The EOS C300 is a
digital cinema camera in the
Cinema EOS range. It was announced by
Canon on November 3, 2011.
The camera is offered with the option of
Canon EF or
Arri PL mounts. It has been available since January 2012.
In September 2015, Canon released an updated version, the
Canon EOS C300 Mark II.
Specifications
In 2011, the Canon EOS C300 was originally announced with the following characteristics:
*8.3mp 3840x2160 Super-35 CMOS sensor (
QFHD resolution)
*DIGIC DV III Processor
*Canon XF Codec
*Dual Compact Flash Slots
*Exposure and focus are both manual only
*Uses existing BP-955 and BP-975 batteries
*Sold as a system, including LCD monitor / XLR audio unit, side grip, and top handle.
*Availability: January 2012
*Price: appx. US$20,000 in 2011 (); note that price had dropped to appx. US$11,000 in 2022
Sample footage
Vincent Laforet was given access to a pre-release version of the EOS C300 to shoot the short film ''
Möbius'' (2011).
In addition, the C300 was used along with Canon EOS DSLRs (such as an
infrared-modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western ...
) on the short film ''
When You Find Me'' (2011), directed by
Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress and director. Howard was born in Los Angeles and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, initially leaving in 2002 to take roles on Broadway but officially graduat ...
and produced by her father
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...
.
A Canon EOS C300 was used with a drone to shoot aerial footage on the "small-budget"
Kevin Macdonald film ''
How I Live Now'' (2013).
See also
*
Canon
*
Canon EOS
Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 35 mm film until October 1996 when the EOS ...
References
External links
C300
Digital movie cameras
{{camera-stub