Record button
Next to the histogram, at the bottom of your studio camera's touchscreen, is a round grey
button. This is the 'record' button. Tap it once to begin recording, and tap it again to stop. While
recording, the button, storage indicator and the timecode at the top of your Studio Camera's
touchscreen turn red.
When recording, the record button displays red
When your camera is connected to an ATEM Mini, recording can be triggered on all cameras
simultaneously using the 'record stream' palette in ATEM Software Control.
Dropped Frame Indicator
The 'record' button is overlaid with a flashing '!' indicator if your camera begins dropping frames
while recording. The time remaining indicator for the affected flash disk also turns red. For
example, if your USB-C flash disk is dropping frames, the '!' indicator appears over the 'record'
button, and the time remaining indicator on the flash disk turns red. This lets you know if a
particular flash disk is too slow for your currently selected codec and resolution. The 'dropped
frame indicator' also appears if you have dropped a frame on the previously recorded clip. This
indicator continues until another clip is recorded, or the camera is power cycled.
The dropped frame indicator appears when a flash drive is
dropping frames
NOTE
You can set your Blackmagic Studio Camera to stop recording if dropped frames
are detected to avoid recording unusable footage. See the 'record settings' section in
this manual for more information.
Recording Time Remaining
When a USB-C flash disk is attached to your camera, the storage indicator at the bottom of the
touchscreen show how much recording time is left on the drive. The time is shown in minutes
and varies according to your selected frame rate and codec. The indicator automatically
recalculates if either of these settings are changed. When there is approximately five minutes
remaining on your drive, the indicator text turns red. The indicator will also blink if a second
drive is not connected and your recording drive has less than 2 minutes of record time
remaining. 'Full' will be displayed when a drive reaches maximum capacity.
The storage indicator shows the name of
your or USB-C flash disk and the record time
remaining in minutes
Touchscreen Controls
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