Product | ALEXA Mini |
Camera type | 35 mm format film-style digital camera with lightweight and compact carbon body, switchable active sensor area, support for ARRI MVF-1 viewfinder, built-in remote control capabilities via ARRI Electronic Control System and Wi-Fi, support for cforce motors, built-in motorized ND filters, interchangeable lens mounts and ARRI Lens Data System as well as Lens Data Archive. |
Dimensions | Length: 185 mm/7.3″ Width: 125 mm/4.9″ Height: 140 mm/5.5″ (camera body with PL lens mount) Click here for dimensional drawings |
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 |
Active photo sites (with surround view) |
S16 HD: 1600 x 900 (1760 x 980) HD: 2880 x 1620 (3168 x 1772) 2K: 2868 x 1612 (3154 x 1764) 3.2K: 3200 x 1800 (3424 x 1926) 4K UHD: 3200 x 1800 (3424 x 1926) 4:3 2.8K: 2880 x 2160 (3168 x 2160) 2.39:1 2K Ana.: 2560 x 2145 (3424 x 2202) HD Ana.: 1920 x 2160 (3424 x 2202) Open Gate 3.4K: 3424 x 2202 (3424 x 2202) |
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 EF mount PL mount with Hirose connector and LDS B4 mount with Hirose connector(A) |
Recording media | CFast 2.0 memory cards |
Recording formats | ProRes: S16 HD: 1920 x 1080 (up-sampled from 1600 x 900) HD: 1920 x 1080 2K Cine 16:9: 2048 x 1152 3.2K: 3200 x 1800 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 (up-sampled from 3.2K) 4:3 2.8K: 2880 x 2160 (padded to 2944 x 2160)Anamorphic ProRes formats with 2x in-camera de-squeeze: HD Anamorphic: 1920 x 1080* 2.39:1 2K Anamorphic: 2048 x 858*MXF/ARRIRAW (in-camera recording to MXF-wrapped ARRIRAW files): 2.8K 16:9: 2880 x 1620** Open Gate: 3424 x 2202***MXF/ARRIRAW Open Gate modes with active image area matching 4:3 ProRes modes: 4:3 2.8K (OG 3.4K): 2880 x 2160 (Recording in Open Gate 3.4K)*** 2.39:1 Ana. (OG 3.4K): 2560 x 2145 (Recording in Open Gate 3.4K)*** 16:9 HD Ana. (OG 3.4K): 1920 x 2160 (Recording in Open Gate 3.4K)****) requires ALEXA Mini 4:3 License Key, **) requires ALEXA Mini ARRIRAW License Key, ***) requires both ALEXA Mini 4:3 and ARRIRAW Licenses Keys Click here for a drawing with details about the recording areas, surround views and framelines |
Recording codec | ProRes 4444XQ, 4444, 422 (HQ), 422, 422(LT), MXF/ARRIRAW |
Recording frame rates | 16:9 ProRes HD 0.75 – 200 fps ProRes S16 HD 0.75 – 200 fps ProRes 2K 0.75 – 200 fps ProRes 3.2K 0.75 – 60 fps ProRes UHD 0.75 – 60 fps MFX/ARRIRAW 16:9 2.8K 0.75 – 48 fps4:3 ProRes 4:3 2.8K 0.75 – 50 fps6:5* ProRes 2:39:1 2K Ana. 0.75 – 120 fps8:9** ProRes HD Ana. 0.75 – 120 fpsOpen Gate MFX/ARRIRAW 3.4K Open Gate 0.75 – 30 fps * 4:3 cropped |
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, waveform |
White balance | Manual and auto white balance |
Sound level | < 20 dB(A) at standard frame rates |
Environmental | ‘-20° C to +45° C (-4° F to +113° 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 and military-grade connector to camera Camera Control Panel (CCP-1) LCD control panel with option to daisy-chain MVF-1 |
Control interface | Soft buttons and OSD on SDI output, integration of Transvideo Starlite HD5-ARRI touch interface WCU-4 hand-unit with control over operational parameters. |
ARRI lens motor control | Built-in white coded radio interface for ARRI lens and camera remote control LBUS motor output for daisy-chainable cforce lens control motors Lens Data Archive |
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 and 3G: uncompressed HD video with embedded audio and metadata, 6G SDI in UHD and 3.2K recording modes. |
Inputs | SDI-Genlock (optional activation through ARRI Service), Timecode (in and output) |
Other interfaces | USB 2.0 (for user sets, looks etc.) Ethernet for service and web remote control EXT accessory interface w. RS pin and unregulated power output (outputs battery voltage) |