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On URSA Mini EF models, this button works with compatible EF lenses. On URSAMiniPL
models, this button works with compatible lenses connected to the broadcast
lenscontroller.
To set your aperture manually, press the forward and reverse skip transport buttons.
Focus
When using an EF mount with an EF lens that supports electronic focus adjustments,
press the ‘focus’ button to activate auto focus. A white focus square will appear on the
fold out monitor. Anything within the square will be correctly focused. When the lens is
focused, the square will disappear.
Peak
Press the peak button to activate focus peaking. Your camera has two focus peaking
modes, traditional focus peaking, which artificially sharpens areas of the image that are
in focus, and 'colored lines' with overlays the sharp areas of your image with black,
white, red, green or blue colored lines. See the 'monitor settings' section of this manual
for more information. Focus peaking is not recorded to storage media, but can be
displayed via the HD monitoring output and on the fold out monitor by activating
overlays using the touchscreen menu.
Program
The program button is marked PGM and lets you switch the LCD between the camera
view and any signal plugged into the 12G-SDI input on the rear panel. This means if
you’re using URSA Mini in a live broadcast, you can plug in the switcher’s program
output and monitor it during the shoot. Press and hold the program button to see your
program feed. The program feed will continue to display whilst the program button is
being held. Double pressing the program button will switch to the program feed, and
pressing the program button again will exit the program feed. It's worth mentioning that
to display a switcher’s program output, your camera and switcher must be set to the
same frame rate.
Menu
Press the ‘menu’ button to open the dashboard. Refer to the ‘settings’ section for more
information about the dashboard feature and how to adjust settings.
Record
The ‘record’ button is marked REC on your Blackmagic URSA Mini’s control panel,
foldout LCD and side handle. Press any of the record buttons to start and stop
recording. Refer to the ‘recording’ section for more information.
NOTE It’s important to know that while most EF lenses support electronic
focus, some lenses can be set to manual or auto focus modes, and so you
need to ensure your lens is set to auto focus mode.
NOTE When you are setting your reference source for URSA Mini, or
URSAMini Pro 4.6K, you may experience a small dropout on your camera’s
outputs when switching between your reference sources. This is because the
camera is adjusting its referencing timing to match that of the external source.
For this reason it is important not to change this setting during a production,
only whilst setting up.
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