【客訂預購】德國ARRI ALEXA Mini 專業攝影機 (K1.0003873)

ALEXA Mini 專業攝影機單機身

來自德國的專業影視大廠ARRI發佈全新的ALEXA Mini攝影機。它是ARRI ALEXA系列的最新成員，其體積小巧、輕便，而優異的影像品質卻與影視業界黃金標準的ALEXA毫無不同。ALEXA Mini專為特殊拍攝而設計，可完美作為ALEXA完整拍攝套裝的一部分。它的問世使得劇組不再需要其他廠商攝影機協同拍攝，整個劇組的拍攝都可以使用被全球影視業界廣為信賴的ALEXA系統。

ALEXA Mini具備多種操控方式：
(1) 無線遙控
(2) 配合ARRI MVF-1多用途取景器作為常規攝影機
(3) 或配合機載小監視器，以機身的快速鍵操控使用。它重量極輕，可置於手持穩定器上舒適拍攝，小體積和靜音運行又讓它成為狹窄環境下的理想選擇。對稱的機身設計可讓它在任何方向進行拍攝，例如上下顛倒和直立肖像拍攝。機身具備多個附件安裝孔，安裝方式可盡由您創意發揮。另外，ALEXA Mini的可更換鏡頭卡口可透過ARRI AMIRA的卡口替換，因此也能夠安裝B4卡口電視鏡頭和EF卡口照相鏡頭。

ALEXA Mini配備了4:3影像感測器以及自動的變形鏡頭壓縮畫面還原功能，幀率範圍從0.75至200 fps。錄製格式有ProRes或是無壓縮的ARRIRAW—可錄製於機內的CFast 2.0儲存卡上，或錄製於專門設計的外置Codex紀錄器中，該紀錄器更能同時錄製多達四台ALEXA Mini的信號—非常適合於多機拍攝的場景，例如360°背景板的拍攝，也使得最終調色更加方便快捷。

強大的內置功能同樣是ALEXA Mini高效一體化設計的核心。內置鏡頭馬達控制器能夠讓新款馬達直接連接到鈦合金製的PL卡口上，而ARRI鏡頭資料系統（LDS）可提供精確的拍攝幀率資料儲存到中繼資料中，這些資料無論於現場還是後期都能夠幫您節省時間和成本。Wi-Fi連接能力可使用iOS或Android設備來遙控攝影機功能，例如控制馬達驅動的內置ND濾鏡：它能夠讓您對光線條件的變化做出快速回應，而無需在攝影機上添加笨重的附加設備。

ALEXA Mini機身設計非常適合安裝於新一代無電刷的電子穩定器、無人機和其他特殊設備上。它的體積足夠小巧，即使帶有標準的PL卡口鏡頭，攝影機也能安裝在輕型和空間要求苛刻的攝影機機架上，例如帶有陀螺儀的航拍系統。超凡的低照度表現是它成為水下攝影的完美工具。現在各大廠商正在為它開發專用的防水外殼。

如同ARRI AMIRA一樣，ALEXA Mini也能夠錄製4K UHD ProRes影像，讓即時4K UHD超高清輸出和便捷的工作流程成為可能。更重要的是，ALEXA Mini與所有其他配備ALEV III影像感測器的ARRI攝影機一樣，都能夠提供卓越的影像品質。這其中，我們關注的不僅僅是空間解析度，更包括色彩、膚色和高動態範圍（HDR）。因此，無論您選擇的輸出格式是HD，2K，4K UHD或者其他的原生解析度（例如無壓縮ARRIRAW 2.8K或ProRes 3.2K），ALEXA Mini會始終保持各個影像元素的完美均衡，而且面向未來，無懼於日後任何新標準的出現。

商品圖片為示意圖，包裝不含鏡頭與其他配件

ALEXA Mini Features

Complementing the ALEXA range.
Compact, lightweight and self-contained, the ARRI ALEXA Mini is a versatile additional tool in the ALEXA camera range. Crews will find that the ALEXA Mini perfectly complements their ALEXA shooting kit, eliminating the complications of working with third-party cameras for specialized shots and keeping everything within a single system that is trusted all over the world.

Strength and agility through state-of-the-art materials
To maintain ARRI’s famously rugged build quality in a small and lightweight camera, a number of unique design solutions have been incorporated. These include highly integrated and sealed electronics, a lightweight carbon housing and a solid titanium PL mount that connects directly with the new internal sensor mount – also made of titanium – to ensure a super-stable flange focal distance, even when using large lenses. Nimble in use and hardy on set, the ALEXA Mini is a go-anywhere tool, easy to transport in backpacks or as carry-on luggage.

Versatile mounting and shooting options
The ALEXA Mini can be operated in a number of ways: by wireless remote control, as a normal camera with the ARRI MVF-1 multi viewfinder attached, or with an on-board monitor and controlled via the user button interface on the camera body. Light enough to be comfortably held at arm’s length in a hand rig, its compact size and extremely quiet operation also make it ideal for tight shooting conditions.

The symmetrical design permits filming in any orientation, including upside-down and in portrait mode, while multiple accessory points enable highly creative mounting solutions. In addition, the ALEXA Mini’s interchangeable lens mount can be replaced with any of those designed for the ARRI AMIRA, allowing the use of B4 video and EF mount stills lenses.

Uncompromised image quality for specialized shots
The overwhelming advantage of the ALEXA Mini is that it marries such a compact and lightweight form factor with the same unparalleled image quality that has made the ARRI ALEXA system a gold standard for the industry. Combine the Mini with any other ALEXA camera and you will have perfectly matched images, even on anamorphic productions – thanks to the 4:3 sensor and automatic de‑squeeze function. Workflows will also be identical, with options to record ProRes or uncompressed ARRIRAW either in-camera to CFast 2.0 cards or to a specially-designed external Codex recorder.

Save time on set
With the ALEXA Mini, no extra time need be spent on set configuring third-party cameras previously required for specialized shots, or on wrangling the image files coming out of them. Multi-camera setups such as 360° plate shots will be made simpler and faster by the external Codex recorder, which can record image streams from up to four ALEXA Minis simultaneously. The camera’s maximum frame rate of 200 fps means it can also be used for stunning slow-motion cinematography, saving further time and money on set by doing away with the need for a separate high-speed camera.

Save time in post
In the past, productions combining small cameras from other manufacturers with an ARRI ALEXA shooting kit have encountered time-consuming difficulties in the grade, trying to match images from those cameras to ALEXA’s famously natural colorimetry and pleasing skin tones. With the ALEXA Mini these difficulties are eliminated because all images come from the same sensor and share the same color space. The ability to use CDLs and 3D LUTs in-camera for on-set color management will also reduce time and money spent in post.

Integrated lens motor control and ND filters, perfect for gimbals and multicopters
The ALEXA Mini’s camera body has been designed with new-generation brushless gimbals, multicopters and other specialized rigs in mind. It is compact enough in the lens direction to allow the use of standard PL mount lenses even on lightweight and space-constrained rigs, such as gyro-stabilized aerial systems. The camera’s superb low-light performance makes it perfect for underwater work, and dedicated underwater housings are currently being developed by leading manufacturers.

Greater efficiency through integrated functions
An integrated lens motor controller allows new active lens motors to be connected directly to the titanium PL mount, so focus, iris and zoom settings can be controlled from ARRI hand units without an additional external box. Further operational settings can be made remotely when working with the ARRI WCU-4 hand unit.

Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity facilitates remote control of camera functions from iOS or Android devices, with no need for a special app.

The motorized and remotely-controllable internal ND filters permit rapid responses to changing light conditions, and help keep clutter around the camera to a minimum.

Cost-saving camera and lens metadata
Integrated ARRI Lens Data System (LDS) technology brings the added value of frame‑accurate metadata about focus, iris and zoom settings. With these lens settings and exact depth‑of‑field displayed live on wireless hand units, precise adjustments can be made during a shot. The data also allows lens mapping to pre‑marked focus rings and reduces the time and expense involved in achieving complex visual effects in post.

Future-proof technology with 4K UHD, HDR and HFR recording

Unsurpassed overall image quality
Like the ARRI AMIRA, the ALEXA Mini can record 4K UHD ProRes images, facilitating real-time 4K UHD output and simple pipelines for high-resolution deliverables. More important than this, however, is the fact that the Mini and all other ARRI cameras with the ALEV III sensor offer unrivalled overall image quality by focusing not just on spatial resolution, but also on other image quality parameters such as dynamic range.

London's New Year's Eve fireworks captured in Ultra High Definition and High Dynamic Range with the ARRI ALEV III sensor.
Courtesy of BBC R&D blog

Leverage the full power of the sensor
Two ALEXA Mini license upgrades are available, allowing users to get the most out of the camera’s 4:3 ALEV III sensor. The 4:3 License Key enables ALEXA Mini to record ProRes in 4:3, 4:3 cropped or 16:9 anamorphic and to de-squeeze both the viewfinder image and HD-SDI signal. The ARRIRAW License Key enables the camera to record 2.8K 16:9 ARRIRAW both internally and to an external recorder. Open Gate ARRIRAW recording is possible with cameras that have both license keys installed.

Better pixels, not just more
ARRI’s approach is unique in that it does not prioritize one element of image quality over any other. To achieve the highest overall image quality, ARRI uses bigger and better pixels on the sensor, rather than smaller pixels in larger numbers. The result is that ALEXA captures a wider dynamic range, truer colors, lower noise and more natural skin tones than other cameras, whether the chosen output is HD, 2K, 4K UHD or one of the native resolution outputs like uncompressed ARRIRAW 2.8K or ProRes 3.2K. This approach is vindicated by the huge numbers of professional filmmakers who choose ALEXA after extensive real‑world comparative testing.

Safe for future industry standards
Images from the ALEXA Mini are uniquely suited to next‑generation HDR (High Dynamic Range) displays, which are likely to play a role in defining future format standards. In addition, the ALEXA Mini’s camera speeds of 0.75 – 200 fps allow it to be used not just for slow‑motion shots, but also for HFR (High Frame Rate) acquisition, which might constitute another strand of future standards. ARRI’s holistic approach to image quality makes ALEXA the most future-proof camera system available today, and the safest investment for tomorrow.