Congratulations to Blackmagic Design and the URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 for taking home Videomaker’s Best Cinema Camera at NAB 2019.
Now, this may not come as a surprise to those of you that were closely watching pre-NAB coverage. While Blackmagic is notorious for keeping its projects behind closed doors all the way up to the last moment, they took a different approach this year and announced this camera early. We’ve known about the URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 for a little while now and have been itching to get a look at it. And we’re happy to say it didn’t disappoint.
Video
Inside, the $5,995 URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is powered by a Super 35mm 4.6K sensor. It offers 15 stops of dynamic range and support for up to 300 fps. That is crazy. The newest generation of the URSA Mini Pro also offers higher frame rates with Blackmagic RAW — up to 4.6K 120 fps, windowed UHD 150 fps and windowed Full HD up to 300 fps. Plus, it supports 120 fps for Ultra HD and 240 fps for 2K and 1080p.
Lens
The camera comes with an interchangeable EF lens mount. For higher-end filming gigs, you can remove the EF and replace it with a PL mount. There is a B4 broadcast lens mount for working with broadcast lenses, too. Also included is a standard 12 pin Hirose lens control connector.
Build
Built with a magnesium alloy body, the camera is pretty durable. It’s got an external backlit LCD status display and a foldout touch screen for reviewing shots. It also offers connections like 12G-SDI, XLR audio and stereo microphones.
Memory
Also featured are dual C-Fast 2.0 recorders and dual SD UHS-II card recorders. C-Fast 2.0 cards work best for full res Blackmagic RAW 12-bit recording. The SD UHS-II cards don’t cost as much to purchase, so they would be good for recording Blackmagic RAW 8:1 or 12:1 for Ultra HD and regular HD files.
Dual slots allow the camera to keep recording without having to stop while you switch out cards. If the first card is full, the camera will switch to the second slot, allowing you to swap out the full card.
Again, congratulations to Blackmagic Design for winning Videomaker’s Best Cinema Camera at NAB 2019 with the URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2.
Image courtesy Blackmagic Design and slashgear.com
