Canon EOS C300

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Canon EOS C300
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A Canon EOS C300
Overview
TypeDigital cinema camera
Lens
Lens mount EF/PL
Sensor/medium
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor size 24.6 x 13.8 mm [1]
Maximum resolution 3840 X 2160
Storage media CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II)
Shutter
Frame rate 1-30fps (1080p)
1-60fps (720p)
General
BatteryCanon BP-955 (included)
Canon BP-975 (optional)
AV Port(s) HD/SD-SDI
HDMI
3.5mm stereo headphone monitor
XLR (2 channel)
3.5mm mic jack
Timecode in/out
Genlock
Sync out (3D)
Weight 3.2lbs/1.45kg (EF mount)
3.6lbs/1.63kg (PL mount)

The EOS C300 is a digital cinema camera in the Cinema EOS range. It was announced by Canon on November 3, 2011. [2]

Contents

The camera is offered with the option of Canon EF or Arri PL mounts. It has been available since January 2012. [3]

In September 2015, Canon released an updated version, the Canon EOS C300 Mark II.[ citation needed ]

Specifications

In 2011, the Canon EOS C300 was originally announced with the following characteristics: [4]

The back of the camera Canon C 300.JPG
The back of the camera

Price

The Canon EOS C300 was initially announced with a recommended retail price of $20,000 (body only) but was soon available for $16,000. [5]

The price has dropped to approximately $1,000 in 2024 used. [6]

Sample footage

Vincent Laforet was given access to a pre-release version of the EOS C300 to shoot the short film Möbius (2011). [7] [8]

In addition, the C300 was used along with Canon EOS DSLRs (such as an infrared-modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II) [9] on the short film When You Find Me (2011), directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and produced by her father Ron Howard. [10] [11]

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). [12]

The 2013 feature films Blue Ruin [13] , Blue Is the Warmest Colour [14] , and Victoria [15] were shot exclusively on a C300.

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