ATEM Micro Camera Panel Unveiled at NAB 2025

NAB 2025 | New from NAB 2025

Blackmagic Design announced ATEM Micro Camera Panel, a new portable camera control panel with high end broadcast CCU controls for ATEM switchers. With a large joystick and physical buttons, ATEM Micro Camera Panels lets producers control iris, pedestal, shutter, white balance, master gain, RGB balance and more for up to 8 cameras from a single panel. This new portable camera control panel also features an internal battery and connects via Bluetooth or USB-C.

The ATEM Micro Camera Panel debuted and was demonstrated at the Blackmagic Design NAB 2025 booth #SL216

ATEM Micro Camera Panel Features

The ATEM Camera Control Panels are broadcast camera control units that extends the software features in ATEM Software Control. All ATEM Mini models support camera control when used with HDMI on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras and Blackmagic Studio Cameras, plus ATEM Constellation supports camera control with SDI on Blackmagic Studio Cameras and URSA Broadcast cameras for amazing professional broadcast workflows. The control panel lets a single person monitor and adjust a wide range of camera parameters such as black levels, gain, color balance, shutter speed and more. This leaves their camera operators free to focus on more important tasks such as framing and shot composition.

The Micro Camera Panel lets users control their cameras with a high end broadcast CCU style controller. It’s portable because it has an internal battery and connects via Bluetooth or USB-C. Buttons along the side let users select between 8 cameras, and allows users to check which cameras are live ahead of time. The design features a smooth machined metal control for adjusting iris and pedestal. Users can also control the camera’s shutter speed, white balance, RGB gain and more.

Designed for live production

When working on live production, it’s critical all cameras are perfectly color matched for a consistent look as users transition between different sources. The ATEM Mini Extreme ISO G2 features built-in camera control, but producers can enhance it by adding a dedicated ATEM Micro Camera Panel. This panel provides broadcast-style CCU controls that are the same as broadcast style CCU controllers. The knob is large and highly precise, and there are clean and easy-to-read status LEDs. The large joystick allows direct adjustment of iris and rotates to set black level. There are even red, green and blue knobs for fine control of camera color tint.

Quote from Grant Petty

“Since the release of the ATEM Micro Panel last year, we’ve been wanting to bring that same, affordable high end broadcast panel feel to camera control and that’s what we’ve been able to do with ATEM Micro Camera Panel,” said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. “It’s got the same high end broadcast CCU design and controls as our larger 4 channel camera panel, but at a much more affordable price. Plus it’s portable! We think customers are going to be really impressed with the quality of this panel and we can’t wait to see how they use it in their live productions.”