Arri Alexa Mini

Camera Features

• Versatile additional tool in the ALEXA camera range
• Exciting variety of application areas
• Super-lightweight carbon body
• Exchangeable lens mounts
• ALEXA sensor and image quality with internal 4:3 & ARRIRAW recording
• Integrated lens motor control and ND filters
• Perfect for gimbals and multicopters
• Future-proof technology with 4K UHD, HDR & HFR recording

Dimensions 

• Length: 185 mm
• Width: 125 mm
• Height: 140 mm
  (camera body with PL lens mount)

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)

• 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

Exposure index

• EI 800 base sensitivity

Filters

• Built-in motorized ND filters 0.6, 1.2, 2.1

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)

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 fps

• 4:3 

ProRes 4:3 2.8K 0.75 – 50 fps

• 6:5

ProRes 2:39:1 2K Ana. 0.75 – 120 fps

• Open Gate

MFX/ARRIRAW 3.4K Open Gate 0.75 – 30 fps

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

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)