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based on ARRI SUP 8.0
DI GI TAL CI NEMA POCKET GUI DE
ARRI ALEXA
ARRI ALEXA POCKET GUIDE
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ARRI ALEXA POCKET GUIDE
Radio
WRS radio is active (Alexa Plus & Studio)
High Humidity Mode
Sensor is kept at 40C temperature
Grab
Still frame currently grabbed to SD card
SD Card
Card present. Orange when accessed
Lock
Camera is locked
Temperature Error
Large sensor temperature offset
Temperature Warning
Small sensor temperature offset
General Error
An error occured. Check INFO screen
General Warning
Important info on the INFO screen
I CONS
False Color Overlay Levels
Indicates correct exposure based on the gamma
set for the respective output (Rec 709 or Log C)
False color is activated in the EVF by toggling the
EXP button on the EVF
Activate false color in the MON OUT image at:
MENU > MONITORING >
MON OUT > FALSE COLOR
Description
White clipping
Just below white clipping
One stop over medium gray
18% medium gray
Just above black clipping
Black clipping
Signal Level
100% - 99%
99% - 97%
56% - 52%
42% - 38%
4.0% - 2.5%
2.5% - 0.0%
Color
Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Blue
Purple
FALSE COLOR EXPOSURE
9.0 Stops
8.7 Stops
7.7 Stops
6.6 Stops
5.6 Stops
4.6 Stops
18% Gray 18% Gray 18% Gray 18% Gray 18% Gray 18% Gray
5.0 Stops
5.3 Stops
6.3 Stops
7.4 Stops
8.4 Stops
9.4 Stops
EI 160 EI 200 EI 400 EI 800 EI 1600 EI 3200
Dynamic Range of the ARRI Alexa
Comparison in Latitude of Exposure Indexes
Alexa has a base sensitivity of 800 ASA (range of
EI160 - EI3200) with a latitude of 14 stops.
ARRI Customer Service Hotlines
Europe
Munich.....................................49-89-3809-2121
London.....................................44-1895-457-051
Rome......................................39-335-749-00-70
North America
California and New York............1-877-565-2774
Toronto......................................1-416-255-3335
Asia and Australia
Hong Kong..................................852-2537-4266
Sydney.......................................61-2-9855-4305
Rental House Contacts
Name: ___________________________________
Phone: ___________________________________
E-mail: ___________________________________
Notes: ___________________________________
__________________________________________
CONTACTS
C
A
M
E
V
F
EXP
ZOOM
LOCK
GRAB
PLAY
USER
TC
INFO
MENU
HOME
Prompt camera playback from SxS-Pro cards
Save framegrab to SD card
Locks Homescreen, Menu, Play, TC, Info & EVF
controls
Magnifies image 2.25x
Access EVF specific menu within EVF display
Access and adjust FPS, Shutter, EI, WB
False color exposure check
FPS, Color, Audio, EI, Shutter, WB
Recording, Monitoring, System, Project, Framegrabs,
User Setups
System and camera information, including errors
Access and edit timecode settings
Access and edit user buttons
CONTROLS
*SL = Single Link - DL = Dual Link
** Only supported by some recorders (not SMPTE standard)
*** REC OUT always set to MON OUT clone in High Speed Mode
The ARRIRAW transmission should only be
recorded with ARRIRAW T-Link certied devices
Possible Frame Rates
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
48, 50, 59.94, 60
48, 50, 59.94, 60
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
48, 50, 59.94, 60
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
48, 50, 59.94, 60
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
Color
YCbCr
YCbCr
YCbCr
RGB
RGB
RGB
Bayer
Bayer
Bayer
YCbCr
Image Raster
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
2880x1620
2880x1620
2880x1620
1920x1080
Format*
422 1.5G SL
422 1.5G DL
422 3G SL
444 1.5G DL
444 3G SL
444 3G DL**
ARRIRAW 1.5G DL
ARRIRAW 3G SL
ARRIRAW 3G DL
MON OUT Clone***
External Recording via HD-SDI
Available formats, outputs, and framerates
EXT. RECORDI NG
Internal 2K Recording
Supported with ProRes codecs only
Resolution: 2048x1152 (16:9) 2048x1536 (4:3)
Framerates: up to 60fps (16:9) up to 48fps (4:3)
Record times: ~25 min (16:9) ~19 min (4:3)
2K recording is not available in High Speed mode
*High speed license key and SxS Pro 64GB card required
**32GB card at 29.97 fps
Max FPS
60/120*
60/120*
60/120*
60/120*
40/60
60/120*
60/120*
Data Rate
45 Mb/s
102 Mb/s
147 Mb/s
220 Mb/s
330 Mb/s
145 Mb/s
220 Mb/s
Time**
83 min
37 min
25 min
17 min
11 min
29 min
19 min
Color
YCbCr
YCbCr
YCbCr
YCbCr
RGB
YCbCr
YCbCr
Codec
ProRes 422 (Proxy)
ProRes 422 (LT)
ProRes 422
ProRes 422 (HQ)
ProRes 4444
DNxHD 115/120/145
DNxHD 175x/185x/220x
Internal Recording to SxS Cards
Available codecs, framerates, and data rates
I NT. RECORDI NG
Shapes represent resolutions in
16:9 sensor mode
Lines represent resolutions in
4:3 sensor mode
Sensor Size
3392 x 2200 Photosites / 27.98 mm x 18.15 mm

Surround View
1) 3168 x 1782 Photosites / 26.14 mm x 14.70 mm (16:9)
2) 3168 x 2160 Photosites / 26.14 mm x 17.82 mm (4:3)*

Image Out / ARRIRAW / HD Record Area**
1) 2880 x 1620 Photosites / 23.76 mm x 13.37 mm (16:9)
2) 2880 x 2160 Photosites / 23.76 mm x 17.82 mm (4:3)*

ProRes 2K Record Area
1) 2868 x 1612 Photosites / 23.66 mm x 13.30 mm (16:9)
2) 2868 x 2150 Photosites / 23.66 mm x 17.74 mm (4:3)*

*4:3 mode for Alexa Plus 4:3, Alexa M, & Alexa Studio only
**HD is oversampled 1.5x to 1920x1080 resolution
SENSOR
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ARRI ALEXA POCKET GUIDE
R a d i o
W R S r a d i o i s a c t i v e ( A l e x a P l u s & S t u d i o )
H i g h H u m i d i t y M o d e
S e n s o r i s k e p t a t 4 0 C t e m p e r a t u r e
G r a b
S t i l l f r a m e c u r r e n t l y g r a b b e d t o S D c a r d
S D C a r d
C a r d p r e s e n t . O r a n g e w h e n a c c e s s e d
L o c k
C a m e r a i s l o c k e d
T e m p e r a t u r e E r r o r
L a r g e s e n s o r t e m p e r a t u r e o f f s e t
T e m p e r a t u r e W a r n i n g
S m a l l s e n s o r t e m p e r a t u r e o f f s e t
G e n e r a l E r r o r
A n e r r o r o c c u r e d . C h e c k I N F O s c r e e n
G e n e r a l W a r n i n g
I m p o r t a n t i n f o o n t h e I N F O s c r e e n
I C O N S
F a l s e C o l o r O v e r l a y L e v e l s
I n d i c a t e s c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e b a s e d o n t h e g a m m a
s e t f o r t h e r e s p e c t i v e o u t p u t ( R e c 7 0 9 o r L o g C )
F a l s e c o l o r i s a c t i v a t e d i n t h e E V F b y t o g g l i n g t h e
E X P b u t t o n o n t h e E V F
A c t i v a t e f a l s e c o l o r i n t h e M O N O U T i m a g e a t :
M E N U > M O N I T O R I N G >
M O N O U T > F A L S E C O L O R
D e s c r i p t i o n
W h i t e c l i p p i n g
J u s t b e l o w w h i t e c l i p p i n g
O n e s t o p o v e r m e d i u m g r a y
1 8 % m e d i u m g r a y
J u s t a b o v e b l a c k c l i p p i n g
B l a c k c l i p p i n g
S i g n a l L e v e l
1 0 0 % - 9 9 %
9 9 % - 9 7 %
5 6 % - 5 2 %
4 2 % - 3 8 %
4 . 0 % - 2 . 5 %
2 . 5 % - 0 . 0 %
C o l o r
R e d
Y e l l o w
P i n k
G r e e n
B l u e
P u r p l e
F A L S E C O L O R
9 . 0 S t o p s
8 . 7 S t o p s
7 . 7 S t o p s
6 . 6 S t o p s
5 . 6 S t o p s
4 . 6 S t o p s
1 8 % G r a y1 8 % G r a y 1 8 % G r a y1 8 % G r a y1 8 % G r a y1 8 % G r a y
5 . 0 S t o p s
5 . 3 S t o p s
6 . 3 S t o p s
7 . 4 S t o p s
8 . 4 S t o p s
9 . 4 S t o p s
E I 1 6 0 E I 2 0 0 E I 4 0 0 E I 8 0 0 E I 1 6 0 0 E I 3 2 0 0
D y n a m i c R a n g e o f t h e A R R I A l e x a
C o m p a r i s o n i n L a t i t u d e o f E x p o s u r e I n d e x e s
A l e x a h a s a b a s e s e n s i t i v i t y o f 8 0 0 A S A ( r a n g e o f
E I 1 6 0 - E I 3 2 0 0 ) w i t h a l a t i t u d e o f 1 4 s t o p s .
E X P O S U R E
A R R I C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e H o t l i n e s
E u r o p e
M u n i c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 - 8 9 - 3 8 0 9 - 2 1 2 1
L o n d o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 - 1 8 9 5 - 4 5 7 - 0 5 1
R o m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 - 3 3 5 - 7 4 9 - 0 0 - 7 0
N o r t h A m e r i c a
C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e w Y o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8 7 7 - 5 6 5 - 2 7 7 4
T o r o n t o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 4 1 6 - 2 5 5 - 3 3 3 5
A s i a a n d A u s t r a l i a
H o n g K o n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 2 - 2 5 3 7 - 4 2 6 6
S y d n e y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 - 2 - 9 8 5 5 - 4 3 0 5
R e n t a l H o u s e C o n t a c t s
N a m e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
P h o n e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
E - m a i l : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
N o t e s : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C O N T A C T S
C
A
M
E
V
F
EXP
ZOOM
LOCK
GRAB
PLAY
USER
TC
INFO
MENU
HOME
Prompt camera playback from SxS-Pro cards
Save framegrab to SD card
Locks Homescreen, Menu, Play, TC, Info & EVF
controls
Magnifies image 2.25x
Access EVF specific menu within EVF display
Access and adjust FPS, Shutter, EI, WB
False color exposure check
FPS, Color, Audio, EI, Shutter, WB
Recording, Monitoring, System, Project, Framegrabs,
User Setups
System and camera information, including errors
Access and edit timecode settings
Access and edit user buttons
CONTROLS
*SL = Single Link - DL = Dual Link
** Only supported by some recorders (not SMPTE standard)
*** REC OUT always set to MON OUT clone in High Speed Mode
The ARRIRAW transmission should only be
recorded with ARRIRAW T-Link certied devices
Possible Frame Rates
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
48, 50, 59.94, 60
48, 50, 59.94, 60
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
48, 50, 59.94, 60
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
48, 50, 59.94, 60
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
Color
YCbCr
YCbCr
YCbCr
RGB
RGB
RGB
Bayer
Bayer
Bayer
YCbCr
Image Raster
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
1920x1080
2880x1620
2880x1620
2880x1620
1920x1080
Format*
422 1.5G SL
422 1.5G DL
422 3G SL
444 1.5G DL
444 3G SL
444 3G DL**
ARRIRAW 1.5G DL
ARRIRAW 3G SL
ARRIRAW 3G DL
MON OUT Clone***
External Recording via HD-SDI
Available formats, outputs, and framerates
EXT. RECORDI NG
Internal 2K Recording
Supported with ProRes codecs only
Resolution: 2048x1152 (16:9) 2048x1536 (4:3)
Framerates: up to 60fps (16:9) up to 48fps (4:3)
Record times: ~25 min (16:9) ~19 min (4:3)
2K recording is not available in High Speed mode
*High speed license key and SxS Pro 64GB card required
**32GB card at 29.97 fps
Max FPS
60/120*
60/120*
60/120*
60/120*
40/60
60/120*
60/120*
Data Rate
45 Mb/s
102 Mb/s
147 Mb/s
220 Mb/s
330 Mb/s
145 Mb/s
220 Mb/s
Time**
83 min
37 min
25 min
17 min
11 min
29 min
19 min
Color
YCbCr
YCbCr
YCbCr
YCbCr
RGB
YCbCr
YCbCr
Codec
ProRes 422 (Proxy)
ProRes 422 (LT)
ProRes 422
ProRes 422 (HQ)
ProRes 4444
DNxHD 115/120/145
DNxHD 175x/185x/220x
Internal Recording to SxS Cards
Available codecs, framerates, and data rates
I NT. RECORDI NG
Shapes represent resolutions in
16:9 sensor mode
Lines represent resolutions in
4:3 sensor mode
Sensor Size
3392 x 2200 Photosites / 27.98 mm x 18.15 mm

Surround View
1) 3168 x 1782 Photosites / 26.14 mm x 14.70 mm (16:9)
2) 3168 x 2160 Photosites / 26.14 mm x 17.82 mm (4:3)*

Image Out / ARRIRAW / HD Record Area**
1) 2880 x 1620 Photosites / 23.76 mm x 13.37 mm (16:9)
2) 2880 x 2160 Photosites / 23.76 mm x 17.82 mm (4:3)*

ProRes 2K Record Area
1) 2868 x 1612 Photosites / 23.66 mm x 13.30 mm (16:9)
2) 2868 x 2150 Photosites / 23.66 mm x 17.74 mm (4:3)*

*4:3 mode for Alexa Plus 4:3, Alexa M, & Alexa Studio only
**HD is oversampled 1.5x to 1920x1080 resolution
SENSOR