Hey there,
We are doing some testing with the pix boom, and I am having issue getting out an SDI signal out of the camera body. I was able to briefly get bars after hitting the Home/Live button but have not been able to get them or an image of the camera again. Any tips or a link to a manual would be appreciated!
At the moment, the SDI output is not enabled.
The only active output is the HDMI (at 1080p or 2160p) for now - this is something the team is actively working on. SDI is high on the priority list, likely to be enabled in the next FW update.
-A
We are testing the pixboom right now
user interface is quite comprehensible
But a User manual is highly necessary to setup correctly the camera for test and customer’s show
Thanks for any support
Really? The camera ships with SDI not working? That must be a joke, right?
It was stated since the beginning that the sdi will become available in a future firmware update. Annoying but nothing too strange, it’s year that the Phantom cinemag reader SDI aren’t working 
Interesting - have not seen that anywhere. Any other surprises that we should be aware of? hahha
I didn’t know about the SDI not being enabled until one of the last couple update posts, and I’m pretty active reading on here and checking out reviews.
As for the topic on manuals, they mentioned in a recent update post that they were finalizing a physical manual to ship with the camera, so it sounds like units going out to buyers will have one. That said, hopefully they make a digital version available as well in case the physical copy gets lost and also to reflect improvements/updates that occur after the fact.
I don’t remember where it is noted, but I am sure about it ‘cause I knew it since months, and when I bought the viewfinder to use with the camera (a Kameleon) I double checked that it has also hdmi, so guarantee somewhere it is written
It’s just a side effect of the cameras being in development. I’d rather have the camera and be able to shoot content with it than wait until the team finishes features that aren’t strictly required for shooting content.
I agree that SDI is important, but I can live without it for a little while.
In my test black ubit HDMI doesn’t work, no signal in three different external monitor, different cables and settings!
Any idea to fix the problem? It’s quite hard to focus with T1.0 using the built in display!
Please help 
WoW… This is the first I have heard and realized the SDI port was not currently enabled. This opens a whole can of worms for my upcoming coaster shoot. I guess it’s going to have to be a Blackmagic converter kind of day! …
I should have known when I saw the camera using an HDMI connection at NAB that something was up. That is a bit of a problem for 99% of Pro-level productions, Hope they can get that enabled ASAP, like way before a new UI or 12 bit.
We’ll definitely need SDI without a doubt, but my field monitors have HDMI as well as SDI, so that will do for a (hopefully) short period…
Yep, most monitors these days do indeed have hdmi however, hdmi can and does add to latency, connection issues and just overall it’s not a great connector for camera equipment.
So ya, we can get by in some fields but it may cause some more headaches on shoots days then it’s worth, such as on the coasters because the vibration causes drop outs with hdmi all the time.
But end of the day, it is what it is!
I agree that HDMI has no place in production, I’m just willing to live with it temporarily – but not indefinitely. Fortunately I don’t need the Spark to be a primary production camera since I have two Black Magic cinema cameras.
Yea, I’ve been on that BM train before, might hop back on again, one day, for now I am basically only a RED & ARRI shooter and a loyal Nikon stills shooter lol.
I transitioned from Red to Black Magic recently because of the 12Ks. Given a chance I’d use an Alexa or Venice happily, but that’s rare in the indie world.