Blackmagic Design
has unveiled its latest and most expensive camera to date, the URSA.
The camera features a changeable sensor design, allowing the user to
swap out the Canon EF lens mount and 4K Super 35 image sensor for a
similar sensor with a PL lens mount. Later in the year a broadcast B4
mount will be available, as well as a sensor-less HDMI input mount,
allowing the user to connect any other camera to the URSA for dedicated
ProRes recording and monitoring.
The URSA features three touch screens for operator control -
including a 10-inch flip-out screen. When that screen is flipped out, it
reveals another 5-inch screen showing timecode, histogram and other
indicators such as a spectrum scope for checking focus. It also has two
CFast card slots where when one card is filled, the second card can take
over. The URSA is also fully kitted out for audio recording, with two
XLR inputs as well as VU meters.
It will be available in July and sell for $5,995 (~£3,609) for the EF mount body.
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Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic URSA
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Introducing the world’s first digital film camera
designed to revolutionize on set workflow while featuring a user
upgradable sensor and lens mount, large 10 inch fold out monitor and
more!
NAB 2014, Las Vegas, USA - April 7, 2014 -
Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic URSA, a new high end
digital film camera designed to revolutionize workflow on set. Built to
handle the ergonomics of large film crews as well as single person use,
URSA has multiple accessories built in, including a massive 10 inch fold
out on set monitor, large user upgradable Super 35 global shutter 4K
image sensor and internal dual RAW and Apple ProRes recorders.
Because the sensor and lens mount assembly can be changed, customers
can choose EF or PL lens mounts, or even a broadcast video sensor with
B4 mount, then upgrade the camera in the future. The Blackmagic URSA EF
model will retail for $5,995.
Blackmagic URSA will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design NAB 2014 booth at #SL219.
Blackmagic URSA is designed to be used on high end feature films,
commercials, episodic television production, documentaries, electronic
news gathering, music videos and more. When used on jobs with a large
crew, customers can easily dress the camera with high quality cinema
lenses, rails, follow focus, matte boxes and more. With built in scopes
for exposure, focus and audio levels, built in dual recorders and the
large 10 inch fold out on set monitor, customers can dramatically reduce
on set equipment because it’s all built into the camera.
The Blackmagic URSA features a larger professional size that has the
space for powerful cooling that allows higher frame rates while keeping
the chassis cool and the fan quiet. The sleek futuristic machined
aluminum design is incredibly strong and has been designed for large
film crews while being able to be field upgraded to new sensors by the
user. Each area of the camera has been divided into separate DOP, camera
assistant and audio engineer work stations. The DOP station features a
large 10 inch fold out on set monitor and separate 5 inch screen for
settings, camera status and scopes. The camera assist station features a
separate screen for camera settings, status and scopes and an audio
station features audio meters, controls and audio connections.
Blackmagic URSA is a true professional digital film camera with a 4K
sensor, global shutter and a wide 12 stops of dynamic range. The wide
dynamic range is superior to regular video cameras or even high end
broadcast cameras and results in dramatically better images that look
like true digital film. The large Super 35 size sensor allows for
creative shallow depth of field shooting and high resolution Ultra HD,
12 bit lossless compressed Cinema DNG RAW and Apple ProRes™ allow for
easy post production workflow with minimum storage requirements.
The Blackmagic URSA features a modular camera turret that can be
simply replaced by removing 4 simple bolts! The camera turret includes
the sensor, lens mount and lens control connections and can be upgraded
in the future when new types of sensors are developed. There are
currently 4 models to choose from, URSA PL supports PL mount lenses and
URSA EF supports EF mount lenses from Canon, Zeiss and more. Both of
these models include the large Super 35 sized global shutter digital
film sensor. The URSA Broadcast B4 model, available late 2014, features a
broadcast video Ultra HD sensor and B4 lens mount used in broadcast.
The URSA HDMI model has no sensor and its lens mount is replaced by a
“cheese plate” of mounting points and a HDMI input, allowing any third
party camera to get the benefit of the URSA camera body features.
“Our goal when developing the URSA was to build a camera that had all
the cooling capacity for higher frame rates, and a large on set monitor
as well as built in scopes so you had everything you need built into
the camera itself. The problem with spending so much money building in
such incredible accessories is that they become outdated as sensor
technology moves on. So we designed the ability to upgrade the sensor so
customers can simply bolt on a new sensor and turret assembly in the
future!”, said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design, “We think this is a
revolution and this upgradable design means we have been able to put a
lot more effort into the design of the camera body itself and the
quality of the screens, recorders, cooling system and processing power
than would normally be offered. The result is one of the most amazing
television products I have ever seen!”
Blackmagic URSA PL and URSA EF Key Features
- Large high resolution 4K Super 35 mm sized sensor with superior handing of image detail.
- Professional global shutter for smooth pans and image motion.
- Wide 12 stops of dynamic range allows capture of increased details for feature film look.
- Compatible with extremely high quality PL or EF mount lenses.
- User upgradable design allows customers to upgrade and change the sensor and lens mount.
- Built in dual CFast 2.0 card recorders allow unlimited duration recording in high quality.
- Open file formats compatible with popular NLE software, such as Apple ProRes and compressed CinemaDNG 12 bit RAW. No custom file formats.
- Support for ProRes HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes LT, ProRes Proxy recording at resolutions up to Ultra HD.
- Features all standard connections, including dual XLR mic/line audio inputs with phantom power, 6G-SDI output for monitoring with camera status graphic overlay and separate XLR 4 pin power output for viewfinder power, 6G-SDI monitoring input, headphone jack, LANC remote control and standard 4 pin 12V DC power connection.
- Built in stereo microphones for recording sound.
- 3 separate built in LCD monitors for camera settings and metadata entry. Large 10 inch screen folds out for full resolution HD monitoring with wide viewing angle and high brightness.
- Supports Ultra HD and 1080 HD resolution capture in 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 up to 60 fps.
- Features liquid cooling system allowing higher frame rates when future sensors support this feature.
- Supports quick release tripod mounts and adding V-Mount and Anton/Bauer mount battery plates.
- Includes full copy of DaVinci Resolve software color grading and editing software.
Availability and Price
Blackmagic URSA will be available in June/July from US$5,995 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
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