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A1 vs Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

Quick take: The A1 has the highest resolution at 55MP; the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is the most affordable.

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Specification A1Antigravity · 2025Pocket Cinema Camera 4KBlackmagic · 2018
Price £909£849Best
Resolution 55.0MPBest8.8MP
Weather Sealed Not weather sealedNot weather sealed
Mount Fixed lens (360°, f/2.2)Micro Four Thirds
Take-off weight 249 g—
Fly without registering Yes — under 250 g—
Flight time 24 min—
Wind resistance 10.7 m/s—
Obstacle sensing Omnidirectional—
Video link OmniLink 360—
Range 6.0 km—
Top speed 16.0 m/s—
Cameras 1—
RAW stills Yes—
Vertical shooting Not supported—
Intelligent flight Subject tracking, waypoints, return-to-home—
Storage 20 GB built in + microSD slot—
Controller in the box Vision goggles + Grip Motion Controller—
FPV Yes, goggles in the box—
Folds Yes—
Sensor —Micro Four Thirds
Top video —4K
4K frame rate —60 fps
Slow motion —120 fps (HD)
RAW internal —BRAW, ProRes RAW
Codecs —Blackmagic RAW, Apple ProRes RAW HQ, Apple ProRes RAW, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy
Log —Blackmagic Film Gen 5
Built-in ND —None — use lens filters or a matte box
XLR inputs —1
SDI out —Not on this body
HDMI —Full-size
Timecode —Yes
Dual native ISO —Yes
Autofocus —Contrast detect only
Stabilisation —No stabilisation
Battery —Canon LP-E6
Media —CFast + SD + SSD / media module (USB-C)
Record limit —No limit (cinema camera)
Lens mount —Micro Four Thirds
Body weight —722 g

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