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ARRI Announces ALEXA Mini 4K

BY DVI NEWS ON FEBRUARY 23, 2015 NEWS

 
Munich, Germany — 23 Feb. 2015 —ARRI announces the new ALEXA Mini, a versatile additional tool in the
ARRI ALEXA camera range that combines a compact and lightweight form factor with the same unparalleled
image quality that has made the ALEXA system a gold standard for the industry. Designed for specialized
shot-making, the ALEXA Mini perfectly complements a full ALEXA shooting kit and allows crews to eliminate
the complications of working with third-party cameras by keeping everything within a single system that is
trusted all over the world.

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To maintain ARRI’s famously rugged build quality in a small and lightweight camera, a number of unique
design solutions have been incorporated. These include highly integrated and environmentally sealed
electronics, a lightweight carbon housing and a solid titanium PL mount that connects directly with the new
internal sensor mount to ensure a super-stable ‫܌‬ange focal distance, even when using large lenses. Nimble
in use and hardy on set, the ALEXA Mini is a go-anywhere tool, easy to transport in backpacks or as carry-on
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The ALEXA Mini can be operated in a number of ways: by wireless remote control, as a normal camera with DECEMBER 16, 2016 0
the ARRI MVF-1 multi view‫܌‬nder attached, or with an on-board monitor and controlled via the user button Filmmaker Paul Cook Takes
interface on the camera body. Light enough to be comfortably held at arm’s length in a hand rig, its Advantage of Sachtler’s
compact size and extremely quiet operation also make it ideal for tight shooting conditions. The Versatility for Magpie

symmetrical design permits ‫܌‬lming in any orientation, including upside-down and in portrait mode, while
multiple accessory points enable highly creative mounting solutions. In addition, the ALEXA Mini’s NOVEMBER 9, 2016 0

interchangeable lens mount can be replaced with any of those designed for the ARRI AMIRA, allowing the Jaunt Announces Professional VR
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use of B4 video and EF mount stills lenses.

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Equipped with a 4:3 sensor, automatic de-squeeze mode for anamorphic productions and frame rates of
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0.75-200 fps, the ALEXA Mini records ProRes or uncompressed ARRIRAW either in-camera to CFast 2.0 cards
FS7 II Camcorder
or to a specially-designed external Codex recorder that can record image streams from up to four ALEXA
Minis simultaneously — a compelling option for multi-camera setups such as 360° plate shots. Images from
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the ALEXA Mini will perfectly match those from all other ALEXA cameras, making the ‫܌‬nal grade easier and
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Integrated functionality is at the heart of the ALEXA Mini’s e‫܌‬cient and self-contained design. A built-in lens
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motor controller allows new active lens motors to be connected directly to the titanium PL mount, while
Sennheiser AMBEO VR Mic – a
ARRI Lens Data System (LDS) technology provides frame-accurate metadata that can save time and money
compact microphone for creating
both on-set and in post. Wi-Fi connectivity means that iOS or Android devices can be used to remotely VR/AR content

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control camera functions such as the motorized internal
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ND ‫܌‬lters, which permit rapid responses to changing light
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conditions without adding bulk to the camera Ultimatte and Fairlight
con‫܌‬guration.

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The body design is optimized for use with new-generation brushless gimbals, multicopters and other
specialized rigs. It is compact enough in the lens direction to allow the use of standard PL mount lenses
even on lightweight and space-constrained rigs, such as gyro-stabilized aerial systems. The camera’s superb
low-light performance makes it perfect for underwater work; dedicated underwater housings are currently
being developed by leading manufacturers.
 
Like the ARRI AMIRA, the ALEXA Mini can record 4K UHD ProRes images, facilitating real-time 4K UHD
output and simple pipelines for high-resolution deliverables. More importantly, the Mini and all other ARRI
cameras with the ALEV III sensor o‫܌‬er unrivalled overall image quality by focusing not just on spatial
resolution, but also on other parameters such as colorimetry, skin tones and High Dynamic Range (HDR).
This is equally true whether the chosen output is HD, 2K, 4K UHD or one of the native resolution outputs
like uncompressed ARRIRAW 2.8K or ProRes 3.2K, ensuring that images captured with the ALEXA Mini are
future-proof, whatever new industry standards emerge.

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The ARRI ALEXA Mini is scheduled to begin shipping in May 2015, with orders being taken from March. A
prototype of the ALEXA Mini will be on show at the Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) from February 24-26, 2015,
in Booth J30.

About ARRI

Located in Munich, Germany, Arnold and Richter Cine Technik (A&R) was founded in 1917 and is the largest
manufacturer of professional motion picture equipment in the world.

Throughout its 95-year history, ARRI has been associated with constant innovation and revolutionary
technologies in all of its core businesses. The company is involved in all aspects of the ‫܌‬lm industry:
engineering, design, manufacture, production, visual e‫܌‬ects, postproduction, equipment rental, laboratory
services and studio lighting solutions. Manufactured products include cameras, lighting ‫܌‬xtures and digital
postproduction tools. In addition to camera systems for 16 mm, 35 mm and 65 mm ‫܌‬lm, ARRI leads the
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‫܌‬eld in digital acquisition with its ALEXA digital camera system, which delivers the highest quality images
with minimal noise, wide dynamic range and work‫܌‬ows. Lighting products encompass traditional
technologies as well as the latest advances in LED illumination, while the ARRISCAN ‫܌‬lm scanner and
ARRILASER ‫܌‬lm recorder have become ubiquitous, indispensable tools in postproduction facilities all over
the world. Film and digital image manipulation, restoration, archiving and preservation are addressed with
products such as the ARRISCAN Wetgate and various archive tools.

CODEX Multicam Recorder, o៛�ering a combined total of up to 360 fps of uncompressed

ARRIRAW recording bandwidth from multiple ALEXA Mini cameras.

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