I “hacked” it, though it’s not much of a hack.

And yes, ProRes is latent in the firmware and just not enabled yet. And with the new beta firmware, they distribute as a pw protected zip file which makes it harder to find the trick.

Love that Toronto footage jleo <3

Hmmmm. Wonder if the budget version could be hacked to shoot 4K 120?

I'd guess that the reduced dynamic range comes from whatever cheaper sensor they are using. Judging by PoE as a feature, I'd also guess that they intend the cheaper camera to be used in multi-camera streaming setups which are frequently indoors where lighting is fairly easy to control.

In any case, a ProRes/raw capable camera available for $799 is still pretty great. There's pretty much 0 competition in that range - and if it doesn't sell well at $799, I'm sure the price will come down similar to the E1.

They officially have pro res now at 422 ..interesting little guy now

no 24p. no sale :)

@jleo 24p is available and has been for some time. I'm using it for my current project.

@sammy I haven't done scientific tests, but the DR looks better than my Sonys (A7r III and A7s II). Color looks nice. IQ is nice with newer firmware (they added a minimal/no sharpening option finally).

The primary significant differentiators between it and the pocket4k (they use the same sensor and unbiased tests have found the image quality to be very similar, with a slight edge to raw from the bmpcc4k):
- bmpcc 4k: shoots raw, built-in touchscreen with a nice gui (does not rotate, though, which is annoying), has a built-in shoe, various reports of instability/crashing, poor battery life with lp-e6 batteries (30-50 minutes? I'm not sure - I don't have one), janky autofocus (or no autofocus)
- e2: 4kp120, all shooting modes/speeds are full frame/non-windows, smaller more attractive body, better battery life (uses np-f batteries natively, I get about 90 minutes on a third-party 550 and about 210 minutes on a third-party 970), 8 1/4" mounting holes so you can add shoes if you want them or other accessories if you prefer, mine has been rock solid since firmware 0.82, janky autofocus which has basic human tracking

tl;dr - If you have the bmpcc4k, like it, and it is serving your needs, I wouldn't even consider the e2. If I were going to choose one, I'd choose the e2.

@eatstoomuchjam thanks. Really want a B and C cam to the Alexa mini that is compact and can cut with the mini on a couple shots when needed. Funny you say the pocket and z cam 2 have same sensor,as they them self on Facebook group said its not (or dont want to admit it haha ) . I got also an ursa 4.6k ..its good . Just too big compared to alexa mini and can not use it for B cam stuff as much as I want to .

Firmware 0.84 released with lots of improvements including that the test_prores file is no longer needed to enable ProRes.

Firmware 0.84

• Add: Apple ProRes Proxy/ProRes LT/ProRes 422/ProRes 422 HQ are supported
• Add: H.264 proxy file is supported while recording ProRes.
  If you want to playback the ProRes file in E2, please turn it on.
  It requires more CFAST/SSD bandwidth.
• Add: Center Mark & Frame Line
• Add: 4K/C4K Low Noise resolution.
  With 4K/C4K Low Noise mode, it would get better noise performance and DR.
  With normal 4K/C4K 30/25/24 fps, it would get less jello effect.
• Add: Magnify the HDMI preview while recording
• Add: Z-Log2/Rec709/FLAT use seperated image settings(Luminance Level, Sharpness, etc)
• Add: External LTC module is supported, the hardware will be ready soon.
• Update: Optimize the writing speed of CFAST/SS0D
• Update: High bitrate for 4K/C4K P120 is changed to 300Mbps
• Update: [GUI] Use Resolution & Project FPS instead of Movie Format
• Update: [GUI] Move Video System item to Record menu
• Update: [GUI] Move Flicker Reduction item to Exposure menu
• Update: LANC command support AF and playback
• Fixed: Greenish under Z-Log2 in some low light environment
• Fixed: WDR C4K image artifact
• Fixed: ISO 640 bad noise performace under Z-Log2
• Fixed: Timelapse interval > 1s under 50/60 fps doesn't work
• Other minor bug fixed.
  Note:

1. After install this version of firmware, the E2 can NOT be rollback to previous version.
2. To get better writing performance, the CFAST/SSD must be formated by E2.
3. While using ProRes, the Luminace Level must be Limited.

Who tested the camera ? I would like to know if the dynamic range is really 16 stops. Because I don't see 16 stops when I look the E2 video WDR demo on zcam website (Do I need an HDR monitor to see 16stops ?) t