

The Broadcast model uses an optimized sensor for broadcasting in Ultra HD, as well as a specialized B4 lens mount and a neutral-density filter wheel on the body. It has a threaded camera mount to mount a camera onto the URSA. However, the HDMI model doesn't have a lens system at all and a separate camera must be connected to the camera via HDMI to record. The EF and PL mounts are interchangeable and can work with any compatible lenses. The URSA is available in four different models: EF, PL, HDMI and Broadcast. However, the system must be updated through a computer using USB instead of other technologies like firmware over the air.īlackmagic URSA mini videocamera with a Canon EF mount and lens The software allows the user to add metadata about a single file, including - but not limited to: shot, take and scene numbers, as well as filenames. The URSA uses Camera Utility, the proprietary software developed by Blackmagic also in use for the Cinema Cameras.

The camera records lossless CinemaDNG RAW, RAW 3:1 and 4:1 and Apple ProRes. The camera comprises two displays the main 10.1" flip-out TFT-LCD display that is controlled using physical buttons and a 5" LCD capacitive touchscreen that can show recording status and can be used to access features by another operator. All models and variants include DaVinci Resolve. The camera can come in both 4K and 4.6K specifications, with max resolutions being 4608 x 2592 for the 4.6K spec and 4000 x 2160 for the 4K. In August, a public beta of the redesigned Camera Utility 4.0 for URSA Mini was released. The 4.6K version of the Mini was then released in March 2016, controversially without global shutter. A B4 lens mount was added to the Mini in September. In April 2015, the URSA Mini was announced and all URSA models and variants received another update that upgraded the maximum frame rate for the windowed 1080p resolution to 150 fps and added support for Apple ProRes 444 XQ and updated the models with a second-generation sensor. In November, a firmware update maxed the frame rate to 80p and added a new 3:1 compression ratio for RAW files.

It is the first camera to be user-upgradeable for additional equipment manufactured by Blackmagic and other third-party makers.Īt the NAB Show in April 2014, Blackmagic Design announced the URSA digital movie camera, which was the first movie camera to be user-upgradeable for additional equipment, alongside the Studio Camera, the television-oriented version of the Cinema Camera. The Blackmagic URSA is a digital movie camera developed and manufactured by Blackmagic Design, released on August 8, 2014.
