Arri ALEXA 35 Xtreme Premium Cinema Camera

Arri ALEXA 35 Xtreme Premium Cinema Camera(004405)

The Arri ALEXA 35 Xtreme Premium – Production Set (15mm) is designed for traditional camera departments and includes an ALEXA 35 Xtreme camera with a Premium license, LPL Mount, MVF-2 viewfinder, and production accessories. It is fully compatible with most rental packages for high-end narrative productions and offers optional 15 mm or 19 mm studio rods. The ALEXA 35 Xtreme introduces powerful new hardware, higher speeds for slow-motion images, and the efficient ARRICORE codec, making it a major revision of the trusted ALEXA 35 camera.

The ALEXA 35 Xtreme offers frame rates up to 660 fps, a new codec ARRICORE, Sensor Overdrive mode for higher frame rates, and an upgrade path for existing ALEXA 35 cameras. It also features powerful new hardware, longer pre-recording times, and 10% lower power consumption compared to the ALEXA 35. The camera system retains its core strengths of superior image quality, ease of use, and reliable operation while introducing new capabilities for high-speed cinematography and efficient post-production workflows.

New Main Image Processor

Offering improved image quality and reliability, the ALEXA 35 Xtreme’s new sensor and larger and faster onboard memory enable frame rates up to 660 fps, eliminating the need for additional specialized high-speed cameras that may require additional work to match your main camera profile. The processor maintains the full 17 stops of dynamic range up to 330 fps, and when utilizing frame rates up to 660 fps with Sensor Overdrive mode, it maintains up to 11 stops of dynamic range.

ARRICORE Codec

Accompanying the new sensor is the next-gen ARRICORE RGB codec that provides optimized image quality with even lower data rates. Your workflows will stay familiar, however, and wrappers, audio, and textures will remain the same as original ALEXA 35 workflows.  Prerecording times are now five times longer to make high-speed capture easier to record in higher resolutions, providing up to 30 seconds in 4.6K Open Gate to five full minutes of prerecording time in ProRes 422 HQ at 24 fps. 

Other Improvements

The camera’s internal improvements help save up to 10% power usage over the original ALEXA 35. Updates to Wi-Fi also make connectivity easier, making it faster to connect with ARRI’s Camera Companion app, and providing 5 GHz compatibility, roaming within a mesh network, and auto-connect features. 

Sensor Type Super 35 format ARRI ALEV 4 CMOS sensor with Bayer pattern colour filter array

Maximum Photosites 4608 x 3164

Sensor Size 27.99 x 19.22 mm / 1.102 x 0.757"

Image Circle Ø 33.96 mm / 1.337"

Photosite Pitch 6.075 μm

Dynamic Range 17 stops

Shutter Electronic shutter, 1.0°–356° or 1s– 1/8000s

Exposure Index Adjustable from EI 160– 6400 in 1/3 stops

White Balance Manual and auto, adjustable 2000K–11000K in 10K steps

Colour Correction Adjustable from -16 to +16 CC

SENSOR MODES (PIXELS)

4.6K 3:2 Open Gate 4608 x 3164

4.6K 16:9 4608 x 2592

4K 16:9 4096 x 2304

3.8K 16:9 3840 x 2160

3.8K 2.39:1 3840 x 1608

3.3K 6:5 3328 x 2790

2K 16:9 S16 2048 x 1152

HD 16:9 S16 1920 x 1080

SENSOR MODES (DIMENSIONS)

4.6K 3:2 Open Gate 28.0 x 19.2 mm / 1.102 x 0.756"

4.6K 16:9 28.0 x 15.7 mm / 1.102 x 0.618"

4K 16:9 24.9 x 14.0 mm / 0.980 x 0.551"

3.8K 16:9 23.3 x 13.1 mm / 0.918 x 0.516"

3.8K 2.39:1 23.3 x 9.8 mm / 0.918 x 0.386"

3.3K 6:5 20.22 x 16.95 mm / 0.796 x 0.693"

2K 16:9 S16 12.4 x 7.0 mm / 0.490 x 0.276"

HD 16:9 S16 11.7 x 6.6 mm / 0.461 x 0.260"

RECORDING FORMATS

Container MXF/ARRIRAW*, MXF/ARRICORE, MXF/Apple ProRes 4444 XQ / 4444 / 422 HQ

File Image Content Matches recording container size

Recording Modes Standard, Pre-recording*

RECORDING RESOLUTIONS

4.6K 3:2 4608 x 3164

4.6K 16:9 4608 x 2592

4K 16:9 4096 x 2304

3.8K 16:9 3840 x 2160

3.8K 2.39:1 3840 x 1608

3.3K 6:5 3328 x 2790 or 4096 x 1716

2K 16:9 S16 2048 x 1152

HD 16:9 S16 1920 x 1080

RECORDING MEDIA

Media Types Codex Compact Drive 1TB / 2TB, Express 1TB

RECORDING FRAME RATES (fps)

ARRIRAW 4.6K 3:2 35 / 80

ARRIRAW 4.6K 16:9 45 / 95

ARRIRAW 4K 16:9 55 / 125

ARRIRAW 3.8K 16:9 65 / 140

ARRIRAW 3.8K 2.39:1 85 / 190

ARRIRAW 3.3K 6:5 55 / 120

ARRIRAW 2K 16:9 S16 230 / 330

ARRIRAW HD 16:9 S16 260 / 330

ARRICORE 4.6K 3:2 80 / 120 / 165*

ARRICORE 4.6K 16:9 100 / 150 / 200*

ARRICORE 4K 16:9 125 / 150 / 210*

ARRICORE 3.8K 16:9 145 / 150 / 240*

ARRICORE 3.8K 2.39:1 195 / 240

ARRICORE 3.3K 6:5 120 / 120 / 210*

ARRICORE 2K / HD 16:9 S16 330 / 330 / 660*

Apple ProRes 4444 4.6K 3:2 90 / 120

Apple ProRes 4444 4.6K 16:9 110 / 150

Apple ProRes 4444 4K 16:9 135 / 150

Apple ProRes 4444 3.8K 16:9 150 / 150

In the Box

Arri ALEXA 35 Xtreme Premium Cinema Camera