User's Manual

Contents
Which camera are you using? 6
URSA Mini Pro 7
URSA Mini 8
Getting Started 8
Attaching a Lens 8
Powering your Camera 12
Storage Media 15
CFast Cards 15
SD Cards 19
USB-C flash disks 24
SSDs 26
Preparing Media for Recording 29
Preparing Media on
BlackmagicURSA Mini 29
Preparing Media on
BlackmagicURSA Mini Pro 31
Preparing Media on Mac 32
Preparing Media on Windows 33
Recording 34
Recording Clips 34
Choosing the Codec,
Resolution and Sensor Area 34
Blackmagic RAW 36
Recording to Blackmagic RAW 37
Choosing Frame Rates 39
Trigger Record 43
Record Duration Tables 44
Data Rate Tables for URSA Mini Pro 12K 47
Playback 50
Introduction to URSA Mini 52
Camera Front 52
Left Side – URSA Mini 53
Left Side – URSA Mini Pro 53
Right Side 55
Rear Panel 56
Top Panel 58
Underside 58
URSA Mini Controls 59
URSA Mini Pro Control Buttons 62
Forward Control Panel 62
Ergonomic Control Panel 66
Internal Control Panel 71
Touchscreen Controls 74
Settings 96
Dashboard 96
Record Settings 97
File Naming Convention 103
Monitor Settings 104
Audio Settings 112
Audio Settings – URSA Mini 112
Audio Settings – URSA Mini Pro 115
Setup Settings 117
Presets 131
LUTS 133
Entering Metadata 137
Using Servo Zoom Lenses 143
Camera Video Output 146
HD Monitoring Output 146
12G-SDI Output 146
URSA Mini Shoulder Mount Kit 148
Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder 152
Mounting and Connecting
toBlackmagic URSA 152
Adjusting the Eyepiece 153
Button Features 153
Menu Settings 154
Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder 159
Mounting and Connecting
toBlackmagic URSA Mini 160
Adjusting the Blackmagic URSA
Studio Viewfinder 162
Button Features 165
Menu Settings 167
Mounting Batteries 172
Mounting V-mount or
GoldMount Batteries 172
Using your own Battery Plate 173
Blackmagic Fiber Converters 175
Getting Started with
Blackmagic Fiber Converters 176
About SMPTE Fiber 176
Connecting SMPTE Fiber 178
Connecting to an ATEM Switcher 181
Why Connections on the Front? 182
Plugging in Camera SDI 183
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