If you have a Blackmagic camera (I was loaned a Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for this review), you can even control it through the software via HDMI, adjusting exposure settings, focus, and even color correction. You can add custom graphics like lower thirds, record macros, load still images to use as green screen backgrounds, and control audio levels. When combined with the control software, which is the same program that powers Blackmagic’s $10,000 professional ATEM switcher, the amount of fine-tuning available is nearly endless - for the uninitiated, it’s a bit mind-boggling. That same philosophy is intact in the ATEM Mini Pro. One thing I’ve always appreciated about Blackmagic Design products, like the Pocket Cinema Camera series, is how their advanced features don’t clog up the elegant user interface. However, if you need to run more complex videoconferences or YouTube livestreams - or simply want to show off by being the most extra participant on the Zoom call - the ATEM Mini is a game-changer.
To be clear, this product is beyond overkill if you just want to use a single camera as a webcam. Blackmagic Design told me it is “building them as fast as we can,” but keeping up with demand has proven difficult.
Many people have taken a new interest in the ATEM Mini line in the wake of social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19, so both the standard and Pro versions are on backorder at major retailers. With the ATEM Mini, you can attach any camera that has a clean HDMI output (that is, without UI overlays), including many mirrorless cameras and DSLRs.ĪT $595 for the Pro and $295 for the standard model, the pricing is excellent for this category. A computer’s built-in webcam is mediocre at best, and even standalone USB webcams have limitations. Fitbit Versa 3Īctually, the ATEM Mini Pro (and more affordable, non-Pro variant) has a more realistic goal focused on the rise of work-from-home videoconferencing: Turning a real camera into a webcam.
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