In most single-camera, narrative-style applications, the original UM4.6 was completely fine despite its lack of buttons. The majority of the time, it’s not an issue - though it largely depends on the type of shooting that you do. One of the biggest issues with the original camera was the lack of buttons. As an original URSA Mini 4.6k owner myself, that is a beautiful sight to behold.

No, I’m serious, look at all those lovely buttons. The URSA Mini Pro Has So Many More Buttons

Now that the camera has been out for a few months, I’ve had a chance to spend some time working with the camera, and here are my thoughts on some of the key updates. The URSA Mini Pro has all the same great features (high-speed options, tons of recording formats, RAW, and many more) and a sensor that makes the URSA Mini 4.6k a great camera, just with a few alterations and updates that address literally all of the pain-points and complaints of users of the UM4.6. The update is - on Blackmagic’s part - a perfect mix of listening to consumer feedback without cheapening the previous release and alienating early adopters (the original URSA Mini 4.6k still holds plenty of value and is one of the best cameras in its price range).

Since then, the URSA Mini Pro has become an even more popular camera than its predecessor, and for good reason. In a lot of ways, such a comprehensive update was not necessarily expected - less so to be ready to ship within the next couple of weeks. What happens when a company listens to all of their customers’ feedback? We get the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro.Īt their Press Conference in early March this year, Blackmagic Design announced an update to their extremely popular URSA Mini 4.6k camera called the URSA Mini Pro.

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