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)
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