ARRI ARRIFLEX D-21 HD - Manuals

Page 4 - Main Features

4 Main Features n Cinematic Image Quality · ARRI Imaging Technology for a cinematic look · rotating mirror shutter for film-like motion portrayal · single, Super 35 sized sensor for 35 format depth of field · highest dynamic range of any digital motion picture camera · super sharp, alias-free images...

Page 6 - ARRI Imaging Technology; LO

6 ARRI Imaging Technology Each component of the D-21 and D-21 HD has been purpose-built with one goal in mind: to create the most gorgeous cinematic images possible. Those images are the result of a custom designed CMOS sensor, a carefully crafted optical low pass filter, a powerful imaging hardware...

Page 9 - The Optical Viewfinder; LE

9 ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD The Optical Viewfinder While most digital cameras use electronic viewfinders, the D-21 and D-21 HD are equipped with the same optical viewfinder as all other ARRI cameras. Thus the cameras’ viewfinder always shows an image area larger than the image being recorded, a...

Page 10 - A Film Sized Sensor & Film Lenses for a Film Look; FO

10 A Film Sized Sensor & Film Lenses for a Film Look Depth of field is the one of the most powerful creative tools available to cinematographers, and the shallow depth of field of 35 mm film cameras has become associated with cinematic imagery in the minds of movie audiences over the last 100 ye...

Page 12 - Mscope; – A New and Unique Output Format; IC

12 Mscope TM – A New and Unique Output Format A new and unique feature of both D-21 and D-21 HD is the patented Mscope TM process, which combines for the first time the use of anamorphic lenses with the economy of HD acquisition. Filmmakers and audiences alike have grown up with the uniquely cinemat...

Page 13 - CinemaScope in Standard HD

13 ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD CinemaScope in Standard HD While the D-21 can record the full 4:3 sensor image in Data Mode, both D-21 and D-21 HD can use the Mscope TM format which utilizes a more economical standard HD workflow. In Mscope TM , a regular anamorphic lens is used on the D-21 or D-2...

Page 15 - Different Productions Require Different Outputs

15 ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD Different Productions Require Different Outputs Different projects have different production requirements, budgets and distribu-tion channels; the equipment chosen has to be flexible enough to accommodate those differences. The unique construction of the ARRIFLEX D-...

Page 16 - A True ARRI Camera

16 A True ARRI Camera The D-21 and the D-21 HD are true ARRI cameras; they run silently and have the same robust construction and ergonomic design for which ARRI cameras are famous. Their controls are also simple and straightforward for fast and safe operation. Both cameras are compatible with a bro...

Page 19 - The Company

19 ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD Mikael Salomon, ASC - Director of The Company and The Andromeda Strain “I'm very pleased with the final look of the six-hour miniseries The Company, which we shot in Canada, Hungary and Puerto Rico under very varied circum-stances.” “I've had questions from industry...

Page 21 - Michael Coulter, BSC - Cinematographer on

21 ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD Michael Coulter, BSC - Cinematographer on The Bank Job “After using the ARRI digital camera on The Bank Job, I was very pleased with the end result. I look forward to the future developments of this camera.” Sam Nicholson - Cinematographer and VFX Supervisor on VFX ...

Page 22 - Common Technical Data

22 Common Technical Data ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD Lens mount 54 mm PL, centered for Super 35, with Lens Data System (LDS) contacts Flange focal depth 52 mm nominal Display Camera display on left side with individual buttons for: camera RUN, PHASE (electronic inching & mirror rotation), NORM-PS/CC...

Page 23 - Divergent Technical Data

23 ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD Divergent Technical Data ARRIFLEX D-21 ARRIFLEX D-21 HD Camera type 35 format digital film style camera with an optical viewfinder 35 format film style HD camera with an optical viewfinder HD-SDI connections 2x dual link HD-SDI out 1x dual link HD-SDI out Frame rate...