Canon EOS C300

Camera model

Canon EOS C300
Overview
A Canon EOS C300
Type	Digital 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
Battery	Canon 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]

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]

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$8,000 in 2011, note that price had dropped to appx. US$1,000 in 2022 used. ^[5]

Vincent Laforet was given access to a pre-release version of the EOS C300 to shoot the short film Möbius (2011).^[6]^[7]

In addition, the C300 was used along with Canon EOS DSLRs (such as an infrared-modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II)^[8] on the short film When You Find Me (2011), directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and produced by her father Ron Howard.^[9]^[10]

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).^[11]

The 2013 feature film Blue Ruin was shot on a C300.^[12]

^ "EOS C300". Canon.
^ A Star Is Born: Canon Launches New Digital Cinema Camera For High-Resolution Motion Picture Production, Canon U.S.A., Inc., 2011-11-03, retrieved 2011-11-03
^ "A Star is Born: Canon Launches New Digital Video Camcorder for High-Resolution Motion Picture Production". Canon Global press release. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-06.
^ Canon Rumors (2011-11-03). "Canon EOS C300 & C300 PL Announced". Canon Rumors.
^ B & H (2022). "Canon EOS C300 Mark III Digital Cinema Camera Body (EF Lens Mount)". B & H. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
^ Mobius - 1080p HQ, Vimeo
^ 3 Years later… “Mobius” and the Canon C300 / C300PL Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, Vincent Laforet's Blog
^ Ron and Bryce Howard's Canon C300 "When you find me" project Imagin8ion, planet5D
^ "Canon U.S.A. And Ron Howard Select Eight Winners From 96,362 Photo Entries For 'Project Imagin8ion'". Canon U.S.A.
^ "Canon's 30-Minute C300 Short 'When You Find Me'". NoFilmSchool.
^ "How I Live Now - Trivia". IMDb.
^ Shot On What: Blue Ruin (2013)

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