Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Camera with EVF Kit (PL Mount)

Capture the the essence of your story with a true cinematic look and feel using the redesigned URSA Cine 12K Large Format Camera with EVF Kit (PL Mount) from Blackmagic Design. The new URSA Cine 12K Camera features a new large cinematic 12K full-frame 36 x 24mm sensor with an advertised 16 stops of dynamic range and Blackmagic raw capture up to 12K 3:2 open gate. This kit includes an adjustable top handle assembly with a bright, powerful USB-C EVF. The URSA Cine 12K is a versatile camera that offers a range of features to enhance your filmmaking experience. With Wi-Fi and SRT live streaming, you can easily connect and share your content. The built-in ND filters give you precise control over exposure, ensuring balanced shots in any lighting. The camera has flexible control/power connections and includes both PL and EF mounts. It also includes 8TB of high-performance storage and high-speed networking for seamless media upload and syncing to Blackmagic Cloud. The URSA Cine 12K empowers you to capture stunning visuals with convenience and flexibility.

Cinematic Large Format Sensor

URSA Cine features a revolutionary new sensor designed for incredible quality images at all resolutions from 4K to a massive 12K! The larger sensor builds on the technology of URSA Mini Pro 12K with larger photo-sites leading to an astounding 16 stops of dynamic range. The unique RGBW architecture provides equal amounts of red, green and blue pixels. This means it is optimized to deliver incredibly rich colors at all resolutions and provide the ultimate in image quality and flexibility. Now you can capture more detail with a wider dynamic range than ever before! Plus, in sensor scaling means you can record at all resolutions without cropping!

A Camera Body Optimized for High End Productions!

URSA Cine is designed to meet the demands of any high end production. The evenly weighted camera body is built with a robust magnesium alloy chassis and lightweight carbon fiber polycarbonate composite skin to help you move quickly on set. Soft touch backlit buttons make controls easy to see in all conditions. There’s a 5" fold out touchscreen for reviewing shots and accessing camera settings, plus a dedicated assist station on the other side of the camera, with 5" LCD and full camera controls! Standard Lemo and Fischer connectors let you control the camera remotely while providing power for lens motors and other accessories. You also get 12G‑SDI out, 10G Ethernet, USB-C, XLR audio and more!

Large Format Flexibility

The large format sensor in URSA Cine provides the ultimate in flexibility for aspect ratios, lenses and delivery formats! The full sensor area gives you a stunning 3:2 open gate image which lets you reframe your shots in post production. Or you can use the large sensor area to shoot anamorphic and deliver in a range of aspect ratios with 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.66, 1.8 and 2x de-squeeze factors. Plus, you can shoot in 4K, 8K or 12K using the entire sensor without cropping, retaining the full field of view of your lenses. There are even 9K Super 35 4-perf, 3-perf and 2-perf modes for full compatibility with classic cinema lenses. All this lets you create distinctive content in the highest quality!

Interchangeable Lens Mounts

Different projects require different lenses which is why URSA Cine features an interchangeable lens mount. You can quickly switch between PL, LPL, EF and Hasselblad mounts. That means you can work with PL or LPL cinema lenses, EF or large format Hasselblad photographic lenses, making URSA Cine compatible with the widest possible range of professional lenses. Imagine using modern high speed lenses for sharp, precise images on one shoot and then shooting a period drama with vintage photographic lenses next! Plus, each mount has contact pins to read lens metadata for monitoring and for use in post production. With URSA Cine, you have the freedom to choose the lens you need for any kind of work!

Blackmagic RAW Fueled Image Capture

Blackmagic RAW is a revolutionary format designed to capture and preserve the quality of the sensor data from your camera. Blackmagic RAW files store camera metadata, lens data, white balance, digital slate information and custom LUTs to ensure consistency of image on set and through post production. Constant quality options lock the quality level, allowing compression to adapt, matching the detail of the scene. Constant bitrate encoding options are designed to give you the best possible images with predictable and consistent file size. URSA Cine records to the included Blackmagic Media Module 8TB, allowing you to capture over 4 hours of Blackmagic RAW in 12K or a massive 20 hours in 4K!

Full Frame Capture at Higher Frame Rates

URSA Cine is multiple cameras in one, shooting standard resolutions and frame rates in 4K, 8K, Super 35 9K and even insanely detailed 12K! You can shoot 100 fps in 12K 12,288 x 6480 17:9 or 120 fps in 12K 2.4:1 widescreen! For higher frame rates, you can shoot 144 fps at 8192 x 5360, 180 fps at 8192 x 3408 and even capture 8K 2.4:1 widescreen at an incredible 224 fps at 8,192 x 3,408! URSA Cine has flexible frame rate and resolution options, and captures with incredible motion rendering with smoother edges in 8K and 4K, even at lower frame rates. Plus, with a massive 100 megapixels per frame at up to 80 fps in Blackmagic RAW, you can capture perfect stills and motion shots at the same time!

High Performance Internal Media for Recording

URSA Cine is the first digital film camera with ultra fast high capability Cloud Store technology built in. Blackmagic Media Module is fast, rugged and includes a massive 8TB of storage. It’s like a Cloud Store Mini built into your camera! The high speed storage lets you record at the highest resolutions and frame rates for hours and access your files directly over high speed 10G Ethernet. Or you can use the media you already own with the optional Blackmagic Media Module CF, which has dual CFexpress slots. The module can be easily removed from the camera and loaded into a Blackmagic Media Dock for transferring media to a network or to Blackmagic Cloud for instant global collaboration!

Connect to Mobile Data, High Speed Wifi or Ethernet!

When live streaming or uploading to Blackmagic Cloud, you can connect and use an Apple or Android phone to get a connection to the internet via mobile data. Simply connect the phone to the USB-C port and URSA Cine will configure for mobile data. Plus it works with the latest high speed 5G phones, as well as 4G! You can also connect via high speed wifi or wired Ethernet using the 10G Ethernet port. With live streaming built into the camera, you get the solution you need for clients and post production to monitor shoots from anywhere in the world! That's a truly global post production solution that works with Blackmagic Cloud to create amazing teams of creative people all working together.

Live Stream Directly to Your Studio

Now you can live stream from film sets! URSA Cine features a built hardware streaming engine that supports RTMP and SRT streaming to major platforms or directly to clients! Simply connect to the internet via Ethernet, high speed wifi or even connect a 4G or 5G phone for mobile data! As the streaming is built into the camera, you can see the stream status and data rate in the viewfinder and the LCD! If you want to create a wireless link back to video village or the studio, then you can stream to a Blackmagic ATEM Streaming Bridge, which is an H.264 decoder that converts the video stream back to video. Now everyone can keep an eye on the shoot, live, while it's happening!

Compatible with Industry Standard Batteries and Power

URSA Cine includes an 8-pin Lemo power connector at the back of the camera that works with 24V and 12V power supplies. That means it’s easy to use the camera with existing power supplies, batteries and accessories! The front of the camera includes additional Lemo and Fischer connectors for powering lens motors and other accessories. URSA Cine comes with a massive 250W power supply and B Mount battery plate so you can use a wide range of high voltage batteries from manufacturers such as IDX, Blueshape, Core SWX, BEBOB and more. You can also add the optional Blackmagic URSA Cine VLock Battery Plate or Blackmagic URSA Cine Gold Battery Plate for using legacy V‑Mount and Gold Mount batteries.

Wireless Bluetooth Camera Control

If you're positioning the camera on the end of a jib or gimbal, you can get full control via Bluetooth from up to 30 feet away. You can download the Blackmagic Camera Control app for your iPad or use third party apps such as Bluetooth+ or tRigger on your iOS and Android devices. There’s even a free developer SDK with sample code available from the Blackmagic Design developer website, so you can create your own remote camera control and digital slate solutions! Imagine building an app that can jam sync timecode and trigger all cameras to record at the same time. The possibilities are endless!

Includes DaVinci Resolve Studio

URSA Cine includes a full version of DaVinci Resolve Studio. You get the world’s most advanced solution that combines professional editing, color correction, audio post and visual effects all in one software tool! DaVinci Resolve is used to finish more Hollywood feature films than any other solution, so you'll get the best possible post production tools to edit native video from your camera and retain every bit of quality. Whether you’re working on major Hollywood feature films, episodic television, music videos, commercials or even the latest YouTube shoot, DaVinci Resolve Studio gives you a completely lossless workflow for native editing, color correction, effects, audio and delivery.

Comes Ready to Shoot

URSA Cine comes with everything you need to get started on set! Every camera comes in a rugged Pelican case with custom foam cutouts that precisely and securely fit the camera and its accessories. The PL lens mount comes preinstalled on the camera body, plus you get an interchangeable locking EF mount for a strong and secure attachment when using heavier cine lenses. You even get a massive 8TB Media Module preinstalled, formatted and ready to record. That’s enough for over 4 hours of stunning 12K! You also get a top handle, antennas for high speed wifi, baseplate, 24V power supply and high voltage B mount battery plate for quick set up.