URSAMINI PROG2
SPECIFICATIONS
Price: £5265/$5995 body only. ShoulderMount Kit £340/$395; Handgrip £198/ $199; Viewfinder £1388/$1495; V-lock Battery Plate £85/$105 Sensor Size: 25.34x14.25mm (Super35) Formats: 4608x2592, 4608x1920 (4.6K 2.40:1), 4096x2304 (4K 16:9), 4096x2160 (4KDCI), 3840x2160 (Ultra HD), 3072x2560 (3KAnamorphic), 2048x1152 (2K 16:9), 2048×1080 (2KDCI), 1920x1080 Codecs: Blackmagic Raw constant bitrate 3:1, 5:1, 8:1,12:1, constant quality Q0, Q5, Apple ProRes XQQuicktime, 444 QuickTime, 422HQQuickTime, 422 QuickTime, 422 LT QuickTime and 422 Proxy QuickTime Frame Rates: Max frame rate dependent on resolution and codec. 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60 fps High speed frame rates: Blackmagic RAW8:1 4.6K 120fps, UHDwindowed 150fps, HDwindowed 300fp, ProRes422HQ 4.6K 80fps, UHDwindowed 120fps, HD windowed 240fps ISO: 200-3200 Dynamic Range: 15 stops Focus: Focus button turns on peaking, autofocus on compatible lenses LensMount: EF Screen: 10.16cm/4in LCD capacitive touchscreen Controls: Touchscreenmenus on screen. Push buttons for other controls plus two assignable shortcut keys Audio: Integrated stereo microphones, 2x XLR inputs with phantompower support Storage: 2x CFast 2.0 slots, 2x SDUHS-II slots, USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 port Dimensions (WxHxD): 20.2x 20.9x14.7cm/7.95x8.23x5.78in Weight: 2.3kg/5.1lb
It’s fantastic quality that doesn’t look like it has been shot at the highest compression ratio. The readout from the sensor is also much faster than on the older model, so rolling shutter has been reduced. This artefact often rears its head in fast pans when using slow motion, where background objects can lean. But the Ursa Mini Pro G2 handles this well. Provoke it with whip pans and you can still freeze frame and see some bending of course, but in normal use it’s not a huge issue. The new sensor and faster processing means Blackmagic Design has also been able to come up with a new Generation 4 Colour Science which is where the camera really shines. Even if the fast frame rates don’t grab your attention, the improvement in colours will, especially in skin tones. This is helped when shooting the 12-bit Blackmagic Raw which is designed to provide the maximum amount of colour data and dynamic range. But you can tell the difference when shooting in ProRes, too.
DaVinci Resolve Studio software that comes with the camera. Of course, there is a learning curve to using any software and also learning how to get the best out of the files. But the DaVinci software makes it as painless as possible. Like the rival Apple ProRes Raw, Blackmagic Raw is a more efficient codec than CinemaDNG and can be treated like a conventional ProRes codec, albeit one with higher quality and ultimately more control With Blackmagic Raw, you can choose compression levels from 3:1 up to 12:1 which affect file sizes and speed in post. So if you want the highest quality for a feature film, then 3:1 is the way to go. For much smaller file sizes and speed of processing, you can go up to 12:1. One big advantage of the more compressed ratios – from 8:1 upwards - is that they allow the camera to shoot to its maximum frame rate, allowing super-slow motion for when you need it. Blackmagic says a lot of effort was put into the 12:1 footage to work well with slowmotion and you can tell.
ABOVE With its shoulder pad and comfy grip, new Ursa Mini Pro G2 is comfortable for ENG-style use
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AUTUMN 2019 PRO MOVIEMAKER
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