Blackmagic URSA MINI

This is  a lightweight miniaturized URSA featuring an incredible 4.6K Super 35 image sensor with global shutter and a massive 15 stops of dynamic range! The super compact and lightweight design is perfectly balanced for handheld use and comfortable enough for all day shooting. That means you get a handheld camera with higher resolution and better dynamic range than most Super 35mm film! URSA Mini shoots up to 60 frames per second, has a super bright 5 inch foldout viewfinder, dual RAW and ProRes recorders and more. You can select from four models of URSA Mini with 4.6K or 4K image sensors and either EF or PL lens mounts.

 

Handheld Digital Film Camera

Perfect for feature film, television production and more!
Blackmagic URSA Mini is designed to be used on
1. feature films, 2.television shows,3. commercials, 4.indies, 5.documentaries, 6.music videos and more. The stunning quality of its 4.6K sensor with 15 stops of dynamic range lets you capture epic cinematic shots, while its compact size is perfect for solo shoots or smaller crews! You can easily customize URSA Mini with high quality cinema lenses, rails, matte boxes and more. The optional shoulder mount kit features a quick release mounting plate so you can go from handheld to shoulder or tripod in seconds, making it perfect for pickup and run shooting situations. It's the handheld Super 35mm digital film camera that you can use anywhere and, because it's an URSA, everything you need is built right in!

 

Revolutionary URSA Design

URSA Mini features a compact, perfectly balanced body made out of advanced technology magnesium alloys so it's rugged, lightweight and comfortable enough to be used all day. Like all URSA cameras, it includes everything you need built right in! You get a super bright 5 inch fold out 1080 HD touch screen for on-set monitoring and to change camera settings, professional connectors such as 12G-SDI, a high quality stereo microphones and a side grip with control buttons mounted on a standard rosette. The optional Blackmagic viewfinder and shoulder mount kit allow you to go from tripod to over the shoulder shooting in seconds, so you can keep up with the action!

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URSA Mini's body is built out of a super strong magnesium alloy, making it durable enough to use in the most extreme environments! The magnesium alloy also makes it lightweight and helps to keep the camera cool by piping heat into an exchanger that allows convection cooling and heat dissipation from the camera's body. URSA Mini features two high speed CFast slots for storing images, a brilliant 5" fold out touchscreen, professional connections and 9 mounting points for adding accessories and building custom rigs.
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Highly Customizable

Blackmagic URSA Mini is completely customizable so you can create a rig that's built specifically for your production! You can add accessories like the Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder and Blackmagic URSA Mini Shoulder Kit, or choose from hundreds of third party accessories. URSA Mini has 9 standard ¼" threaded mounting points on the top and bottom of the camera so you can mount it directly to a tripod as well as add accessories such as rails, sliders, matte boxes, microphones, ring lights, batteries and more. Whether you're building a feature film rig or outfitting the camera for an ENG style shoot, URSA Mini has all of the mount points and connections you need!

 

Cinematic 4.6K Sensor

Capture incredible digital film images with 15 stops of dynamic range
URSA Mini operates at a resolution and dynamic range that goes well beyond traditional motion picture film. You get a 4.6K image sensor that captures up to 4608 x 2592 pixels, that's bigger than full DCI 4K! The sensor features global shutter up to 30 frames per second and rolling shutter up to 60 frames per second with 15 stops of dynamic range. Built in refrigeration cooling ensures maximum dynamic range so you get incredibly clean pictures with amazing detail in both the dark shadows and bright highlight areas of the image. You can also choose a lower cost 4K model of URSA Mini with 12 stops of dynamic range when you don't need the performance and are on a tighter budget.

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High Frame Rate Recording

Capture the action with crystal clear slow motion
URSA Mini can shoot at high frame rates and then play it back at the edit frame rate so you get smooth slow motion video. Simply set the sensor frame rate to get different types of slow motion effects. URSA Mini can capture full resolution 4.6K recordings at up to 60 frames per second and up to 120 frames per second in regular 1080 HD! When you need even more dramatic, higher frame rate slow motion shooting, you can use the regular URSA which can record high resolution 4.6K images at an amazing 100 frames per second!

 

Stunning Ultra HD

Higher resolution creates smooth vivid Ultra HD images
Because URSA Mini features a 4.6K native resolution image sensor it can capture much higher resolution than Ultra HD. This means when you're working in Ultra HD you have a lot of extra resolution that can be used through the de-bayering image processing so you can recover full color for incredible images. The wide dynamic range blows away high end broadcast cameras to give you dramatically better images that can be colored corrected for a truly cinematic look. For fa

ster post production, quickly switch settings to use regular video dynamic range, so you can shoot great looking video without the need for color correction.

 

Non Stop Recording

Change memory cards even while recording
Blackmagic URSA Mini features dual CFast 2.0 recorders so you never have to stop recording when you need to change the media! When the current card is full, recording continues onto the second card so you can swap out the full card and just keep shooting. URSA Mini uses the latest, incredibly fast CFast 2.0 technology for recording speeds up to 350 MB/s. You get perfect high frame rate RAW recording and instant play back on the built in 5 inch screen. Files can be saved as lossless 12-bit CinemaDNG RAW for the highest possible quality, or as ProRes for easy post production workflows with minimum storage requirements!

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Touchscreen Control
Change settings and monitoring with the touch of your finger

URSA Mini high resolution 5 inch fold out monitor includes a touch screen so you get easy access to the revolutionary URSA camera interface. All of your settings, controls and monitoring tools are at your fingertips. That means you don't have to hunt through confusing menus to make changes. You can see and change all camera settings, view timecode, histograms for checking levels, audio levels and a focus peaking indicator for checking focus!

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Professional Connections

All the connections you need for virtually any use!
Blackmagic URSA Mini features multiple connections such as 12G-SDI out, HD-SDI monitoring out, 2 LANC inputs, balanced XLR audio with phantom power, timecode in and reference input. On the front right side of the camera the 4 pin XLR DC and HD-SDI monitoring output are located in the perfect position for connecting to an optional viewfinder or on set monitor. The 12G-SDI output handles up to 2160p60 using a single BNC cable and also switches to 6G-SDI or HD-SDI depending on the shooting format.

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Side Hand Grip

Comfortable and lightweight for handheld shooting!
URSA Mini includes a side hand grip with record start/stop, iris and focus buttons built in. The handle is mounted to the body of the camera using a standard rosette and also has a LANC connection. That means you can remove the handle and mount a custom rig directly to the rosette or you can relocate the handle to the rosette at the front of the camera on the optional shoulder mount kit. If you prefer, you can replace the hand grip with custom third party handles.

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External Mount Points
Use the widest range of accessories
When you're doing professional work you want to make sure you can securely connect the things you need, like external microphones, large lenses, and more. URSA Mini can be customized with standard 3rd party camera accessories including rails and matte boxes so you can build a custom rig that fits your production! There are standard ¼" threaded points positioned over the top and bottom of the camera to make it easy to add the things you need. The optional shoulder mount kit also includes a quick lock tripod mount so you can take your fully rigged URSA Mini from the tripod to your shoulder in seconds!
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Specifications

Camera Features
Sensor Size 25.34mm x 14.25mm (Super35)
Shooting Resolutions 4608 x 2592
4096 x 2304 (4K 16:9)
4608 x 1920 (4K 2.4:1)
3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD)
3072 x 2560 (3K Anamorphic)
2048 x 1152 (2K 16:9)
1920 x 1080
Frame Rates Maximum sensor frame rate dependent on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps supported.
Dynamic Range 15 stops
Shutter Type User selectable between rolling and global shutter
Focus Focus button turns on peaking, auto focus available using compatible lenses.
Iris Control Iris button automatically adjusts the lens iris settings on compatible lenses so no pixel is clipped in film mode. Scene average auto exposure in video mode.
Lens Mount EF Mount
Screen Dimensions 5" - 1920 x 1080
Screen Type LCD capacitive touchscreen
Metadata Support Automatic camera data and user data such as shot number, filenames, keywords and GPS positioning.
Controls Touchscreen menus on 5" screen. Push buttons for other controls. 2 assignable shortcut keys.
Microphone 2 x built in cardioid microphones for stereo recording with -10dB pad and low cut filter.
Speaker 1 x mono speaker, enabled in playback mode when headphones are not used.
Mounting Options Integrated rod mounts compatible with 15mm Light Weight Support standard
Storage Features
Storage Rates 4608 x 2592
CinemaDNG RAW 3:1 - 180 MB/s
CinemaDNG RAW 4:1 - 135 MB/s
3840 x 2160
Apple ProRes 444 XQ - 250 MB/s
Apple ProRes 444 - 165 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 HQ - 110 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 - 73.6 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 LT - 51 MB/s
Apple ProRes Proxy - 22.4 MB/s
1920 x 1080
Apple ProRes 444 XQ - 62.5 MB/s
Apple ProRes 444 - 41.25 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 HQ - 27.5 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 - 18.4 MB/s
Apple ProRes 422 LT - 12.75 MB/s
Apple ProRes Proxy - 5.6 MB/s
Storage rates based on 30 frames per second.
Storage Type 2 x CFast 2.0
Recording Formats Lossless CinemaDNG RAW, RAW 3:1 and RAW 4:1 with film dynamic range at 4608 x 2592, 4096 x 2304, 4608 x 1920, 3072 x 2560, and 2048 x 1152. Apple ProRes 3840 x 2160 and 1920 x 1080 with either film or video dynamic range.
Connections
SDI Video Output 1 x 12G-SDI 10-bit 4:2:2
Ref Input 1 x BNC Reference Input
Timecode Input 1 x BNC Timecode Input
Analog Audio Input 2 x XLR analog switchable between mic and line levels. Phantom power support.
SDI Audio Output 2 channel
Headphones 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
Remote Control 2 x 2.5mm LANC input for Rec Start/Stop, plus Iris and Focus control using compatible lenses.
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Mini-B port for software updates.
Standards
SDI Compliance SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 424 Level B, Draft SMPTE 2081-1, Draft SMPTE 2082-1
SDI Audio Sampling 48 kHz and 24 bit
Software
Software Included DaVinci Resolve grading software including Resolve USB dongle for Mac OS X and Windows.

Blackmagic Media Express software.

Blackmagic Disk Speed Test.
Blackmagic Camera Setup.

Power Requirements
External Power Input 1 x 4-pin XLR port for external power or battery use.
1 x 12-pin molex connector on rear battery plate.
Custom V-mount battery plate with D-tap +12V regulated output from camera.
External Power Ouput 1 x 12V output using 4-pin XLR for powering external accessories such as EVF.
1 x 12V regulated output from rear molex 12-way connector.
Power Rear camera mount compatible with industry standard V-mount or Gold Mount battery plates.
Accessories
Optional Accessories URSA Mini Shoulder Kit including top handles and extender arm for hand grip
VLock Battery Plate
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
Storage Temperature -20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
Relative Humidity 0% to 90% non-condensing
What's Included Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K EF
Turret Dust Cap
Side Hand Grip
LANC Cable
Power supply
Warranty
Product Warranty 12 Month Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.