Canon EOS C300 Cinema Camera (EF-Mount)

Specifications in detail

Camera

• Sensor

  Super35mm type CMOS

• System

  RGB primary colour filter (Bayer array)

• Total pixels per sensor

  9.84 megapixels

• Effective pixels per sensor

  8.29 megapixels

• Minimum illumination

  NTSC Mode 0.3 Lux

  [F1.2 lens , 24 dB, 29.97P mode, shutter speed 1/30]

  PAL Mode 0.25 Lux

  [F1.2 lens, 24 dB, 25.00P mode, shutter speed 1/25]

• Sensitivity

  NTSC: F9

  [1920x1080/59.94i , ISO640 (0dB), 2000 Lux, 89.9% reflection]

  PAL: F10

  [1920x1080/50.00i , ISO640 (0dB) , 2000 Lux, 89.9% reflection]

• S/N Ratio

  NTSC: 54dB (Typical)

  [1920x1080/29.97P, Canon Log base sensitivity ISO850 (Dynamic range 800%)]

  PAL: 54dB (Typical)

  [1920x1080/25.00P, Canon Log base sensitivity ISO850 (Dynamic range 800%)]

• Dynamic Range

  During normal shooting: 300%

  With Canon Log gamma: 800%

  (ISO 850 or above/gain 2.5 dB or more)

• Horizontal Resolution

  Up to 1000 TV lines or more (1920 x 1080i mode), depends on lens used

• Lens Mount

  Canon EF Mount

• Focal length

  Equivalent to 1.53x the focal length of EF lenses;

  As indicated for EF-S lenses and Canon cine lenses

• Peripheral illumination correction

  YES (dependent on lens used)

• ND filter

  3 glass filters in camera body: 2 stops; 4 stops; 6 stops. Operate via body or wireless control

• Focus control

  Via lens, wireless control or wired remote (dependent on lens used) One shot AF with EF Lenses

  (Not available with CINEMA lenses) Continuous AF available with EF-S 18 -55mm f/3.5 -5.6 IS STM or EF-S 18 - 135mm f/3.5 -5.6 IS STM Lens¹

  DAF update optional (extra cost)

• Iris control

  Via body, grip, wireless control or wired remote. Push AI available with EF lens (Not available with CINEMA lenses) Continuous AI available with EF-S 18 - 135mm f/3.5 -5.6 IS STM Lens¹

  1/2-stop, 1/3-stop or FINE control.

  Possible to maintain constant F-number during zoom.

• Image stabilization system

  Depends on lens used

• Type

  DIGIC DV III

Recording

• Video storage media

  Type 1 Compact Flash memory cards (2 card slots)

• Type

  UDMA4, 30MB/s or faster (40MB/s or faster for Fast/Slow recording)

• Recording time

  64GB CF card: Up to 160mins (1080/50i @ 50 Mbps)

• Recording file format

  Material eXchange Format (MXF); OP-1a pattern

• Recording format

  MPEG-2 Long GOP

  50Mbps CBR (4:2:2) MPEG-2 422@PHL;

  35Mbps VBR (4:2:0) MPEG-2 MP@HL;

  25Mbps CBR (4:2:0) MPEG-2 MP@H14

• Recording frame rate*

  50Mbps: 1920 x 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 24.00p, 23.98p;

  1280 x 720/59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24.00p, 23.98p.

  35Mbps: 1920 x 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p;

  1440 x 1080/ 59.94i/50i

  1280 x 720/59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p.

  25Mbps: 1440 x 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p.

• Slow/Fast motion

  YES

  720p: 1-60fps in 1fps steps

  1080p: 1-30fps in 1fps steps

  (available options may differ according to recording mode selected)

• Interval Record

  YES. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 frames, 25 time intervals

  (available options may differ according to recording mode selected)

• Frame Record

  YES. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 frames

  
  

  (available options may differ according to recording mode selected)

• Pre Record (cache record)

  YES (3 seconds)

• Relay Recording

  YES

• Double Slot (simultaneous) Recording

  YES

• Scan Reverse

  YES. Up/down, left/right, up/down/left/right image inversion

• HD->SD conversion

  NO

• Internal Data Transfer

  MOVIE: Yes (CF card to CF card)

• Photo storage media

  SD/SDHC memory card

• Still quality

  During video recording: 1920 x 1080;

  During playback: 1920x1080, 1280 x 720

System

• Size

  10.1 cm (4"), 100% view

• Dots

  1.23 million

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness, backlight, black & white

• Adjustable

  Up/down/left/right according to camera configuration

• Waveform Monitor

  Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope

• Focus Assist*

  Peaking;

  Magnifying (25 points selectable);

  Edge Monitor (using waveform display)

• Peaking

  Peaking 1, Peaking 2 (Colour, Gain, Frequency customisable for each)

• Zebra

  Level 1; Level 2; Both

  Output via HD-SDI or HDMI

• Markers

  On/Off (Aspect ratio, Aspect marker, Safety Zone Area, Safety Zone, Grid, Horizontal, Centre)

• Size

  1.3cm (0.52")

• Dots

  1.55 million

• Image quality adjustments

  Brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness, backlight, black & white

• Adjustable

  Vertical tilt

• Correction lens

  + 2.0 to -5.5 diopters

• Audio in

  XLR inputs with 48V phantom power (x2), 3.5mm microphone input jack

• Headphone output

  3.5mm stereo jack

• Video monitor output

  YES (BNC, SD output only via Synch terminal)

• HDMI

  YES (Type A, output only)

• IEEE 1394 (Firewire)

  NO

• USB

  NO

• HD/SD-SDI output

  YES (BNC, output only, embedded audio and time code)

• Time code

  YES (BNC, switchable input/output)

• Genlock

  YES (BNC, input only)

• Synch

  YES (BNC, output only, 5 modes: HD Sync, HD-Y, SD blackburst, SD composite, Off)

• Component out

  NO

• AV terminal

  NO

• DC input

  YES

• Remote Control Terminal

  2.5mm mini jack

• Wireless Control Terminal

  YES (optional accessory required for wireless control)

• Colour Bars

  EBU, SMPTE, ARIB

• Tally lamp

  YES

• Accessory shoe

  YES (cold shoe, 3 locations: top of body, top of handle, front of handle)

• Custom key

  YES (15 assignable buttons; select from 30 functions)

Shooting functions

• Exposure Control and Metering*

  Manual exposure determined by shutter setting, iris setting, ISO/gain setting and ND filter setting.

  Push Auto Iris/Continuous Auto Iris metering options:

  (i) Standard (Centre-weighted metering)

  (ii) Spotlight

  (iii) Backlight (compensation)

  Continuous Auto Iris (Canon lenses with 'stepping motor' (STM)).¹

• Exposure compensation*

  YES in Auto Iris mode. AE Shift function +/-2, +/-1.5, +/-1.25, +/-1.0, +/-0.75, +/-0.5, +/-0.25, +/-0

• Auto Exposure mode*

  YES.

  Push Auto Iris available with EF lens (not available with EF Cinema lenses)

  Continuous Auto Iris (Canon lenses with 'stepping motor' (STM)).¹

• Push Auto Iris*

  YES (EF and EF-S lenses. Not available with EF Cinema Lenses.)

• Exposure Lock

  NO

• Auto Gain Control setting

  NO

• ISO Sensitivity*

  1-stop display: 320¹, 400, 800, [850]², 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 20000 25600, 51200, 80000

  1/3rd stop display: 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, [850]², 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800, 16000, 20000, 25600, 32000, 40000, 51200, 64000, 80000¹

• Gain setting*

  NORMAL: -6dB, -3dB, 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB, 21dB, 24dB,27dB 30dB; Extended Range ON: 36dB, 33dB, 39dB, 42dB

  FINE: 0 dB to 24 dB (0.5 dB increments).

• Control Modes

  Off; Speed; Angle; Clear Scan (CS); Slow Shutter (SLS)

• Shutter speed

  1/3 to 1/2000 depending on frame rate and Shutter Control Mode

• Shutter Angle

  11.25º to 360º depending on frame rate

• Slow Shutter (SLS)

  1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/15, 1/25, 1/30 depending on frame rate

• Clear Scan

  59.94i/p: 59.94 - 250.27Hz;

  50i/p: 50 to 250.78Hz;

  29.97p: 29.97 - 250.27Hz;

  25p: 25 to 250.78Hz;

  23.98/24p: 23.98 - 250.27Hz

• Stored Configurations*

  9, including 3 presets (CINEMA, Wide Dynamic Range (Wide DR) and EOS Std)

• Storage Medium

  SD/SDHC memory card (all customisation data and metadata), up to 20 Custom Pictures per card

• Gamma

  8 profiles

• Canon Log Gamma

  YES

• Master Pedestal

  -50 to +50

• Master Black

  -50 to +50 for each of R,G,B

• Black Gamma

  Adjustable Level, Range and Point

• Low Key Saturation

  -50 to +50 adjusts colour saturation in low brightness area

• Knee

  Adjusts over exposure characteristic, start, slope, saturation

• Sharpness

  Adjustment for Level, H Detail Freq., Coring, HV Detail Balance, Limit, Select, Knee Aperture and Level dependent sharpness

• Noise reduction

  Off, On (1 to 12)

• Skin detail

  Off, Low, Middle, High / Hue, Chroma, Brightness, Area, Y Level

• Selective Noise Reduction

  Off, Low, Middle, High / Hue, Chroma, Brightness, Area, Y Level

• Colour matrix

  Phase, Gain and RGB adjustment, in tandem with Gamma selection

• White balance

  -50 to +50 white balance offset for R,G,B

• Colour correction

  Area selection / area revision of two areas

• Setup level

  -50 to +50 On/Off

Press

• Clip 100% IRE

  Limits output to 100% after setup adjustment

• GPS Information (Optional Accessory)

  Latitude/Longtitude/Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

• Auto

  NO

• Preset

  Daylight (5400K), Tungsten (3200K), Kelvin (2000K-15000K, 100K intervals), Set A, Set B

• White Balance Shift

  YES. -9 to +9 (Daylight and Tungsten only)

• Black balance adjustment

  YES

• Countup system

  Regen, RecRun, FreeRun, External, Hold (Drop frame available for some frame rates)

• Start value setting

  “00:00:00:00”, Set/Reset selectable

• Recording

  16-bit 2ch (48 kHz) linear PCM

• Control

  Independent limiters and auto/manual settings

• Microphone attenuation

  YES

• Microphone level meter

  YES

Accessories

• Supplied

  XF Utility and NLE Plug-ins, Monitor Unit (LCD and XLR), Handle Unit, Thumbrest, Tripod base adaptor plate, Shoulder strap, Eyecup, EVF cap, Battery Charger CG-940, Compact power adapter CA-941, Battery pack BP-955.

• Optional*

  Batteries BP-955, BP-975, Compact Power Adaptor CA-930 (battery charger only), / CA945 / CA946, Tripod Adapter TA-100, Wireless Controller WFT-E6. GPS Receiver GP-E1

• Power Consumption

  10.3W¹ (NTSC mode)

  10.0W¹ (PAL mode)

• Continuous Recording Time

  Supplied BP-955: Approx. 205 minutes¹

  Optional BP-975: Approx. 310 minutes¹

Miscellaneous

• Dimensions

  Approx 133 x 179 x 171mm (thumbrest attached);

  Approx 174 x 179 x 171mm (grip attached);

  Approx 185 x 284 x 301mm (grip, monitor unit and handle attached)

• Detachable handle

  YES

• Weight (camera only)

  1430g

• Weight (fully equipped)

  Approx 2700g (grip, monitor unit, handle, BP-955, 2x CF card)

• Operating Temperature range

  -5ºC to +45ºC, 60% relative humidity