[4] The Arri Alexa camera system was used to shoot several films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including Hugo (2011),[5] Life of Pi (2012),[6] Gravity (2013),[7] Birdman (2014),[8] The Revenant (2015)[9] and 1917 (2019).

[12] In 1937, Arri introduced the world's first reflex mirror shutter in the Arriflex 35 camera, an invention of longtime engineer Erich Kästner.

This technology employs a rotating mirror that allows a continuous motor to operate the camera while providing parallax-free reflex viewing to the operator,[13] and the ability to focus the image by eye through the viewfinder, much like an SLR camera for photography.

[19] Also in 1972, Arri pioneered the development of daylight luminaires with the Arrisonne 2000 W.[citation needed] The Arriflex 16SR, launched in 1975, featured a redesigned viewfinder with a through-the-lens light meter.

[22][23] Arri partnered with Carl Zeiss AG in order to develop and manufacture advanced lenses for the motion picture industry.

The 16mm/35mm film scanner worked alongside the Arrilaser to support the increasingly popular digital intermediate route through postproduction.

[28] Later, the Arriscan became a widely used tool for film restoration work and was recognized with a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award in 2009.

[29] Arri released the Master Prime lenses in 2005, designed for a super-fast aperture of T1.3 without breathing and distortion.

The camera had the ability to compress 1080p footage to ProRes QuickTime formats and allowed direct-to-edit workflows.

[37] Arri announced a strategic partnership with Zeiss and Fujinon in 2010 to create new lenses that incorporated enhanced electronic lens data transfer in order to simplify visual effects workflows in postproduction.

[42] Apart from a medical imaging documentation service,[43] it has developed a fully digital 3D surgical microscope called the Arriscope.

[47] In April 2016, Arri acquired the artemis camera stabilizer systems developed by Curt O. Schaller from Sachtler / Vitec Videocom.

These tabs provide a relatively strong locking mechanism which allows for higher quality lens seating than offered by the Arri standard mount.

In 2011, it was alleged that Michael Bravin, an executive of the US-based subsidiary Arri Inc., had unlawfully accessed a rival company email account.

[60][61] Arri Inc. denied knowledge or gains from Bravin's actions,[62] and a separate lawsuit against the company was dropped as a result of an out-of-court settlement.