17 or 33 point 3D LUT files, or work with built-in LUTs such as Extended Video, Film to Video, and more.

Recordings are made in standard open file formats, so you don’t have to spend time transcoding media. Files are compatible with post production software. Record to your choice of USB-C flash disks or SD cards. Webcam support on the USB connection powers live streaming by plugging into a computer.

Blackmagic Design Video Assist 5" 12G HDR Features

Use as portable monitor, professional recorder, portable scope, camera viewfinder
Focus peaking
Zebra
False color
5” touchscreen
Touchscreen buttons for play, stop, record
Touchscreen displays timecode, transport control, audio meters, and histogram
Waveform scope
Vectorscope
RGB parade scopes
3D LUTs
Rear tally light
Front panel speaker for clip playback
Headphone jack
SD card slot
Recordings made in standard open file formats
Record Blackmagic RAW from supported cameras
Compatible with post production software
Webcam support
Needs Sony L-Series batteries
2 battery slots to change batteries while recording
Direct metadata entry for faster editing

Blackmagic Video Assist 5” 12G HDR1
12V Universal power supply with locking connector and international adapters1

Connections
- SDI Video Inputs: 1x Micro BNC
- SDI Video Outputs: 1x Micro BNC
- SDI Rates: 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G, 12G
- HDMI 2.0a Video Inputs: 1
- HDMI 2.0a Video Outputs: 1
- Analog Audio Inputs: none, embedded audio only
- Analog Audio Outputs: 1x 3.5mm headphone jack
- Built in Speaker: mono
- Screen Dimensions: 5 inch 1920x1080
- Screen Brightness: 2500nits
- Screen Color: P3 wide color gamut
- SDI Audio Inputs: 16 channels embedded via 12G-SDI
- SDI Audio Outputs: 16 channels embedded via 12G-SDI
- HDMI Audio Inputs: 8 channels embedded via HDMI 2.0a
- Remote Control: none
- SD Interface: 1x UHS-II SD slot
- Storage Type
- Computer Interface: 1 x USB Type‑C 3.1 Gen 1 for external drive recording, webcam out, initial setup, software updates and Video Assist Utility software control
SDI Video Standards
- SD Video Standards: 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
- HD Video Standards
- 2K Video Standards
- Ultra HD Video Standards: 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60
- 4K Video Standards: 4Kp23.98 DCI, 4Kp24 DCI, 4Kp25 DCI
- SDI Compliance: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 425M, SMPTE 2084
- SDI Metadata Support: HD RP188
- Audio Sampling: television standard sample rate of 48kHz and 24-bit
- Video Sampling: 4:2:2 YUV
- Color Precision: 10-bit
- Color Space: REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020
- HDR Support: HDR10, Hybrid Log Gamma
- Multiple Rate Support: SDI and HDMI switches between 270 Mb/s, 1.5 Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, 6 Gb/s and 12 Gb/s
- SDI RAW: Blackmagic RAW
HDMI Video Standards
- SD Video Standards: 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
- HD Video Standards
- Ultra HD Video Standards: 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60
- 4K Video Standards: 4Kp23.98 DCI, 4Kp24 DCI, 4Kp25 DCI
- HDMI Color Precision: 10-bit
- HDR Support: HDR10, Hybrid Log Gamma
- Copy Protection: HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.
Media
- Media: 1 x UHS-II SD for Ultra HD, compatible with regular SD for HD recording. USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 for external drive recording.
- Media Type: SDXC UHS-II, SDXC UHS-I and SDHC UHS-I SD cards
Supported Codecs
- Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 3:1
- Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 5:1
- Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 8:1
- Blackmagic RAW Constant Bitrate 12:1
- Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q0
- Blackmagic RAW Constant Quality Q5
- Apple ProRes 422 HQ
- Apple ProRes 422
- Apple ProRes 422 LT
- Apple ProRes 422 Proxy
- DNxHR HQX
- DNxHR SQ
- DNxHR LB
- DNxHR HQX MXF
- DNxHR SQ MXF
- DNxHR LB MXF
Control
- Recorder Control: integrated capacitive touchscreen LCD with Blackmagic OS onscreen controls for settings and navigating menus
- External Control: SDI and HDMI start/stop and timecode run
Blackmagic RAW Supported Cameras
- Canon EOS C300 Mark II
- FUJIFILM GFX100
- FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Nikon Z 6
- Nikon Z 7
- Nikon Z 6II
- Nikon Z 7II
- Panasonic AU-EVA1
- Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
- Panasonic LUMIX BGH1
- Panasonic LUMIX BS1H
- Panasonic LUMIX S1
- Panasonic LUMIX S1H
- Panasonic LUMIX S5
- SIGMA fp
Software IncludedBlackmagic OS
Scopes
- Scopes: Waveform, RGB Parade, Vector, Histogram
- Viewing Modes: Scopes with picture in picture or picture overlay and opacity control. Waveform and Parade with standard and HDR graticules.
Operating Systems
- Mac 10.14 Mojave, Mac 10.15 Catalina or later
- Windows 8.1 and 10
Power Supply1 x External 12V power supply; Compatible with Sony NP-F style batteries (batteries not included)
Physical Specifications
- Operating Temperature: 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
- Storage Temperature: -4° to 113°F (-20° to 45°C)
- Relative Humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing
- Dimensions: 5.83" x 3.54" x 1.44"
- Weight: 14.46 oz

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