Blackmagicdesign URSA Mini - SSDs

SSDs
With the optional Blackmagic URSA Mini SSD Recorder, URSA Mini can record video directly to
solid state drives, or ‘SSDs’. These fast, high capacity drives can are readily available from a
variety of consumer electronics outlets.
Inserting an SSD
To insert an SSD:
1 Hold your SSD with the connection pins facing towards the front of your camera.
2 Open the spring loaded cover on URSA Mini SSD Recorder and gently insert the
SSDintothe slot.
3 Once your SSD is all the way into the slot gently push it home until you feel it register,
then lower URSA Mini SSD Recorder's cover.
To remove an SSD:
Open URSA Mini SSD Recorder’s cover and gently grasp the drive between your thumb and
forefinger. There’s a small recess in the top of the bay to let you get a grip on the drive. Simply
pull the drive out and close the cover.
Choosing a fast SSD
SSDs are designed to offer fast, affordable storage for a wide range of devices it's important to
note that film making is only one part of the SSD market though, so choosing the right drive is
vital to ensuring that you have enough bandwidth to record 4.6K RAW or Ultra HD footage.
Many SSDs are designed for home computing and aren't fast enough to record Ultra HD video.
We highly recommend using only the SSDs from our recommended list, which have been tested
with Blackmagic URSA Mini to ensure support for continuous filming at the specified
resolutions. For the most up to date list of recommended SSD’s please go to
www.blackmagicdesign.com/support
NOTE See the section ‘Blackmagic URSA Mini SSD Recorder’ in this manual
for information on installing Blackmagic URSA Mini SSD Recorder.
TIP URSA Mini SSD Recorder has a pressure plate to keep different sized
SSDs in place, so there’s no need to use spacers to fit your drive.
NOTE Blackmagic URSA Mini SSD Recorder occupies the second storage slot in
URSAMini's operating system. This means that, while URSA Mini SSDRecorder is
connected and a compatible SSD is inserted, your camera’s second CFast 2.0 and
SDcard slot will be unavailable.
To use these slots instead, disconnect the SSD Recorder SDI connection from
URSAMini. There is no need to remove the SSD Recorder itself from your camera. For
more information, see the section ‘Blackmagic URSA Mini SSDRecorder’ in this manual.
23Storage Media