Canon EOS C200, Instruction Manual

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Highlights of the Camera
The Canon EOS C200 / EOS C200B Digital Cinema Camera is the latest camera in the highly-respected Cinema
EOS line. Cinema EOS cameras are increasingly relied upon by industry professionals due to their state-of-the-art
technology and the cameras’ high quality. The C200 / C200B continues that tradition by offering many features
that will help you articulate your creative vision.
4K Recording System with Cinema Quality
Advanced 4K-compatible Super-35mm-equivalent
CMOS sensor
At the heart of the camera is a Super-35mm-
equivalent CMOS sensor and two DIGIC DV 6 image
processors, which enable the camera to capture
and process video at an effective pixel count of 8.85
megapixels (4096x2160) and offer a center
resolution of 1,800 TV lines
1
. The sensor integrates
noise-reduction technology that allows you to record
video at sensitivity levels from ISO 160 to
ISO 25600
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.
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Varies depending on the lens used.
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The ISO speed range can be extended up to ISO 100 on
one end, and ISO 102400 on the other.
Interchangeable lenses
Enjoy the freedom of using interchangeable lenses
to achieve the look you want. The C200 / C200B
features an EF lens mount allowing you to use over
100 high-quality lenses from the Canon Cinema
Lens series and EF Lens series.
Cinema RAW Light
The camera records 4K RAW data, using the newly
developed Cinema RAW Light
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(hereafter, referred
to as RAW) format, directly to the CFast Card. The
RAW data that the camera records is a proprietary
format and is even suitable as HDR source material.
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Please note that the Cinema RAW Light data recorded
by this camera is different from the Cinema RAW data
recorded by other Cinema EOS cameras.
A variety of video and audio configuration options
(
A
64)
The camera allows you to choose whether to record
clips using RAW or MP4 format, depending on your
project’s requirements. RAW clips are recorded in
4096x2160, and 59.94P/50.00P (10-bit color depth)
or 23.98P/25.00P/24.00P (12-bit color depth).
MP4 clips can be recorded in 3840x2160 or
1920x1080, and 59.94P/50.00P/23.98P/25.00P/
24.00P (8-bit color depth). The camera records
audio in 4-channel linear PCM or 2-channel
MPEG-4 AAC-LC (MP4 clips only). With such
versatile options, the camera is sure to offer you a
configuration that meets your project’s needs and
shooting style.
Recording media
The camera records RAW clips to a CFast 2.0 card
or MP4 clips to an SD card. Because the camera is
equipped with two SD card slots, you can use two
SD cards to continue recording on the other card
when the one being used becomes full (relay
recording) or to record the same clip simultaneously
on both cards to have a backup recording (double
slot recording)
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(
A
51). While you record primary
clips on a CFast card, you can simultaneously
record proxy clips—smaller files (2048x1080) for
offline editing—on an SD card (
A
110).
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Relay recording and double slot recording are not
available for proxy clips.
Operability and Adaptability
Freely customizable compact design
The modular components, such as the LM-V1 LCD
Monitor
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, LA-V1 LCD Attachment Unit
5
, HDU-2
Handle Unit
5
and GR-V1 Camera Grip
5
, will let you
expand and adapt the camera’s configuration to
match your shooting conditions (
A
36).
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Supplied accessory for the C200; optional accessory for
the C200B.
Assignable buttons
The camera and modular units feature a number of
buttons (on the camera’s body, LCD monitor and
camera grip) to which you can assign a large
number of functions (
A
119). Assign functions that
you use often to the assignable buttons you find
most convenient to personalize the camera to your
needs and preferences.
Dual Pixel CMOS AF
The camera features Dual Pixel CMOS AF and offers
various autofocus functions (
A
80): Continuous AF,
One-shot AF (to use autofocus only when you
choose) or AF-boosted MF (to let you focus
manually most of the way and let the camera finish
focusing automatically). Using AF-boosted MF the
camera does not perform unreliable focus
adjustments, resulting in a smoother focusing
operation than with continuous AF. The camera can
also focus automatically on people’s faces (Face AF,
A
87) and track moving subjects while keeping
them in focus.
You can control a number of AF-related settings
including AF frame size and position, and AF speed.