URSA Broadcast Accessories
Build the perfect camera rig for news, live programming, the studio and more!
URSA Broadcast is designed to take advantage of all the standard accessories you are comfortable using. Choose from an incredible range of Blackmagic Design or 3rd party accessories to build exactly the perfect rig! You get a completely customizable camera that lets you choose the lens mount, viewfinder, fiber converters, external microphone, 3rd party batteries and more!
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Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder
The essential accessory for handheld shooting
If your project calls for a lot of over the shoulder or handheld shooting, you’ll want to add the Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder. You get a full resolution 1920 x 1080 color display that lets you get incredibly accurate focus and the screen is so sharp that it’s impossible to see any individual pixels so it’s just like using an optical viewfinder on a traditional film camera. The viewfinder can be adjusted for either left or right eye use. Simply plug it into the power and SDI viewfinder output, then start shooting. The viewfinder features a sensor that turns off the screen when you’re not using it to save power and extend the life of the OLED screen.
Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder
The big clear viewfinder you need for covering live events
The Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder attaches to the top of all URSA Broadcast models and gives you a large studio quality viewfinder that’s perfect when you’re covering live events and need to stand behind the camera for hours. You get a bright 7” display with easy grip handles and detachable sun shade so you can comfortably shoot long events day or night. The controls let you change brightness, contrast, peaking and more. The large tally light lets both the talent and operator know which camera is on the air, and it even includes customizable perspex numbers that you can insert for easy camera identification.
Blackmagic Shoulder Mount Kit
From tripod mount to handheld in an instant!
The Blackmagic URSA Mini Shoulder Mount Kit adds a quick release tripod mount, shoulder pad, two front rosettes and rail mounts so you can quickly latch the camera into a tripod or instantly unlatch and move it onto your shoulder for handheld shooting. Designed to be comfortable and well balanced while sitting on your shoulder, the shoulder mount makes the URSA Broadcast perfect for roaming, ENG style shoots.
Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter
Extend and power URSA Broadcast up to 2 km away from your studio!
The Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter attaches to the back of your URSA Broadcast camera so you can use and power it remotely from a Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter up to 2 km away! You get an Ultra HD camera with 3 return feeds, multiple channels of talkback, tally, control, PTZ, tracker and much more, all down a single SMPTE standard optical fiber cable. You also get a backup talkback link so you can still support and diagnose problems if the fiber link is offline.
The studio and fiber converters constantly monitor power for any kind of damage to the power wires in the cable. If damage or a power leak is detected, the power is instantly shut down to eliminate any danger. The link between the camera and the studio end is standard 10G Ethernet so your video and return feeds are all IP video based. The converter can be quickly swapped for a battery plate at any time if you want to reconfigure the camera for regular production work.
Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter
Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter
Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter
Video, talkback, tally and more all over a single cable!
The Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter converts SDI, talkback, tally and more into bi-directional optical fiber so you can use URSA Broadcast on live switched programs where the cameras need to be placed up to 2 km away from the switcher. You get enough power for your camera plus all accessories, tally, two dual channel intercoms for talkback with a redundant engineering channel in case the fiber goes down, an Ultra HD camera feed, 3 independent HD return feeds, full remote camera control, PTZ, tracker talkback and ethernet. The Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter has real time constant safety monitoring that continually checks the power and SMPTE fiber cable. It will instantly cut the power if potentially dangerous cable damage is detected or earth leakage is detected.
Interchangeable Lens Mounts
Use virtually any professional lens
Although broadcasters use professional B4 par-focal lenses, not all applications need these lenses. If you’re just starting out, or remotely using cameras in rigging or onset, then you can save money by using photo lenses. URSA Broadcast lets you quickly change the lens mount so you can select between EF, PL, B4 and F lenses. You get a B4 mount with the camera and can purchase PL, EF and F lens mounts separately. The interchangeable lens mount lets you use high quality photo, cinema and broadcast lenses from manufacturers such as Canon, Zeiss, Ari, Cook, Schneider and more. With URSA Broadcast, you’ll always be able to use the right glass for the right job, and you can quickly configure cameras for all the different kinds of work you do.
- B4 lens
- EF lens
- F lens
- PL lens
Like all URSA Broadcast accessories, the Blackmagic URSA Mini Mic Mount is the same microphone mount used on the URSA Mini digital film cameras and it also works on URSA Broadcast! You get both a flat mount and an angled mount, along with two screws for securing the mounts to the camera. The microphone holder features rubber shock absorbers to isolate the microphone from vibration and shock so noise from bumps are eliminated from coupling into the microphone. The shock absorbers are also flexible enough to allow a wide range of third party shotgun microphones to be used with URSA Broadcast.
Blackmagic URSA Mini SSD Recorder
Add a high capacity SSD recorder to your camera for long shoot times
Blackmagic URSA Mini SSD Recorder lets you record DNx, ProRes or even RAW files directly to standard inexpensive 2.5 inch SSD media. The recorder uses the SDI connections to the camera and it mounts to the camera’s back plate between the camera and battery plate. Everything is controlled directly from the camera, so you don’t have to operate the recorder separately. Like all URSA Broadcast media, the SSDs use ExFAT or HFS+ file formats which can be directly mounted on your computer so you can quickly access the files on the media for editing. You don't need to copy or transcode media before using it in an edit because it’s always directly available right off the SSD itself!
Blackmagic Video Assist
Add extra monitoring and professional recording to URSA Broadcast
Blackmagic Video Assist is a miniaturized broadcast recorder and monitor that records and plays back broadcast quality 10-bit video. Files can be saved as DNx or ProRes on to commonly available SD/UHS-II cards. Blackmagic Video Assist is small enough to add to your URSA Broadcast as a back up recorder or ISO recorder and it’s perfect when you want to record one format in the camera, but a second format for offline or streaming use.
Streaming with Web Presenter
Stream your shoot live from remote locations
Blackmagic Web Presenter converts any SDI or HDMI source into a standard USB webcam, so you can stream with any consumer or professional software. This means you could just stream live from each camera on a location and get the stream out instantly. That's a low cost link that lets you get a live camera feed out of the most difficult locations. Web Presenter works with any software that works with a webcam so you can even use Skype! Just plug it in and it works! Imagine arriving on location and finding the internet speeds are not able to handle a live camera feed from a high end broadcast link! With Blackmagic Web Presenter, you can use the same consumer software that people use for video calls and use it for live links from cameras placed anywhere in the world. URSA Broadcast is so affordable, you can position multiple cameras in various locations for guest interviews resulting in much better quality productions.
Professional Batteries
Use any professional battery system available
URSA Broadcast uses a standard 4 pin broadcast power connector that is compatible with most 12V to 20V broadcast DC power supplies. For shooting in a regular production configuration you can add a battery plate to the rear of the camera for any third party battery solution from companies such as IDX, Anton Bauer and more. That means you can use your existing battery solutions with URSA Broadcast and you’re not forced to spend thousands of dollars on a custom battery system.
