Core SWX has announced the cross-compatibility with its Helix battery system for the upcoming Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 12K and 17K cameras. The new V-Mount (CINEURSAC/BATTV) and G-Mount (CINEURSAC/BATTG) plates offered by Blackmagic Design for the cameras are fully Helix compatible, enabling users to opt for high-voltage battery platforms beyond B-Mount.
By purchasing these accessory plates, users can take advantage of their existing fleet of Helix Max battery packs or continue using low-voltage packs, with the option to transition to the high-voltage Helix Max Native Dual Voltage platform. This flexibility allows users to operate their cameras at high voltage for maximum efficiency, supporting power draws of up to 185 watts.
The URSA Mini Pro 12k camera requires 24V batteries to be able to operate and shoot in all of its frame rates and resolutions. The camera comes natively with a B-mount battery plate, and at least to my knowledge, this is the first non-ARRI camera to utilize a B-mont as standard.
The camera draws between 85-150W depending on the resolution, frame rate, and recording option, so it is a pretty hungry beast.
Now, you can run the camera via 14.4V batteries swell, but the resolutions and frame rates will be limited, as will the power outputs. Blackmagic Design wasn’t able to give me specifics about what the resolution and frame rate limitations would be.
