The URSA Mini Pro is a professional digital camera which has the same image quality of the URSA Mini 4.6K but also has the same functions and external commands from a traditional video camera! You have several ergonomic commands on the side of the camera to adjust the operations without ever losing the image from your eyes. The URSA Mini Pro also has an integrated ND filters turret, a status screen and has a revolutionary interchangeable mount system that will allow you to use lenses such as EF, PL and even video B4 !. This camera can records up to 60 images/second and records on two C-Fast 2.0 cards but it can also use two SD card when working in HD. The URSA Mini Pro is lightweight and comfortable enough to shoot handheld all day . It has all the easy controls from the more expensive broadcast camera but with a superb 4.6K pictures !
Camera Characteristics
Effective sensor size
25,34mm x 14,25mm (Super 35)
Lenses Mount
EF Mount (Interchangeable with PL and B4 mount)
Control of the lens
Electronic control via the EF mount or via the 12-pin broadcast connectors for compatible lenses.
Dynamic Range
15 stops.
Shooting Resolution
4608 x 2592, 4608 x 1920 (4.6K 2.40:1) , 4096 x 2304 (4K 16:9), 4096 x 2160 (4K DCI), 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD), 3072 x 2560 (3K Anamorphic), 2048 x 1152 (2K 16:9), 2048x1080 (2K DCI), 1920 x 1080
Shooting speeds
The maximum image frequency of the sensor depends of the selected resolution and codec. It supports speeds of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30,50,59.94 and 60 i/s. Off-speed images up 60p in 4.6k and 2k in Window mode.
Integrated ND filters
Four position ND filter turret: clear , 2 stops, 4 stops and 6 stops
Focus
Focus feature which activates the peaking feature and there's also an autofocus mode when using autofocus lenses
Iris control
The Iris feature can control the iris on Canon EF lens and there's also an autoiris feature specially usefull when working in B4 video zoom.
LCD size
4"
Screen type
LCD touchscreen
Metadata
Lens metadata when shooting with an EF lens plus the usual clip metadata (take, scene, reel, project name etc)
Controls
Touchscreen controls of pretty much everything straight from the main LCD screen, 2 custom buttons that you could assign to the features that you want
Timecode
Timecode input in BNC with a maximum of 2 frames drift after 18 hours of operations.
I/O
Video input
1 SDI
Video outputs
1 main SDI in the back
1 SDI in the front for the viewfinder or an external monitor
both outputs could be switched between UHD and HD
SDI speeds
3G, 12G
external 12V
XLR 4 and P-tap
Timecode
time code in / out
Audio inputs
2 x XLR 3 that could works either in analog line level or mike level with or without phantom power and could also be switched to AES/EBU digital
Audio output
1 3.5mm headset connection
Time code and sync
Tri-Sync/Black burst/Timecode.
Remote control and bluetooth
1 LANC 2.5mm input for record/stop and some iris focus control
Bluetooth control from a iPhone or iPad available with an app from the Apple App Store(no Android app available)
SDI control available from an Arduino control module available from Blackmagic Design
Audio
Microphone
Built-in microphone
Speaker
Built in speaker and headphone jack
Resolutions
SD video
not supported
HD video
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
Ultra HD video
2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30, 2160p50, 2160p59.94, 2160p60
SDI standards
SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 424 B, SMPTE 2081-1, SMPTE 2082-1
Digital audio
48 kHz samplings at 24 bits.
cards
Support
2 x Cfast cards for up to 4.6KRAW and ProRes. 2 x SD cards for HD
Click here to see every available modes
card format
The Cfast and SD could be formatted in either EXfat (PC, MAC, Linux) or HFS+ (MAC)
Supported codecs
Codecs
CinemaDNG RAW, CinemaDNG RAW 3:1, CinemaDNG RAW 4:1, Apple ProRes 4444 XQ QuickTime, ProRes 4444 QuickTime, ProRes 422 HQ QuickTime, ProRes 422 QuickTime, ProRes 422 LT QuickTime and ProRes 422 Proxy QuickTime.
Controls
External control
The camera could be remote controlled from a ATEM blackmagic video mixer, the Blackmagic Arduino shield or Bluetooth from an iPhone or iPad
Colorisation
Color by
DaVinci YRGB
Tally
Tally light
Tally indication on the LCD screen, camera body and Blackmagic viewfinder.
SDI control protocol
Available from SDI data channel 15 and 16
Data recording
Card types
2 x CFast 2.0
2 x SD UHS-II type
Capacity
4608 x 2592
CinemaDNG RAW - 513MB/s
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
all based on a 30 fps recording.
Recording formats
RAW CinemaDNG lossless, RAW 3:1 and RAW 4:1 with film dynamic range (15 stops) en :
4608 x 2592, 4608 x 1920, 4096 x 2304, 4096 x 2160, 3072 x 2560, 2048 x 1152, 2048 x 1080 et 1920 x 1080.
Apple ProRes in film or vidéo dynamic range .
4608 x 2592, 4608 x 1920, 4096 x 2304, 4096 x 2160, 3072 x 2560, 2048 x 1152, 2048 x 1080 et 1920 x 1080
Power
Power inputs
I Anton-Bauer battery connection
1 XLR 4 standard 12V input
external power
XLR 4
battery
Gold mount type
Physical dimensions
Operation specs
Temp
0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
Storage
-20° to 45°C (-4° to 113°F)
Humidity
0% to 90% without condensation