Blackmagic Design URSA MINI 4K EF

Blackmagic Design URSA MINI 4K EF-Mount Digital Cinema Camera

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Blackmagic Design URSA MINI 4K EF-Mount Digital Cinema Camera

  • Super-35mm CMOS Sensor
  • 4000 x 2160 Video up to 60p
  • Compressed & Uncompressed Raw Recording
  • Ready-to-Edit ProRes 444 + 422 Recording
  • Dual CFast 2.0 Memory Card Slots
  • 12G-SDI Output, Timecode and REF Input
  • 1080p Flip-Out Screen
  • Touchscreen Interface
  • 2x XLR Audio Inputs with Phantom Power
  • Magnesium Alloy Body

Compact and in the handheld friendly form factor, URSA Mini 4K Digital Cinema by Blackmagic Design is a Cinema Camera that has Super-35mm, and 12-stops of dynamic range. This particular unit is the EF-Mount version which works well with most lenses, as such, it can handle diverse styles of styles of filmmaking.

URSA Mini 4K EF Mount processes the cinematic content in the CinemaDNG format into CFast 2.0 memory cards to the 60fps. Thanks to the dual CFast cards where you can have a long duration of recording and fast way to switch the cards. This camera does not only keeps the full dynamic color and range tonality output for having extra control in the post-production phase but also produces compressed file at 3:1 and 4:1 ratios while still offering the post-production flexibility.

From the quality of the recording, this URSA Mini 4K EF is able to process and display UHD (3840 x 2160) and 1080p video quality with ProRes files in the 444 and 422 chroma subsampling in different flavors. As for the footage, what you will have, is the UHD footage that is processed in the ProRes 444 XQ at the rate of 312.5 MB/s to 1080p in the ProRes 422 Proxy file type in relatively small data rate at 5.6Mb/s.

Specs

Sensor

Size

21.12 x 11.88 (Super-35)

 

Lens Mount

Active Canon EF

 

Effective Resolution

4000 x 2160

 

Dynamic Range

12 stops

 

Shooting Resolutions

4000 x 2160

3840 x 2160

1920 x 1080

 

Frame Rates

23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps

 

Display

Dimensions

5" diagonal

 

Screen Type

LCD capacitive touchscreen

 

Resolution

1920 x 1080

 

Recording

Media Card Slots

2 x CFast 2.0

 

Recording Formats

CinemaDNG Raw (Uncompressed or 3:1 Compressed) @ 4000 x 2160 (film dynamic range)

Apple ProRes @ 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 (film or video dynamic range)

 

Data Rates

4000 x 2160:

CinemaDNG Raw - 265 MB/s

CinemaDNG RAW 3:1 - 125 MB/s

3840 x 2160:

Apple ProRes 444 XQ - 312.5 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

Rates based on 30 frames per second.

 

Metadata Support

Automatic camera data and user entered data such as shot number, filenames, and keywords

 

Connections

Output

1 x 12G-SDI -- 10-bit 4:2:2

 

Reference

1 x Reference input

 

Timecode

1 x Timecode input

 

Analog Audio Inputs

2 x XLR -- selected mic/line level and +48 V phantom power

 

SDI Audio Output

2-channel

 

Remote Control

2 x LANC on 2.5 mm sub-mini -- controls record START/STOP, iris, and focus

 

USB

1 x USB 2.0 mini type B for software updates

 

Supported 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

 

General

Microphone

2 x Built-in cardioid microphones for stereo recording with -10dB pad and low-cut filter

 

Speaker

Integrated mono (enabled in playback when headphones are not used)

 

Controls

Touch screen menus on 5" screen, push button controls for navigating menus

 

Mounting Options

Integrated rod mounts compatible with 15mm Light Weight Support (LWS) standard

 

System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.9 or newer, Windows 7 (64-bit) or 8 (64-bit)

Note: See Blackmagic website for detailed system requirements and configuration guides.

 

Power Connectors

Inputs:

1 x 4-pin XLR input for external power supply or battery

1 x 12-pin molex connector on rear battery plate

 

Outputs:

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

 

Battery Plate Support

Mounting holes for V-mount and Gold Mount battery plates

 

Operating Temperature

32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C

 

Storage Temperature

-4 to 113°F / -20 to 45°C

 

Humidity

0 to 90% RH, non-condensing

 

Dimensions

8.2 x 7.6 x 5.8" / 21 x 19.3 x 14.7 cm

 

Weight

5 lb / 2.3 kg

 

Packaging Info

Package Weight

7.95 lb

 

Box Dimensions (LxWxH)

13.0 x 10.1 x 7.9"

 

In The Box

EF-Mount Port Cap

Side Handle

LANC Cable

Power Supply

Blackmagic Design URSA Mini 4K Digital Cinema Camera (EF-Mount)

DaVinci Resolve Full-Version License Dongle

Limited 1-Year Warranty

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