Blackmagic Design URSA Cine 17K 65 (Body Only)

A Closer Look at Blackmagic Design URSA Cine 17K PL Mount

Beginning with its core design, Get ready for big and bold cinema with the Blackmagic Configuration URSA Cine 17K 65 digital cinema camera. This 17K cinema camera supplies a brand-new large-format 65mm RGBW sensor with 17,520 x 8040 definition and numerous improvements over the URSA Cine 12K. Interchangeable lens mounts, built-in OLPF, 8TB storage, built-in live streaming, Generation 5 color science, and integration with the Blackmagic Cloud and the Blackmagic cinema ecosystem.

Quick capabilities

• Cinematic ultralarge format 2.2:1 aspect sensor with a massive 16 stops of dynamic range
• Lightweight camera body with industry-standard connections
• Blackmagic RAW for real-time 17K editing
• Generation 5 Color Science with new film curve
• Interchangeable lens mount with PL (included), LPL, EF, and HC options
• Built-in OLPF for reduced moire and aliasing
• Includes Blackmagic Media Module 8TB for recording
• Compatible with the Blackmagic Media Dock
• High-speed Wi-Fi, 10G Ethernet, or mobile data for network connections
• Built-in RTMP and SRT live streaming
• Optional Blackmagic URSA Cine EVF
• Includes DaVinci Resolve Studio for post-production

New 17K Sensor: Guide

The new URSA Cine 17K 65 camera integrates a new 65mm sensor developed for high-quality pictures at all resolutions from 4K to a massive 17K. The larger sensor builds on URSA Mini Pro 12K technology with 16 stops of dynamic range. The RGBW architecture supplies equal amounts of red, green, and blue pixels to produce rich colors at all resolutions.

media handling Options

Blackmagic Media Dock accelerates post-production process by making it faster and simpler to start editing and color correction. You can mount up to three Blackmagic Media Modules for high-speed access to media from several URSA Cine cameras, all at the same time.
The URSA Cine 17K records to the included Blackmagic Media Module 8TB, allowing customers to capture over four hours of Blackmagic RAW in 17K through the full 65mm sensor aperture or up to 20 hours in 4K. You can additionally use the optional Blackmagic Media Module CF, which has dual CFexpress slots.

Built-In Cloud media handling

The URSA Cine 17K contains built-in ultrafast Cloud Store technology, allowing customers to capture at the highest resolutions and frame rates for hours and access their files directly over high-speed 10G Ethernet. The unit provides support for creating a small H.264 proxy file in addition to the camera's original media for upload to Blackmagic Cloud in seconds, so their media is provided back at the studio in real time.

optics Options

The lens mount is user-interchangeable between PL, LPL, EF, and Hasselblad mounts. A PL lens mount comes preinstalled on the camera body. Each mount has contact pins to read lens metadata for observation and post-production.

Built-In OLPF: Guide

The camera contains a high-performance, optical low-pass filter that is precisely matched to the sensor. The OLPF additionally incorporates updated IR filtering that enhances far red color response, which, whenever combined with Blackmagic RAW processing for the URSA Cine 17K, preserves color and critical picture detail for new levels of picture fidelity.

Blackmagic Raw acquisition — Blackmagic Design URSA

Blackmagic RAW is a format developed to capture and preserve the quality of the sensor data from your camera. Blackmagic RAW files store camera metadata, lens data, white balance, digital slate information, and custom LUTs to maintain consistency of picture on set and via post-production. URSA Cine records to the included Blackmagic Media Module 8TB, allowing you to capture over 4 hours of Blackmagic RAW in 12K or 20 hours in 4K.

Monitoring Options: Guide

There is a large foldout 5" HDR touchscreen monitor on one side and an outboard color status LCD on the other. There is additionally a second 5" HDR touchscreen, allowing the crew to work around the camera without needing outboard monitors. There's even a dedicated focus puller setting to help customers get perfect focus. The URSA Cine 17K accommodates the optional Blackmagic URSA Cine EVF to make outdoor and handheld shooting accurate and easy.
Accessory and Control Ports
The 7-pin LEMO and 3-pin Fischer connectors on the front of the camera deliver capture start/stop and 24V power and are ideal for onboard accessories such as focus motors.
Wireless Bluetooth Control
If you're positioning the camera on the end of a jib or gimbal, you can get full control from up to 30' away through Bluetooth. The Blackmagic Camera Control app for iPad or third-party apps such as Bluetooth+ or tRigger can control the camera from your iOS and Android devices. A free developer SDK with sample code is additionally provided from the Blackmagic Configuration developer website, so you can create your own remote camera control and digital slate solutions.

Post-Production production flows

• There are three main post-production workflows that the URSA Cine 17K supports:
• You can record to the internal Blackmagic Media Module.
• If you're offline, you can browse media and manually select which clips you want to upload later.
• Live Sync your DaVinci Resolve project with Blackmagic Cloud. As the camera is recording, the media will continuously upload and sync to all DaVinci users on that project.
• Streaming Options

You can live stream directly from the camera through its hardware streaming engine, which accommodates RTMP and SRT streaming to major platforms or directly to clients. Simply connect to the internet via Ethernet, high-speed Wi-Fi, or even connect a 4G or 5G link for mobile data.

Ample powering

An 8-pin LEMO connector on the back of the camera is compatible with 24V and 12V power supplies, so you can use new or existing ways to power your camera. A 250W power supply and a B-mount battery plate are provided as separate options, so customers can use a diverse group of high-voltage batteries from manufacturers such as IDX, Blueshape, Core SWX, BEBOB, and more. There's additionally an extra 12V 2-pin LEMO feed on the rear of the camera to power lower-voltage accessories.

Versatile Body construction

The evenly weighted camera body is constructed with a robust magnesium alloy chassis and lightweight carbon fiber polycarbonate composite skin to help customers move quickly on set.

Localized in 13 Languages: Guide

Whenever setting up your camera, you can choose to work in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. It's easy to switch to another language, and it will display that language on all on-screen overlays, setup menus, and observation information in the chosen language.