Specifications

Image Sensor

Specification
Conditions
Value

Format

S5K at 5K or S2.5K at 2.5K

S35

Native Aspect Ratio

5:4

Pixel Size

S5K S2.5K

4.5μm x 4.5μm 9.0μm x 9.0μm

Native Resolution

S5K S2.5K

5120 x 4096 (21MP) 2560 x 2048 (5.2MP)

Active Area

23.04mm x 18.43mm

Shutter Type

Global Electronic

Sensitivity

ISO 100, 200, 400

Dynamic Range

11 stops

Lens Mount

Specification
Conditions
Value

Standard Mounts

S5K S2.5K

Passive Universal Mount Active Locking EF Mount

Optional Mounts

Sold separately by Freefly and Kippertie

Third-Party Mounts

Sold separately by c7Adapters

Passive Canon RF, EF, FD Passive Nikon F Passive Leica M Passive LPL

Recording

Specification
Conditions
Value

Media

Internal NVMe SSD

Media Size and Type

S5K S2.5K

4TB TLC 2.56TB pSLC

Format

Apple ProRes 422 LT

Native Bit Depth

10-bit

Color Space

Sensor-Native RGB Rec.709 or HLG Beta OETF

Resolutions / Frame Rates

Bit Rate

Maximum 5120x2880, 600fps 4096x2160, 800fps 2560x1440, 2250fps (1) 2048x1080, 2900fps (1)

2.00GB/s 1.83GB/s 1.46GB/s 1.71GB/s 1.32GB/s

Continuous Recording Time

5120x2880, 600fps 4096x2176, 800fps 2560x1440, 2250fps (1) 2048x1080, 2900fps (1) Others

36min (4TB) 45min (4TB) 24min (2.56TB) 32min (2.56TB) Limited only by Media

Pre-Record Buffer Size

2.56TB pSLC Only

1s - 2hr Circular Buffer Limited only by Media

(1) Ember S2.5K in full color or Ember S5K in monochrome, with FW 2.0 (coming soon).

Power

Specification
Conditions
Value

DC Input Voltage

12V - 26V

Power Consumption

Standby 4K Max FPS 5K Max FPS

30W 50W 55W

Interface

Specification
Conditions
Value

DC Input

4-pin Molex Micro-Fit

HDMI Output

Type-A (Full-Size) 1080p24/25/30

GPIO

6-pin JST GH Optically Isolated Start/Stop Trigger UART API

USB

USB Type-C USB 5Gbps

Wireless

Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac (5GHz)

Ethernet

RJ45 1 GigE

Other Features

Specification
Conditions
Value

Firmware Update

via USB

Upgradeable Storage

Yes

On-Board LCD

No

Audio Recording

No

Physical

Specification
Conditions
Value

Dimensions

w/ Universal Mount

Width: 100mm Height: 104mm Depth: 86mm

Weight

w/ Universal Mount

852g

Mounting Points

1/4-20 M3

1x Top, 1x Bottom 4x Per Side

Environmental

Specification
Conditions
Value

Operating Temperature

0ºC - 40ºC

Ingress Protection

IP52

Last updated

#836: Added info on MC and FRX connection and MC FW updates

Change request updated