To maintain ARRI's famously rugged build quality in a small and lightweight camera, a number of unique design solutions have been incorporated.
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 flange focal distance, even when using large lenses. Nimble in use and handy on set, the ALEXA Mini is a go-anywhere tool, easy to transport in backpacks or as carry-on luggage.
The ALEXA Mini can be operated in a number of ways: by wireless remote control, as a normal camera with the Arri MVF-1 multi viewfinder attached, or with an on-board monitor and controlled via the user button interface on the camera body. Light enough to be comfortably held at arm's length in a hand rig, its compact size and extremely quiet operation also make it ideal for tight shooting conditions. The symmetrical design permits filming 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 interchangeable lens mount can be replaced with any of those designed for the Arri AMIRA, allowing the use of B4 video and EF mount stills lenses.
Equipped with a 4:3 sensor, automatic de-squeeze mode for anamorphic productions and frame rates of 0.75-200 fps, the ALEXA Mini records ProRes or uncompressed ARRIRAW either in-camera to CFast 2.0 cards 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
Technical Data
Length | 185 mm/7.3" |
Width | 125 mm/4.9" |
Height | 140 mm/5.5" (camera body with PL lens mount) |
Weight | 2.3 kg/5 lbs (camera body with titanium PL lens mount) |
Sensor | 35 mm format Arri ALEV III CMOS with Bayer pattern color filter array |
Photo sites (with surround view) | 16:9 |
HD | 2880x1620 (3168x1772) |
2K | 2868x1612 (3154x1764) |
3.2K | 3200x1800 (3424x1926) |
4K UHD | 3200x1800 (3424x1926) 4:3 |
2K | 2867x2150 (3168x2160) |
Shutter | Electronic shutter, 5.0 to 356.0 |
Exposure latitude | 14+ stops over the entire sensitivity range from EI 160 to EI 3200 as measured with the Arri Dynamic Range Test Chart (DRTC-1) |
Exposure index | EI 800 base sensitivity |
Filters | Built-in motorized ND filters 0.6, 1.2, 2.1 |
Lens mounts | Titanium PL mount with L-Bus connector and LDS |
Recording media | CFast 2.0 memory cards |
Recording formats | HD 1920x1080 2K Cine 16:9 2048x1152 2K Cine 4:3 2048x1536 3.2K 3200x1800 4K UHD 3840x2160 ARRIRAW 2.8K 16:9 2880x1620 ARRIRAW 2.8K 4:3 2880x2160 |
Recording codec | ProRes 4444XQ, 4444, 422 (HQ), 422, 422(LT), ARRIRAW |
Color output | Rec 709, custom look or Log C |
Look control | Import of custom 3D LUT, ASC CDL parameter (slope, offset, power, saturation) |
Adjustable image parameters | Knee, gamma, saturation, black gamma, saturation by hue |
Focus and exposure control | Peaking, zebra, false color |
White balance | Manual and auto white balance |
Sound level | -20 dB(A) at standard frame rates |
Environmental | -20 C to +50 C (-4 F to +122 F) @ 95% humidity max, non-condensing Splash and dust-proof through sealed electronics |
Viewfinder | Multi Viewfinder MVF-1 (OLED and LCD ) with flip-out LCD screen military-grade connector to camera |
Control interface | Soft buttons and OSD on SDI output, integration of Transvideo StarliteHD touch interface |
Arri lens motor control | Built-in radio interface for Arri lens control L-Bus motor output for daisy-chainable cforce lens control motors |
Wi-Fi remote control | Built-in Wi-Fi interface and web-based remote control from phones, tablets and laptops |
Custom control | Optional GPIO interface for integration with custom control interfaces |
Power input | Lemo 8-pin, 10.5-34 V DC |
Video outputs | 2x HD-SDI out 1.5G |
3G | Uncompressed HD video with embedded audio and metadata, SDI-6G interface to external CODEX recorder |
Inputs | SDI-Genlock (optional activation through Arri Service),timecode (in and output) |
What's Included
- 1x Camera Body
- 1x USB Stick
- 1x 2.4 GHz Antenna
- 1x Toolset
- 1x Quick Guide
- 1x CD with Documentation