If there isn't one, the sensor only generates a black and white image. What's unique about that? Well, it's a digital camera sensor that doesn't see color unless there's a Color Filter Array added to it.

Instead, as Brawley previously pointed out, it uses a brand new custom filter array that has an equal number of red, green, and blue photosites, as well as clear or white photosites. It doesn't use a Bayer pattern Color Filter Array (CFA). What we do know is the 79MP sensor took three years to make, and it's not a Bayer sensor. It's somewhat expected as with any trade secrets. We spoke with a representative from Blackmagic to find out more about the sensor, and they wouldn't say much beyond what was presented in the initial release. Though we don't know what exactly went into the development of it, patent applications do shed some light on what is most likely the sensor pattern, along with information John Brawley has put out during his initial testings on the pre-production model. The biggest news is the custom-designed sensor that delivers 12K resolution. Blackmagic Pocket cameras have been dominant, and now we're about to see the URSA Mini Pro on more productions than ever before.

With the URSA Mini Pro 12K, Blackmagic introduces a new sensor that changes how we might work.īlackmagic launched the URSA Mini Pro 12K earlier this year, and beyond simply changing the game in terms of resolution, leapfrogging from their current 6K Pocket right over 8K and going straight to 12K, the camera boasts a completely fresh sensor design, which allows the camera to operate in ways other cameras don't -at least not yet.īuilding on its existing URSA Mini camera body design, the 12K version delivers such stunning images that you're able to consider the camera as a real contender when it comes to higher-end productions.

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