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URSA Broadcast

Blackmagic Design

Announced:

URSA Broadcast paired familiar broadcast lenses and external controls with internal card recording. The B4 mount made existing powered zoom lenses part of the intended working setup.

Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast
Photo: Blackmagic Design ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer launch specifications; later shipping changes are identified separately. Source: Blackmagic Design original announcement ↗.

Sensor and recording

Sensor/output
4K; HD and Ultra HD production
Lens mount
B4 with optical correction; optional EF, F or PL mounts
Recording
1080i or 2160p in .mov at launch

Operation and workflow

Filters
Built-in optical ND
Media
Dual CFast and dual SD card recorders
Connections
12G-SDI; XLR audio

02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE

Reviews and field reports

Independent coverage

Newsshooter · URSA Broadcast review ↗

Naso liked the colour and the options for quick-turnaround footage. Low-light noise was his main reservation: grain became noticeable as gain increased. He also stressed that the B4 lens chosen for the camera materially affected the result.

Erik Naso · 22 March 2018

03 / PROVENANCE

Sources and dates

A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.

Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →