NEW Blackmagic Design 12K Cinema Camera! URSA Mini Pro 12K

July 16, 2020 6 Comments

Wow! The production world is in awe right now as Blackmagic Design just announced their new 12K cinema camera this morning. The Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K is a huge step for filmmakers everywhere, where 8K has been the highest resolution that competing brands have reached thus far. This type of resolution is about to evolve the production world to rival imaging scope and scale that's only been previously achieved by IMAX cameras.

So far, this is what we've learned about it, but we will add more info whenever we hear more:

Ships with Arri PL Mount
Mount is interchangeable
Built in ND Filters (2, 4, and 6 stop)
New non-Bayer sensor which allows switching between 12K, 8K, and 4K in-camera
Ability to switch between 2 generations of color sciences
Blackmagic RAW | Brand new Color Science, New Film curve with Generation 5
12,288 x 6480 12K Super 35 sensor
12-Bit
80 megapixels per frame
110fps at 8K
60fps at 12K
Up to 220 fps in 4K Super 16
14 stops of dynamic range
Dual CFast and UHS‑II SD card recorders
SuperSpeed USB‑C expansion port
Dynamic range
Native ISO of 800
12K sensor has equal amounts of red, green and blue pixels
Optimized for images at multiple resolutions
New efficient next generation codec BRAW lets you shoot 12K and edit on a laptop
Great looking vertical and square video
Constant bitrate encoding options 5:1, 8:1, 12:1 and the new 18:1
Works across multiple CPU cores and is also GPU accelerated to work with Apple Metal, CUDA and OpenCL
DaVinci Resolve Studio is included
110 fps at 8192 x 4320
140 fps at 8192 x 3408
220 fps at 4096 x 2160 DCI
Record RAW on 2 Cards simultaneously up to 900MB/s to 2 CFast cards, or 500MB/s to 2 UHS‑II SD cards
SuperSpeed USB‑C expansion port on the rear can record to USB‑C flash storage up to 900MB/s as a third recording option
Optional Shoulder Mount Kit
New high resolution viewfinder available for accurate focus. 1920 x 1080 color OLED display with precision glass optics
Compatible with industry standard batteries and power (works with 12V to 18V external power supplies)