Canon EOS C500

Canon EOS C500

A Canon EOS C500 with CN-E 30-300mm Cine lens
Overview
Maker	Canon Inc.
Type	Digital cinema camera
Lens
Lens mount	EF/PL
Sensor/medium
Sensor type	CMOS
Sensor size	Super 35 (26.2 mm x 13.8 mm)
Maximum resolution	4K (4096 x 2160), UHD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), HD (1920 x 1080)
Storage media	CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II)
General
AV port(s)	3G-SDI HDMI 3.5mm stereo headphone monitor XLR (2 channel) 3.5mm mic jack Timecode in/out Genlock Sync out (3D)

The EOS C500 is a digital cinema camera released by Canon in August 2012. ^[1] The camera is offered with the option of Canon EF or Arri PL mounts. As of 2017, the camera has dropped significantly in price. ^[2]

Camera

The Canon EOS C500 is Canon's second camera to form part of the Canon Cinema EOS line, complementing the previous Canon EOS C300. Notable new features compared to the previous camera are the addition of 4K and QHD motion video capture to the previous HD capture of the C300 and the ability of the C500 to record raw motion video to the Motion RAW format as well as raw still video to Still RAW format.

The camera has been known to have a fan noise issue that was met with a firmware update in 2014. ^[3]

Specifications

• 8.85mp Super-35 CMOS sensor ^[4]

• Outputs EOS Cinema RAW (uncompressed undebayered raw stream)
• Frame rate up to 120fps at 4k
• Availability: late 2012
• Price: MSRP $30,000 USD

References

1. Canon U.S.A. Adds Two New Cameras To The Cinema EOS System: The EOS C500 4K Digital Cinema Camera And The EOS C100 Digital Video Camera, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 2012-08-29, retrieved 2012-08-29
2. Fok, Tim (2017-01-17). "Canon C500 - Still Worth It? 5 Things I've Learnt". CineD. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
3. Fok, Tim (2017-01-17). "Canon C500 - Still Worth It? 5 Things I've Learnt". CineD. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
4. Canon Announces Development Of 4K Digital Cinema Cameras, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 2012-04-12, retrieved 2011-04-18