Canon's mighty Cinema EOS C300 is here to do battle with the RED digital cinematography system, and it's looking like a serious competitor. Follow us as we take a look at its specs, capabilities, and pro-level components.
Canon EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera: announcement, video, and hands-on photos
Canon EOS C300 set for January 31st release in Japan
We didn't have much detail on when the Canon EOS C300 would be made available, beyond B&H Photo letting us know it'd be "sometime after January 30th." It turns out the retailer was pretty much on the money, though, as the 1080p-shooting cinema camcorder will go on sale in Japan the very next day along with its 14.5-60mm T2.6L lens. Chances are the US release will follow shortly after, as we were told to expect a staggered global launch. If you just can't wait, though, you should know that...
Canon EOS C300 pre-orders begin at $15,999, cinema lenses run $40K
Canon told us to expect a $20,000 price tag and a staggered release for its EOS C300 cinema camcorder, but the company's doing a bit better than its word: today, you can pre-order both the EF and PL mount versions of the Super 35mm CMOS rig for $15,999 each. That's just the body-only price, mind you, so you'll still need some heavy-duty optics to go with it (if you don't have some L glass sitting around), and Canon's hoping to tempt you with its CN-E 14.5-60mm T2.6 L S and CN-E 30-300mm...
Canon EOS C300: an interview with Canon's Chuck Westfall
Yesterday, Canon introduced the EOS C300, a $20,000 camera that shoots at 1080p. Mere hours later, RED announced the Scarlet X, which captures 4K footage — far larger — for just $9,750. Now, if we were to pretend that price and resolution were the only important factors in a camera, we'd be doing something rather silly. Still, it does make you wonder: why 1080p? We spoke to Canon technical advisor Chuck Westfall at the company's Paramount Studios unveiling yesterday evening, and he told...
Canon's other surprise: EOS DSLR prototype with 4K video recording
Canon has just announced, amidst its EOS C300 launch, that it's developing another camera in the EOS Movies line. While this one is unnamed and still in the concept phase, it's going to have the same body as the recently announced 1D-X, but with a 35mm full frame image sensor inside capable of shooting 4K video at 24 frames per second with Motion JPEG compression, which would bring professional-quality video together with its top-notch still images. The press photos of the prototypes include...
Canon Cinema EOS C300 first hands-on pictures and video
Canon's digital cinema revolution — if in fact that's what it is — is right here in all its photographic glory. We grabbed one immediately after the on-stage unveil, and while we don't have the cinematographic chops to tell you how it compares to an Alexa or RED, we can safely say the 3.2-pound rig looks and feels fantastic. As you'd expect, the EOS C300 is a fairly modular system with multiple EVF options and plenty of ways to grip. Even the standard side mounted handle is adjustable for...
Canon Cinema EOS C300 official: the company's $20K answer to RED video gear
We're live from Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, where Canon's holding its gala event — and the company's just unveiled its first foray into digital cinema: the Cinema EOS C300. The beast is equipped with Canon's DIGIC DV III image processor, a 9.84-megapixel sensor (8.29-megapixel effective) capable of Super 35 format, and your choice of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50 and 59.94fps recording at ISOs ranging from 320 all the way up to 20,000. Canon says it captures 1,000 horizontal lines of...
