Canon EOS C300 Mark II Instruction Manual Download

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1. Introduction 11

About this Manual 11

Conventions Used in this Manual 11

Supplied Accessories 13
Names of Parts 14

Monitor Unit 19
Grip Unit 21
Handle Unit and Mounting Bracket 22

4K Workflow Overview 23

Color Grading with the ACES Workflow 24

2. Preparations 25

Preparing the Power Supply 25

Using a Battery Pack 25
Using a Power Outlet 27
Inserting the Lithium Button Battery 28
Turning the Camera On and Off 28

Attaching and Removing the Monitor Unit 29

Attaching the Monitor Unit 29
Removing the Monitor Unit 29

Date, Time and Language Settings 30

Setting the Date and Time 30
Changing the Language 31

Using the Menus 32

Selecting an Option from the Menu 32
Using the Customized Submenu (My Menu) 33

Preparing the Camera 36

Preparing the Lens 36
Configuring the Modular Units 39
Using the Viewfinder 40
Using the LCD Panel 40
Adjusting the Viewfinder/LCD Screen 41
Using a Tripod 42

Removing and Attaching the Grip Unit 43
Attaching the Handle Unit 44
Attaching the Shoulder Strap 44
Removing and Attaching the Terminal Covers 45

Preparing Recording Media 46

Compatible Recording Media 46
Inserting a CFast Card 47
Removing a CFast card 47
Inserting and Removing an SD Card 48
Initializing Recording Media 49

Switching Between the CFast Card Slots 50
Relay Recording and Double Slot Recording 50
Checking the Remaining Recording Time on

Recording Media 51

Recovering Clips 51

Adjusting the Black Balance 52

3. Recording 53

Recording Video 53

Preparing to Record 53

Recording 54
Onscreen Displays 55
Rear Panel Displays 59
Setting the Clip File Name 59
Using the Fan 61

Video Configuration: System Frequency, Frame

Rate, Resolution and Bit Rate 62

Selecting the System Frequency 62
Selecting the Frame Rate 62
Selecting the Resolution and Color Sampling

Settings 62

Selecting the Bit Rate 63

Changing Main Camera Functions with the FUNC.

Button 64

Using the Direct Setting Mode 64

Shutter Speed 65

Changing the Shutter Speed Mode and Value 66

ISO Speed/Gain 67

Changing the ISO Speed or Gain Value 67
Using the Control Dial 68

ND Filter 69
Adjusting the Aperture 70

Manual Aperture 70
Momentary Automatic Aperture - Push Auto

Iris 71

Automatic Aperture 72
Exposure Compensation - AE Shift 72
Light Metering Mode 73

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for EOS C300 Mark II

Page 1: ...PUB DIE 0477 000B Instruction Manual Digital Cinema Camera ...

Page 2: ... may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient o...

Page 3: ...isposal service or visit www canon europe com weee or www canon europe com battery While using the AC adapter do not wrap it or cover it with a piece of cloth and do not place it in confined narrow spaces The adapter can be used with a power supply between 100 and 240 V AC Contact your Canon dealer for information about plug adapter for overseas use For U S A customers only For areas where 120 V A...

Page 4: ...been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Trademark Acknowledgements SD SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD 3C LLC Canon is an authorized licensee of the CFast 2 0 trademark which may be registered in various jurisdictions Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks ...

Page 5: ...4 2 2 10 bit color sampling or 2K video with RGB 4 4 4 10 or 12 bit color sampling 3 Refers to video with a resolution of 2048x1080 or 1920x1080 XF AVC Long GOP options high image quality smaller data size and XF AVC Proxy options proxy data for offline editing on the other hand use Long GOP compression You can select to record 2K video with a color sampling of YCbCr 4 2 2 10 bit or YCbCr 4 2 0 8 ...

Page 6: ...ou can be sure that the camera covers your creative needs Other Functions Software for aiding the production workflow Canon XF Utility for XF AVC A 170 lets you copy the clips you recorded from your recording media to a computer play back the clips and organize them Cinema RAW Development can develop the 4K RAW data recorded with an external recorder and export it as a standard file type such as D...

Page 7: ...another C300 Mark II camera A 146 Improved clip name format with more information for easier identification and organization of clips A 59 Metadata and geotagging A 106 108 128 Battery packs compatible with Intelligent System for better remaining usage time information Improved DC IN terminal and cable plug for more robust connection ...

Page 8: ...e Terminal Covers 45 Preparing Recording Media 46 Compatible Recording Media 46 Inserting a CFast Card 47 Removing a CFast card 47 Inserting and Removing an SD Card 48 Initializing Recording Media 49 Switching Between the CFast Card Slots 50 Relay Recording and Double Slot Recording 50 Checking the Remaining Recording Time on Recording Media 51 Recovering Clips 51 Adjusting the Black Balance 52 3 ...

Page 9: ...nal 102 Video Scopes 103 Displaying the Waveform Monitor 103 Configuring the Waveform Monitor 103 Adding Marks while Recording 105 Adding Shot Marks while Recording 105 Adding an Mark or Mark while Recording 105 Using Metadata 106 Setting a User Memo Created with Canon XF Utility for XF AVC 106 Entering Information About the Recording 107 Recording GPS Information Geotagging 108 Reviewing a Record...

Page 10: ...he REC OUT terminal or MON terminal 164 Using the HDMI OUT Terminal 166 Applying a LUT to Screens Video Outputs 167 Superimposing Onscreen Displays on Screens Video Outputs 168 Audio Output 169 Saving Clips to a Computer 170 Installing Canon XF Utility for XF AVC Windows 170 Installing Canon XF Utility for XF AVC Mac OS 171 Viewing the Software Instruction Manuals 171 Developing RAW Clips 172 Inst...

Page 11: ...opics that complement the basic operating procedures A Reference page number The following terms are used in this manual Screen refers to the LCD screen on the monitor unit and to the viewfinder screen on the camera SD card refers to an SD SDHC or SDXC memory card Recording media refers to CFast cards and SD cards Photographs in the manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera Some scre...

Page 12: ...tem The example illustration indicates that you can find the function by selecting the Picture Terminals Setup menu and then the Time Code menu item The arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections For a detailed explanation on how to use the menus refer to Using the Menus A 32 For a concise summary of all available menu options and settings refer to the appendix Menu Options A 181 When a procedure...

Page 13: ...sets of UN 5 Unit Cable each incl color rubber O rings x 4 Handle Unit Grip Unit1 CA A10 AC Adapter incl power cord BP A30 Battery Pack incl terminal cover Battery Charger CG A10 incl power cord CR2025 Lithium Button Battery Eye Cup Viewfinder Cap Body Cap1 Thumb Rest Mounting Bracket Set of hex wrench and 0 64 cm 1 4 hex socket head screws x 10 Adapter Base for 0 64 cm 1 4 Tripods Extension Unit ...

Page 14: ...nable button Camera 5 A 131 10 Tally lamp A 54 11 illumination button Turns on off the illumination of buttons marked with an asterisk on this page as well as the rear panel s backlight A 59 This is convenient for night time or black out operation 12 SELECT dial SET button A 32 13 Control dial A 68 70 72 14 SHUTTER shutter speed mode button A 65 Assignable button Camera 6 A 131 15 S F FRAME RATE s...

Page 15: ...al For connecting the optional RC V100 Remote Controller or commercially available remote controllers 7 TIME CODE terminal A 93 95 8 MON terminal A 161 164 9 REC OUT terminal A 161 164 10 HDMI OUT terminal A 161 166 11 DC IN terminal A 27 12 Socket for the supplied mounting bracket A 44 13 MIC microphone terminal A 97 100 14 Grip unit connection terminal A 43 15 Grip unit attachment thread A 43 16...

Page 16: ...automatic aperture button A 71 Assignable button Camera 10 A 131 4 SD card slot A 48 5 SD card slot cover A 48 6 EF lens mount index A 36 7 EF S lens mount index A 36 8 Lens release button A 36 9 EF lens lock pin A 36 10 EF lens contacts A 36 11 ONE SHOT AF focus automatically once button A 80 Assignable button Camera 11 A 131 ...

Page 17: ... A top and B bottom A 47 8 RELEASE battery release latch A 26 9 Battery compartment A 26 10 Card release buttons for CFast card slots A top and B bottom A 47 11 Viewfinder A 40 41 12 Dioptric adjustment lever A 40 13 Rear panel A 59 14 Card slot cover switches for CFast card slots A top and B bottom A 47 15 SLOT SELECT CFast card selection button A 50 148 16 CFast CFast card slot A and CFast CFast...

Page 18: ...ries such as the optional VL 10Li II Battery Video Light 3 Sockets for the supplied mounting bracket A 44 4 Strap mounts A 44 5 Socket for the extension unit attachment bracket A 108 120 6 Focal plane mark 7 Compartment cover for the lithium button battery A 28 8 Tripod socket A 42 9 TB 1 Tripod Base for tripods with 0 95 cm 3 8 in screws A 42 10 Tripod base screws A 42 11 Socket for 0 64 cm 1 4 s...

Page 19: ...nel A 40 41 2 MIRROR invert the displayed image button A 41 3 Microphone lock screw A 97 4 Microphone holder A 97 5 Microphone cable clamp A 97 6 Socket for 0 64 cm 1 4 screws 7 VIDEO terminal A 29 8 AUDIO terminal A 29 9 INPUT terminals XLR INPUT 1 right and INPUT 2 left A 97 98 ...

Page 20: ...ward button A 151 Assignable button Monitor 4 A 131 7 Ø fast reverse playback button A 151 Assignable button Monitor 1 A 131 8 Ò play pause button A 149 Assignable button Monitor 2 A 131 9 fast playback button A 151 Assignable button Monitor 3 A 131 10 Ù skip forward button A 151 Assignable button Monitor 6 A 131 11 Protective cover for audio controls A 99 12 Audio level switches for CH1 top and C...

Page 21: ...rip Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 FOCUS GUIDE button A 79 Assignable button Grip 1 A 131 2 Control dial A 68 70 72 3 START STOP button A 54 4 Grip belt A 43 5 Joystick A 32 SET button A 32 6 Connection plug A 43 7 Lock screw A 43 ...

Page 22: ...otal on the handle unit 8 in total on the bracket of which those marked with a star are used to attach the handle unit to the bracket A 44 2 Front accessory shoe 3 Socket for 0 95 cm 3 8 screws 4 Thru hole mounting holes for attaching the handle unit to the bracket A 44 5 Top accessory shoe 6 Rear accessory shoe 7 Thru hole mounting holes for attaching the bracket to the camera A 44 With socket fo...

Page 23: ...a RAW Development software A 172 to generate full quality data You can also generate proxy data with the software 4K clips YCbCr 4 2 2 recorded on the CFast card can be treated as full quality data without any additional processing Transfer the MXF files of proxy clips recorded in the camera or proxy data generated by the software to your NLE system and edit offline A 170 Perform color grading bas...

Page 24: ...ce Transform Refers to the table used for converting color information of the input device to ACES color space ODT Output Device Transform Refers to the table used for converting ACES color space information to the color information of the ideal display device RRT Reference Rendering Transform Refers to the table used for converting data from ACES color space to the color information of the ideal ...

Page 25: ...he direction of the arrow until it clicks The CHARGE indicator starts flashing and also indicates the battery pack s approximate charge The indicator will stay on when charging has completed You can charge two battery packs simultaneously approx 0 to 49 Flashes once every 2 seconds approx 50 to 74 Flashes twice every 2 seconds approx 75 to 99 Flashes 3 times every 2 seconds 4 When charging has com...

Page 26: ...Fully charging the battery pack and then discharging it completely will give you a more accurate reading USA and Canada only The Lithium ion polymer battery that powers the product is recyclable Please call 1 800 8 BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery Attaching the Battery Pack 1 Set the Q switch to OFF 2 Slide the BATT OPEN switch in the direction of the arrow and open the batte...

Page 27: ... supplied ferrite core to the power cord This can help reduce the likelihood of RF interference 1 Attach the ferrite core to the power cord about 4 cm 1 6 in from the plug that goes into the AC adapter 2 Pass the cable through the center of the core and wrap it around the core twice and close the ferrite core For use in North America you only need to wrap the cable around the core once Connecting ...

Page 28: ...tle making it easier to grab 3 Insert the supplied lithium button battery with the side facing up 4 Replace the cover and turn it to the LOCK position to lock it NOTES Removing the lithium button battery when no other power source is connected to the camera will reset all the camera s settings to default values To avoid losing the settings you can save them on an SD card in advance A 146 Turning t...

Page 29: ...supplied unit cables connect the camera s AUDIO terminal to the monitor unit s AUDIO terminal and the camera s VIDEO terminal to the monitor unit s VIDEO terminal Align the Í marks on cables plugs and terminals The unit cables are interchangeable and either can be used to connect the AUDIO or VIDEO terminals You can use the two pairs of supplied rubber O rings to color code the cables for easy ide...

Page 30: ...ted Universal Time UTC 2 Change the rest of the fields in the same way 3 Select Set and then press SET to start the clock and close the screen NOTES You can display the date time in mode with the Picture Terminals Setup Custom Display 2 Date Time setting With the following settings you can change the time zone date and time also after the initial setup You can also change the date format and clock...

Page 31: ...reens will be displayed in English regardless of the language setting 1 Press the MENU button 2 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select System Setup and then press SET 3 Select Language H in a similar fashion and then press SET 4 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select a language 5 Press SET to change the language and then press the MENU button to close the ...

Page 32: ...enu Press the CANCEL button push the joystick left or select K to return to the previous submenu 4 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select the desired menu item If a submenu contains many menu items a scroll bar will appear on the right side of the submenu indicating that you must scroll up or down to see other menu items A Ð mark to the right of a menu item indicates another s...

Page 33: ... Customized Submenu My Menu You can register up to 15 frequently used menu settings under a My Menu submenu for easy access You can save up to 3 separate sets of My Menu settings so you can customize different options for different shooting situations Furthermore if you set an assignable button to My Menu A 131 you can press the button to access your registered menu settings even faster and more e...

Page 34: ...then press SET 3 Select OK and then press SET twice Default setting You can select a different My Menu set in advance Resetting the My Menu Submenu 1 Reset all the menu settings registered to the currently selected My Menu set My Menu 1 Edit Reset All 2 Select OK and then press SET twice Default setting You can select a different My Menu set in advance Renaming the Selected My Menu Set You can giv...

Page 35: ... and the backspace character to delete the last character entered You can also press the MENU button to delete the last character On the simplified screen Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select the desired character and press SET to enter it Press the MENU button to delete the last character If you are entering sensitive information like a password the character you entered wi...

Page 36: ...y dust or dirt from the body cap and dust caps before using them Attaching an EF Lens 1 Set the Q switch to OFF 2 Remove the body cap from the camera and the dust caps from the lens 3 Attach the lens to the camera and turn the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks in place EF lenses Align the red mark on the lens with the red EF Lens mount index mark on the camera EF S lenses Align th...

Page 37: ...ompensate as necessary 1 Attach the lens you want to use 2 Open the desired correction screen v Camera Setup Periph Illum Corr or Chromatic Aberr Corr If correction data is not available the corresponding menu option will appear grayed out Visit your local Canon Web site and check if there is correction data available for the lens you are using If so download the necessary update package and upgra...

Page 38: ...ns firmware version will appear on the screen If the Lens option is grayed out the attached lens may not support firmware updates or the SD card used may not contain a valid lens firmware file Check the lens and SD card and repeat the procedure from the beginning 3 Select OK and then press SET 4 Select the lens firmware file file extension LFU and then press SET 5 Select OK and then press SET The ...

Page 39: ... or adjusting the various accessories Use a table or other stable surface to change the camera s configuration NOTES You can use the optional RD 1 Rod Clamp to use the camera with a commercially available viewfinder or other accessories with a 15 mm 0 59 in rod Configuration with monitor Configuration with monitor bracket and handle for easy carrying Light configuration with grip for hand held sho...

Page 40: ...e use attach the eye cup so that the protruding part faces the opposite side IMPORTANT Pointing the viewfinder lens at the sun or other strong light sources may cause damage to internal components When you are not using the viewfinder make sure to attach the viewfinder cap to the viewfinder This will also protect the viewfinder from scratches and dirt Attach the viewfinder cap by inserting it into...

Page 41: ... LCD and viewfinder screens The screens are produced using extremely high precision manufacturing techniques with more than 99 99 of the pixels operating to specification Very rarely pixels may misfire or may light up permanently as white dots This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction Adjusting the Viewfinder LCD Screen You can adjust the brightness contrast co...

Page 42: ...ge Activate 4 Select On and then press SET Using a Tripod The camera is shipped with the TB 1 Tripod Base for tripods with 0 95 cm 3 8 screws You can mount the camera on a tripod but do not use tripods with mounting screws longer than 5 5 mm 0 2 in as this may cause damage to the camera Using a Tripod with 0 64 cm 1 4 Mounting Screws To use a tripod with 0 64 cm 1 4 mounting screws first attach th...

Page 43: ...give you a convenient grip angle for high and low angle shooting 1 Set the Q switch to OFF 2 Unscrew the thumb rest and remove it from the camera 3 Firmly insert the grip unit s plug all the way into the grip unit connection terminal on the camera Make sure to insert the plug all the way in until the white line around the terminal is not visible If the plug is not correctly connected for example i...

Page 44: ...unit to the mounting bracket Secure the handle unit firmly with 2 of the supplied hex socket head screws NOTES The handle unit has 0 95 cm 3 8 and 0 64 cm 1 4 sockets and the mounting bracket has additional 0 64 cm 1 4 sockets giving you multiple options to attach a variety of commercially available accessories Attaching the Shoulder Strap Pass the ends through the strap mount and adjust the lengt...

Page 45: ...minals to access them more easily Removing the Terminal Covers Open the terminal cover and gently pull it straight out Attaching the Terminal Covers Insert the connecting strip into the opening to attach the terminal cover NOTES If the connecting strip is difficult to grasp use a pair of tweezers or similar tool ...

Page 46: ...g function has been tested using SD cards made by Panasonic Toshiba and SanDisk SD Speed Class is a standard that indicates the minimum guaranteed data transfer rate of SD cards IMPORTANT After repeatedly recording deleting and editing clips if the memory is fragmented you may notice slower writing speeds to the recording media and recording may even stop In such case save your recordings and init...

Page 47: ...will not illuminate Removing a CFast card 1 To remove the CFast card currently selected wait until the CFast card access indicator is illuminated in green A CFast card not currently selected CFast card access indicator is off can be removed at any time 2 Slide the CFast card slot cover switch in the direction of the arrow The CFast card slot cover will open upward slot A or downward slot B 3 Push ...

Page 48: ... card access indicators will not illuminate IMPORTANT Observe the following precautions while the SD card access indicator is illuminated in red Failure to do so may result in permanent data loss Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camera Do not remove the SD card SD cards have front and back sides that are not interchangeable Inserting an SD card facing the wrong direction can caus...

Page 49: ...omplete complete initialization or Quick quick initialization and then press SET 4 Select OK and then press SET If you are using the Complete initialization option press SET twice to cancel the operation while it is in progress You can use the SD card but all data will be erased 5 When the confirmation message appears press SET The SD card is initialized and all the data it contains is erased IMPO...

Page 50: ...era features two convenient recording methods that can be used when both CFast card slots contain a CFast card relay recording and double slot recording Relay recording This function allows you to continue recording on another CFast card without interruption if the CFast card you are using becomes full Relay recording is available from CFast card slot A to CFast card slot B and vice versa Double s...

Page 51: ...d SD speed class are displayed as well 1 The approximate available recording time is based on the current bit rate A 62 2 Remaining recording times and the remaining number of photos appear on the status screen only in mode Recovering Clips Some actions such as suddenly turning off the camera or removing the recording media while data is being recorded can cause data errors in the recorded clip If...

Page 52: ...s when the frame rate is set to 23 98P or 24 00P 4 When the confirmation message appears press SET If the sensor is not completely shielded from light Error will appear on the screen Press SET and repeat the procedure from the beginning NOTES Adjusting the black balance is necessary in the following cases When using the camera for the very first time or after a long period of not using it After su...

Page 53: ... recording operation You can also include custom picture settings A 134 and metadata A 106 with the clip Preparing to Record 1 Attach the monitor unit handle unit grip unit etc as necessary to build the desired configuration A 39 2 Attach a charged battery pack to the camera A 26 3 Insert recording media one or two CFast cards SD card as necessary A 47 48 Insert CFast cards into both CFast card sl...

Page 54: ...Failure to do so may result in permanent data loss Do not open the card slot cover of the card being accessed and do not remove the card Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camera Be sure to save your recordings regularly A 170 especially after making important recordings Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data NOTES NOTES You can use the review function A 110 t...

Page 55: ...ey lock to lock all the physical controls buttons and switches on the camera save for the START STOP button This is useful in preventing settings from being changed due to inadvertently pressing one of the buttons Return the Q switch to the CAMERA position to reactivate the controls You can also choose to lock all or some of the START STOP buttons with the System Setup Custom Function START STOP B...

Page 56: ...record proxy clips in yellow the SD card is almost full 9 in red No SD card or cannot record on the SD card 000 mm Approximate focal length of the lens 1 Focal Length A Focus mode A 77 1 Focus Mode Face AF A 84 Preset custom picture settings A 134 1 Custom Picture Detailed settings in the Other Settings submenu of the custom picture file are active A 139 1 Custom Picture Light metering mode A 73 1...

Page 57: ...P 00 00i Frame rate A 62 During slow fast motion recording the shooting frame rate is also displayed 000 00 00P 2 Frame Rate REC STBY Output recording command A 185 2 Rec Command U Genlock A 93 2 Genlock 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Time code A 88 2 Time Code Icon Display Description Custom Display 8 0000 Approximate number of photos that can be recorded on the SD card A 175 2 Remaining Photos YCC422 1...

Page 58: ...elated functions are displayed as well 3 Except for the recording operation Icon Display Description Custom Display C Key lock A 55 1 Key Lock A001C001 to Z999D999 Clip identification Includes the camera index reel number and clip number components of the clip file name A 59 2 Reel Clip Number 0000 K ÅA ÅB 0000 K È0000 K É White balance A 74 1 White Balance Headphone volume A 151 A viewing LUT has...

Page 59: ...5 12 7 6 2 8 9 10 11 1 White balance A 74 2 Audio level meter1 A 99 100 3 ND filter A 69 4 Frame rate A 62 5 White balance fine tuning A 75 6 Shutter speed A 65 White balance A 74 Shutter speed2 mode set to Speed Slow or Off Shutter speed mode set to Angle Shutter speed mode set to Clear Scan White balance fine tuning3 A 75 White balance color temperature3 A 75 7 Aperture value A 70 8 ISO speed Ga...

Page 60: ...tadata User Defined 2 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select the first character and then press SET to move to the next Change the rest of the characters in the same way 3 Select Set and then press SET A 0 0 1 C 0 0 1 _ y y m m d d X X _ C A N O N _ 0 1 P 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 1 Camera index One character A to Z that identifies the camera used 2 Reel number 3 characters 001 to 999 tha...

Page 61: ...s and then press SET 4 Select the desired fan speed and then press SET Options Automatic The fan runs while the camera is not recording and is automatically turned off while the camera is recording However if the internal temperature of the camera is too high b appears in red the fan will be activated automatically in that case will appear next to the b icon When the camera s temperature has decre...

Page 62: ...de Selecting the Frame Rate This procedure is not necessary when the system frequency is set to 24 00 Hz 1 Open the Frame Rate submenu 3 Recording Media Setup Frame Rate 2 Select the desired option and then press SET The selected frame rate will appear on the top of the screen and will be displayed also on the rear panel Selecting the Resolution and Color Sampling Settings 1 Open the Resolution Co...

Page 63: ...ils on the signal output from each terminal refer to Video Output Configuration A 161 When the REC OUT terminal s output is set to 4K RAW output frame rates exceeding 29 97P cannot be selected Operating modes Resolution and color sampling Bit rate and compression1 System frequency Frame rate 59 94 Hz 59 94P 59 94i2 29 97P 23 98P 4096x2160 3840x2160 YCbCr 4 2 2 10 bit 410 Mbps Intra frame Ü Ü 2048x...

Page 64: ...speed gain shutter speed of the function to be adjusted will be displayed Press the FUNC button repeatedly or push the joystick left right to select the function you wish to adjust 2 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select the desired value ISO speed gain shutter speed or desired white balance mode and then press SET The selected value will be set and the camera will exit the d...

Page 65: ...on the frame rate Available Shutter Speeds The available shutter speeds vary depending on the system frequency and frame rate used 1 During slow fast motion recording available values will vary depending on the selected shooting frame rate 2 You can also select angle values equivalent to the following shutter speeds 1 100 1 60 1 50 1 40 3 100 1 30 1 25 Available angle values will vary depending on...

Page 66: ...frequency of the local electrical system 1 50 or 1 100 for 50 Hz systems 1 60 or 1 120 for 60 Hz systems Closing down the aperture when recording under bright conditions may cause the picture to appear soft or out of focus To avoid the loss of sharpness due to diffraction use a faster shutter speed a denser ND filter A 69 or open up the aperture When the shutter speed mode is set to Slow bright re...

Page 67: ... 3 Open the ISO Increment or Gain Increment submenu to select the adjustment increment to use when adjusting the ISO speed or gain respectively v Camera Setup ISO Gain ISO Increment ISO speed v Camera Setup ISO Gain Gain Increment gain 4 Select the desired option and then press SET 5 After closing the menu press the ISO GAIN button to enter the direct setting mode with the ISO speed or gain value ...

Page 68: ...Gain to set the desired ISO speed or gain value NOTES NOTES When high ISO speeds or gain levels are set the picture may flicker slightly When high ISO speeds or gain levels are set bright red green or blue dots may appear on the screen In such case use a faster shutter speed A 65 or select a lower ISO speed or gain value When the ISO speed or gain level is changed some noise may appear momentarily...

Page 69: ...d also on the rear panel Only when v Camera Setup Extended ND Range is set to On NOTES NOTES If you set an assignable button to ND or ND A 131 you can press the button to change the ND filter setting Depending on the scene the color may change when turning the ND filter on off Setting a custom white balance A 74 may be effective in such case About the extended ND range When you switch to or from a...

Page 70: ...rture The camera adjusts the aperture automatically Not available when a Canon Cinema lens is attached to the camera Available only with compatible EF lenses A 213 Manual Aperture You can adjust the aperture value of an EF lens using the control dial on the camera or the grip unit You can select the function assigned to each control dial independently By default both control dials function is set ...

Page 71: ...Cinema lens except for a CINE SERVO CN7x17 KAS S E1 lens you cannot adjust the aperture using the camera Adjust the aperture using the lens When using an EF lens that can correct the aperture value according to the position of the zoom you can use the v Camera Setup Iris Zoom Iris Correct setting to activate this correction When an optional RC V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camera you ...

Page 72: ...ar on the bottom of the screen with an icon next to it and will be displayed also on the rear panel A 59 NOTES NOTES If you set an assignable button to Iris Mode A 131 you can press the button to toggle between the Automatic and Manual settings when a compatible EF lens A 213 is attached to the camera Automatic aperture is not available during slow fast motion recording Exposure Compensation AE Sh...

Page 73: ...ges the light metered from the entire screen giving more weight to the subject in the center Spotlight Use this option when recording a scene in which only a certain part of the picture is lit for example when the subject is lit by a spotlight NOTES NOTES If you set an assignable button to Backlight or Spotlight A 131 you can press the button to turn the respective light metering mode on and off C...

Page 74: ...er the white balance set with these procedures You can use the v Camera Setup White Balance Shockless WB setting to make the transition look smoother when you change the white balance settings When an optional RC V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camera you can adjust the white balance with the remote controller s AWB button A button B button PRESET button and Å button The color temperatu...

Page 75: ...al to select the È icon color temperature setting or the or É icon preset white balance and then press SET Press SET to set the default color temperature or preset setting To change the color temperature or fine tune the preset white balance settings continue the procedure instead of pressing SET 3 Press the Å button You can also press the FUNC button or push the joystick right Color temperature O...

Page 76: ...l be adjusted automatically and the color temperature set will appear on the screen next to the icon On the rear panel all displays will reappear and the Ã icon will be displayed but without the color temperature setting NOTES NOTES Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases Changing lighting conditions Close ups Subjects in a single color sky sea or forest Under mercur...

Page 77: ...ra continuously focuses on the subject inside the AF frame You can use the focus lock function A 83 to change the composition of the picture while keeping the focus on the selected spot Face AF The camera automatically detects a person s face focuses on it and can track it if that person moves Not available when a manual focus lens is attached to the camera Focusing methods and required settings 1...

Page 78: ...a while This possible slight shift in focus is a result of the internal temperature rising in the camera and lens Check the focus before resuming shooting When adjusting the focus be careful not to touch the front of the lens or moving parts on the lens except for the focus ring When an optional RC V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camera you can adjust the focus with the remote controlle...

Page 79: ...e setting to turn peaking on and off 2 Open the peaking s Select submenu to select the peaking level Assistance Functions Peaking Select 3 Select the desired level and then press SET Magnification 1 Press the MAGN button appears at the lower center of the screen and the center of the screen is magnified approximately 2 times The orange frame displayed on the top right of the screen magnification f...

Page 80: ...Shot AF In this focus mode you will focus manually in most situations but still have the option to have the camera focus automatically only once on the subject inside the AF frame that appears on the screen You can also change the size and position of the AF frame 1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF will appear on the left of the screen 2 Open the focus AF Mode submenu v Camera Setup Foc...

Page 81: ...AF will appear on the left of the screen 2 Open the focus AF Mode submenu v Camera Setup Focus AF Mode 3 Select AF Boosted MF and then press SET When the focus is in the manual adjustment range a yellow focus frame will appear on the screen 4 If necessary change the size and position of the AF frame A 83 5 Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus Focus manually to bring the subject closer into focu...

Page 82: ...enses the camera may take longer to focus automatically or may not be able to focus correctly Visit your local Canon Web site for the latest information When using autofocus with compatible EF lenses you can change various aspects of the autofocus function with the following settings Visit your local Canon Web site for the latest information v Camera Setup Focus AF Speed to set the AF speed the sp...

Page 83: ...ystem frequency is changed If the lens is removed or replaced If v Camera Setup Focus AF Mode is changed to One Shot If the camera is set to slow fast motion recording mode Changing the AF Frame Size and Position You can change the size and position of the AF frame that appears on the screen while using one of the autofocus functions 1 Open the AF Frame Position submenu v Camera Setup Focus AF Fra...

Page 84: ...en there is more than one person will appear in white when a face is detected and in gray when a face is not detected During continuous AF the camera will keep focusing on the main subject s face During one shot AF the camera will focus on the main subject s face while you hold the ONE SHOT AF button pressed down If you use face detection together with the tracking function A 85 the camera will be...

Page 85: ...lect Face Only to track other subjects select Face Priority 3 Press the assignable button If Face AF is set to Face Only a face detection frame will appear around all detected faces If Face AF is set to Face Priority the subject selection mark will appear on the screen Press the assignable button again or the CANCEL button to exit the subject selection screen If Face AF is set to Face Only the cam...

Page 86: ... select On and then press SET to turn on the onscreen markers All of the selected onscreen markers will be displayed Select Off to turn off all onscreen markers Options Center Displays a small marker that indicates the center of the screen Horizontal Displays a horizontal line to help you compose level shots Grid Displays a grid that allows you to frame your shots correctly horizontally and vertic...

Page 87: ... only the onscreen markers A 58 If you set an assignable button to Markers A 131 you can press the button to turn the onscreen markers on and off Displaying Zebra Patterns The camera has a zebra pattern function that shows black and white diagonal stripes over areas that are overexposed There are two types of zebra patterns and you can display both simultaneously Zebra 1 lets you identify areas wi...

Page 88: ... option and then press SET Options Preset The time code starts from an initial value you can select in advance The default initial time code is 00 00 00 00 See the following procedures to select the time code running mode and set the initial time code Regen The camera will read the selected recording media and the time code will continue from the last time code recorded on the recording media The ...

Page 89: ...op frame DF or non drop frame NDF time code depending on how you plan to use your recordings With all other frame rates the time code is set to non drop frame NDF and cannot be changed 1 Open the DF NDF submenu Picture Terminals Setup Time Code DF NDF 2 Select DF or NDF and then press SET The time code display will differ depending on the setting When you select DF the time code will appear as 00 ...

Page 90: ...e and non drop frame time codes there might be a discontinuity in the time code at the point where the recording starts When you are using the Free Run running mode the time code will continue running as long as the lithium button battery has some charge left even if you disconnect all other power sources If you set an assignable button to Time Code A 131 you can press the button to open the Pictu...

Page 91: ...entification code Time to use the time as the user bit or Date to use the date as the user bit If you selected Time or Date the rest of the procedure is not necessary If you selected Setting continue the procedure to set the identification code 3 Select Set and then press SET The user bit setting screen appears with an orange selection frame on the leftmost digit To reset the user bit to 00 00 00 ...

Page 92: ...om the REC OUT terminal or MON terminal to an editing device the editor can create video with the same time code Connecting an External Device When synchronizing the camera using a reference video signal use the GENLOCK SYNC OUT terminal When synchronizing a time code signal use the TIME CODE terminal Be sure to set either terminal to input or output in advance Connect the external device to the c...

Page 93: ...ment level 1023 to 1023 5 Select Set and then press SET NOTES NOTES When a suitable Genlock signal is input the Genlock synchronization stabilizes after approximately 10 seconds When a suitable Genlock signal is detected the U icon will flash on the upper right of the screen When the camera locks on the external Genlock signal the icon will stay on If the external Genlock signal is incorrect the s...

Page 94: ... time code will be synchronized to it and the synchronization will be maintained even if you disconnect the cable from the TIME CODE terminal When the camera locks on an external time code signal EXT LOCK appears on the rear panel If the external time code signal is incorrect or there is no input signal the internal time code set in the Picture Terminals Setup Time Code submenu will be recorded in...

Page 95: ... fast motion recording in crop mode Slow Fast Motion crop the signal output will always be 1080 60 00i Time Code Signal Output The time code will be output from the TIME CODE terminal as a SMPTE standard LTC timing signal The user bit will also be output Additionally the time code will be output from the MON terminal REC OUT terminal and if you set 3 Recording Media Setup HDMI Time Code to On also...

Page 96: ...ble gives an overview of the possible combinations I 1 The camera s AUDIO terminal is correctly connected to the AUDIO terminal on the supplied monitor unit or the optional MA 400 Microphone Adapter 2 Audio Setup Audio Input CH2 Input NOTES NOTES On the Audio status screen A 195 you can check the audio level adjustment mode and input source for each of the audio channels Selecting the Audio Bit De...

Page 97: ...fix external microphones with a diameter of 19 mm to 20 mm Like the monitor unit the MA 400 can be attached to the camera s body or handle unit but it offers only audio terminals and controls Follow the procedure below to attach a microphone refer also to the following illustration To connect an external device to the camera plug the device s cable into the desired INPUT terminal 햵 1 Loosen the mi...

Page 98: ... or LINE respectively If you set the switch to MIC 48V the microphone or device may be damaged Recording a Single Audio Input to Two Audio Channels By default each audio input is recorded to a separate audio channel INPUT 1 to CH1 and INPUT 2 to CH2 If necessary for example as an audio backup recording you can record the audio input into the INPUT 1 terminal to both audio channels CH1 and CH2 In t...

Page 99: ...ight of the 20 dB mark only occasionally Closing the protective cover will prevent the audio controls from being changed inadvertently NOTES NOTES If at least one of the channels is set to manual audio level adjustment you can also activate the audio peak limiter to prevent audio distortions When activated the audio peak limiter will limit the amplitude of audio input signals when they exceed appr...

Page 100: ...IC Level 4 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to set the audio recording level and then press SET For reference 0 corresponds to G 50 corresponds to 0 dB and 99 corresponds to 18 dB As a guideline adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter on the screen or rear panel will go to the right of the 18 dB mark one mark right of the 20 dB mark only occasionally NOTES N...

Page 101: ...dio Setup Audio Output Headphone Volume setting If you set an assignable button to Headphones or Headphones A 131 you can press the button to adjust the headphone volume without using the menu Audio Setup Audio Input MIC Att Off About the monaural microphone The monaural microphone allows you to add comments while shooting which can be synchronized to the audio and video during editing The monaura...

Page 102: ...rs 3 Open the color bars Type submenu v Camera Setup Color Bars Type 4 Select the type of color bars and then press SET NOTES NOTES If you set an assignable button to Color Bars A 131 you can press the button to turn the color bars on off When 3 Recording Media Setup Rec Command is set to On the color bars will not be output from the MON terminal or HDMI OUT terminal except during record standby m...

Page 103: ...ions WFM Waveform Monitor Select Line 4 Push the joystick up down or turn the SELECT dial to select the first digit of the Y coordinate and then press SET to move to the next Change the rest of the digits in the same way to select the Y coordinate of the desired line When the number of horizontal lines vertical component of the resolution used is 1080 you can select a value between 0 and 1079 1 li...

Page 104: ...e waveform Select Line The selected horizontal line will be displayed along with its waveform Field Sets the waveform monitor to field display mode RGB Functions like an RGB parade scope YPbPr Functions like a YPbPr parade scope NOTES NOTES You can choose to display the waveform monitor on the LCD screen or viewfinder or output it to the MON and HDMI OUT terminals together with the Assistance Func...

Page 105: ...ted shot mark will be added to the current frame of the clip NOTES NOTES Up to 100 shot marks and marks combined can be added to a single clip There may be up to a 0 5 second delay from when you press the button to when the camera adds the shot mark When you are using interval recording or frame recording mode you cannot add shot marks to a clip When a clip contains either shot mark will appear ne...

Page 106: ... to the instruction manual that is installed with Canon XF Utility for XF AVC A 171 1 Use Canon XF Utility for XF AVC to save a user memo to an SD card For details refer to Managing User Memo Profiles in the Canon XF Utility for XF AVC Instruction Manual 2 Insert the SD card into the camera s SD card slot 3 Open the metadata Setting submenu 3 Recording Media Setup Metadata Setting 4 Select SD Card...

Page 107: ... GPS Receiver is attached to the camera and the GPS function is activated the user memo information will not be recorded even if you have selected a user memo file from the SD card Entering Information About the Recording You can enter scene and take information to help identify the recording later on 1 Open the Scene or Take submenu 3 Recording Media Setup Metadata Scene or Take 2 Select Set and ...

Page 108: ...PS functions will be activated and clips recorded thereafter will be geotagged IMPORTANT In certain countries regions the use of GPS may be restricted Be sure to use the GPS receiver in accordance with local laws and regulations of the country region where the receiver is used Be particularly careful when traveling outside of your home country Be careful about using the GPS receiver in places wher...

Page 109: ...play status screen A 198 you can check the current GPS information and satellite signal strength GPS signal reception may take some time after replacing the battery pack or when first turning on the camera GPS information will not be recorded with still frames grabbed from a clip ...

Page 110: ...k to skip 10 seconds backward or forward respectively When there are less than 10 seconds from the start of the clip pushing the joystick left will start playing back the clip from the beginning When there are less than 4 seconds from the end of the clip pushing the joystick right will have no effect Press the assignable button again or the CANCEL button to stop reviewing the clip and return the c...

Page 111: ...ame time the primary clip is recorded on the CFast card IMPORTANT Observe the following precautions while an access indicator is illuminated in red Failure to do so may result in permanent data loss Do not open the card slot cover of the card being accessed and do not remove the card Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camera NOTES NOTES If the recording of the primary clip stops du...

Page 112: ...nt gamma curve and color space settings in the custom picture file A 134 Also when those settings are changed the LUT will be removed Apply LUT will be reset to Off If proxy clip recording is activated but no CFast card is inserted in the camera only the proxy clip will be recorded on the SD card ...

Page 113: ...ame rate that is different from the playback frame rate Recording a clip at a higher frame rate than the Frame Rate setting will result in a slow motion effect during playback up to 1 2 5 of the original speed Conversely a lower frame rate will result in a fast motion effect up to 60x the original speed Sound is not recorded in this mode Available shooting frame rates 1 Part of the 3 Recording Med...

Page 114: ...ected frame rate The tally lamp goes out and S F STBY appears at the top of the screen 7 When you have finished recording turn off the special recording mode Repeat steps 1 and 2 selecting Normal Recording instead NOTES NOTES If Long GOP compression was being used the bit rate will change automatically to an option with Intra frame compression You can use only one special recording mode at a time ...

Page 115: ...efore the START STOP button was pressed The tally lamp goes out and PRE REC STBY appears at the top of the screen 5 When you have finished recording turn off the special recording mode Repeat steps 1 and 2 selecting Normal Recording instead NOTES NOTES About the time code during pre recording mode The time code of the clip will start a few seconds before the START STOP button was pressed The time ...

Page 116: ... into one clip The tally lamp goes out and STBY appears at the top of the screen NOTES NOTES If Long GOP compression was being used the bit rate will change automatically to an option with Intra frame compression You can use only one special recording mode at a time The number of frames recorded cannot be changed while recording Some frames at the point the recording was stopped may be recorded an...

Page 117: ...e tally lamp illuminates INT STBY changes to Ü INT REC while recording frames and Ü INT and a countdown until the next recording between recordings 2 Press the START STOP button again to stop recording All of the recorded frames are joined together into one clip The tally lamp goes out and INT STBY appears at the top of the screen with INT flashing 3 When you have finished recording turn off the s...

Page 118: ...e code running mode was set to Free Run or the camera was synchronized to an external time code signal the time code running mode will be changed automatically to Rec Run when interval recording is activated When the special recording mode is deactivated the time code running mode will return to its previous setting The time code signal will not be output from the TIME CODE terminal REC OUT termin...

Page 119: ... on the camera and open the REMOTE Term submenu System Setup REMOTE Term 3 Select RC V100 and then press SET Options RC V100 Select this option to use the optional RC V100 Remote Controller Standard Select this option to use commercially available remote controls NOTES NOTES The following controls on the remote controller will not operate the camera AGC button and AUTO KNEE button The AUTO IRIS bu...

Page 120: ...ely via Wi Fi you will need to attach an optional WFT E6 Wireless File Transmitter to the camera s system extension terminal complete the Wi Fi network setup and open Browser Remote on the Web browser of a connected Wi Fi enabled device Download the WFT E6 Guide for EOS C300 Mark II Users PDF file from your local Canon Web site and follow the instructions to complete the necessary steps Using Brow...

Page 121: ...mage is not turned on the camera ID and lens information will appear here The live view image will be turned off automatically while the camera is displaying color bars 2 Status indicators 3 LIVE VIEW button Touch click the button to display the camera s live view image on the Browser Remote screen è etc Approximate remaining charge of the camera s battery pack Wi Fi connection indicator While Bro...

Page 122: ...vent settings from being changed inadvertently 8 D Touch Focus button Touch click the button to unlock enable the touch focus mode 9 START STOP button Touch click the button to start recording While recording the center of the button turns red Touch click the button again to stop recording 10 Recording media selection and approximate remaining recording time The currently selected CFast card is in...

Page 123: ...the camera at a gray card or white object with no pattern so it fills the whole screen and touch click Å Use the same lighting conditions you plan to use when recording During the procedure the icon in the button will flash quickly When it stops flashing the procedure is completed and the custom white balance will be applied 3 Preset white balance buttons Touch click daylight or É tungsten lamp to...

Page 124: ...elect F to return the display to F values NOTES During manual aperture adjustment you can also touch click PUSH AUTO IRIS to have the camera adjust the aperture automatically once The manual aperture buttons will not be available at this time 3 ISO speed Gain related buttons ISO speeds are displayed by default To adjust the gain instead touch ISO and select Gain To use the ISO speeds gain values i...

Page 125: ...l focus buttons Manual focus 1 Touch click the AF mode button and select One Shot 2 Touch click one of the manual focus buttons on the Near side to focus closer or one of the controls on the Far side to focus farther away There are three levels of adjustment is the smallest and the largest One shot AF 1 Touch click the AF mode button and select One Shot 2 Touch click the ONE SHOT AF button A white...

Page 126: ...era focus on the main subject automatically Face AF 1 Touch click Face Det Tracking and select On 2 If necessary touch the Face AF mode button and select Face Only or Face Priority A face detection frame will appear on the live view screen around all detected faces The main subject is indicated with arrows Þ on the sides The camera will track the main subject as it moves Touch click on the face of...

Page 127: ... CN7x17 KAS S E1 lens using Browser Remote you may need to update the lens s firmware For details consult a Canon Service Center 1 Zoom slider Drag the zoom slider up down to zoom in T or out W respectively The Basic Screen Full Control User only When using a smartphone or other device with a smaller screen this screen offers only a small live image screen for final confirmation and the START STOP...

Page 128: ...one of the text boxes and enter from left to right the degrees minutes and seconds values To select a southern latitude touch North and select South instead To enter the longitude Touch click inside one of the text boxes and enter from left to right the degrees minutes and seconds values To select a western longitude touch East and select West instead Touch click Clear All to delete all the GPS re...

Page 129: ... 11 Apply from Next button Touch click the button to send the metadata entered in this screen to the camera so it is embedded only with clips that are recorded after the transfer This option does not overwrite the metadata of clips already recorded or being recorded NOTES NOTES The metadata sent to the camera from Browser Remote will be lost in the following cases If the camera was turned off If t...

Page 130: ...Browser Remote Controlling the Camera via Wi Fi 130 ...

Page 131: ...the camera In most cases the names of the buttons printed on the camera and modular units also indicate their default settings In mode only assignable buttons 7 to 10 are available Changing the Assigned Function 1 Press the MENU button and while holding it pressed down press the assignable button whose function you wish to change A list of available functions appears with the current function assi...

Page 132: ... mode and mode Refer to the following table for assignable functions and available modes Function name Description A One Shot AF The camera focuses automatically one time only one shot AF function Ü 80 AF Lock Locks the focus during continuous AF Ü 83 Focus Guide Turns the Dual Pixel Focus Guide function on off Ü 79 Face AF Toggles the Face AF setting between Face Priority and Face Only Ü 84 Face ...

Page 133: ...e clip Ü Ü Add Mark Adds an mark to the clip Ü Ü 154 Add Mark Adds a mark to the clip Ü Ü Time Code Displays the Time Code submenu Ü 88 Time Code Hold Puts the time code display on hold or resumes it Ü Ü 89 Headphones Increases the headphone volume Ü Ü 151 Headphones Reduces the headphone volume Ü Ü Monitor Channels Switches the audio output channel Ü Ü 169 Audio Level Turns the audio level meter ...

Page 134: ...m picture files saved in the camera C1 to C20 To use the settings of a custom picture file saved on an SD card copy the file to the camera in advance A 137 When you close the menu the selected custom picture file s settings will be applied If you selected a preset picture setting its icon will appear on the left of the screen If the detailed settings were activated Custom Picture Other Settings Ac...

Page 135: ...ance a custom picture file you do not mind changing Editing a Custom Picture File s Settings 1 Select a custom picture file A 134 2 Open the Preset submenu Custom Picture Preset 3 Select the desired option and then press SET To use preset picture settings Select the desired preset setting A 134 and skip to step 6 To select the main settings individually Select Off and continue to step 4 4 Open the...

Page 136: ...1 Select a custom picture file A 134 2 Open the Rename submenu Custom Picture File Rename 3 To change the file name select Input and then press SET Enter the desired file name up to 8 characters using the keyboard screen A 35 4 Select OK and then press SET Protecting Custom Picture Files Protecting a custom picture file prevents its settings from being accidentally changed 1 Select a custom pictur...

Page 137: ...you wish to replace A 134 2 Open the Load from 8 submenu Custom Picture File Transfer Load from 8 3 Select the file with the settings that you want to replicate and then press SET 4 Select OK and then press SET The file in the camera will be overwritten by the one on the SD card 5 When the confirmation message appears press SET NOTES You can also copy to the camera a custom picture file embedded i...

Page 138: ...tting suitable for playback on TV monitors Produces brighter highlights bright areas of the image than with the Normal 1 Standard setting Normal 3 BT 709 Setting suitable for playback on TV monitors Produces a more faithful black gradation in the shadows dark areas of the image than with the Normal 2 x4 0 setting Normal 4 x5 0 Setting suitable for playback on TV monitors Produces even better black...

Page 139: ...ibed in this section Default Off Other Settings Black Master Pedestal The master pedestal increases or decreases the black level Higher settings will make dark areas brighter but decrease contrast This setting can be adjusted from 50 to 50 Default 0 Other Settings Black Master Black Red Master Black Green Master Black Blue These settings correct the color cast in blacks Each can be adjusted from 5...

Page 140: ...Default On Slope Determines the slope of the gamma curve above the knee point This setting can be adjusted from 35 to 50 Default 0 Point Sets the knee point of the gamma curve This setting can be adjusted from 50 to 109 Default 95 Saturation Adjusts color saturation in highlights This setting can be adjusted from 10 to 10 Default 0 Other Settings Sharpness Sets the sharpness of the output and reco...

Page 141: ... of the sharpness This setting can be adjusted from 0 to 3 with 0 having no slope 1 having a steep slope and 3 having a gradual slope Default 1 Level Depend Level Sets the brightness of the dark areas of the image that will be affected This setting can be adjusted from 0 to 50 Default 0 Level Depend Slope Determines the slope of the area between the upper and lower parts of the gamma curve This se...

Page 142: ... B The G B matrix changes the tint of the picture along the magenta blue and green yellow gradations This setting can be adjusted from 50 to 50 Default 0 B R The B R matrix changes the tint of the picture along the yellow red and blue cyan gradations This setting can be adjusted from 50 to 50 Default 0 B G The B G matrix changes the tint of the picture along the yellow green and blue magenta grada...

Page 143: ...y the Black Master Pedestal setting This setting can be adjusted from 50 to 50 Default 0 Over 100 This function determines how the camera handles video signals exceeding 100 Available options are Through to do nothing Clip to clip the signal at 100 and Press to compress a signal of up to 108 down to 100 levels Default Through NOTES If Custom Picture Other Settings Activate is set to On when an opt...

Page 144: ... the adjustment when operating the control dial on the grip unit SELECT Dial Dir Changes the direction of the adjustment when operating the SELECT dial Retract Lens When an optional Canon EF 40mm f 2 8 STM or EF S 24mm f 2 8 STM lens is attached to the camera and the focus mode switch on the lens is set to AF if this setting is set to On the lens will retract fully when the camera is turned off 3D...

Page 145: ...A 55 Custom Display explanations A 187 1 Open the desired customized displays submenu Picture Terminals Setup Custom Display 1 or Custom Display 2 mode or Custom Display mode 2 Select the desired onscreen display 3 Change the setting option and then press SET Operating modes Picture Terminals Setup In mode Custom Display 1 Custom Display 2 In mode Custom Display ...

Page 146: ...bmenu System Setup Transfer Menu Load 2 Select From Camera or From 8 and then press SET 3 Select OK and press SET The camera s menu settings will be replaced by the settings saved on the selected source Then the screen will turn black momentarily and the camera will restart NOTES The following menu settings are not saved with this operation when the passwords have been set by the user Default pass...

Page 147: ...yback functions are accessed from the clip index screen To open the clip index screen set the camera to mode If the CFast card contains clips recorded at a system frequency other than the one currently used by the camera you will not be able to play back the clips In such case change the camera s system frequency A 62 to match the recordings on the CFast card Set the Q switch to MEDIA The camera s...

Page 148: ...d 1 Press the INDEX button From the clip index screen The index screen selection menu will appear From other index screens The camera will return to the clip index screen The rest of the procedure is not necessary 2 Select the desired index screen and then press SET The selected index screen appears Select Cancel instead to cancel the operation Press the INDEX button again to return to the clip in...

Page 149: ...from the clip selected and continue until the end of the last clip in the index screen When the last frame of the last clip is reached playback will be paused Press the Ò button again or press SET to pause resume the playback Press the Ñ button to stop the playback and return to the index screen IMPORTANT Observe the following precautions while an access indicator is illuminated in red Failure to ...

Page 150: ... 13 1 Remaining battery time A 56 2 Fan operation A 61 3 Joystick guide A 151 4 Shutter speed1 A 65 5 Aperture value1 A 70 6 ISO Speed Gain1 A 67 7 Recording date and time2 8 Recording media Primary clips CFast card 8 Proxy clips SD card 9 Playback operation 10 Frame rate3 A 62 11 Onscreen displays superimposed on video output A 168 12 Embedded custom picture file A 134 13 Relay recording 14 mark ...

Page 151: ...eadphone terminal to listen to the audio during playback Adjust the headphone volume with the Audio Setup Audio Output Headphone Volume setting If you set an assignable button to Headphones or Headphones A 131 you can press the button to adjust the headphone volume without using the menu The audio signal will also be output from the REC OUT terminal MON terminal and HDMI OUT terminal NOTES For det...

Page 152: ...mark Ü Ü2 Copy Clip Copies a clip from one CFast card to the other Ü Ü1 155 Delete Clip Deletes a clip Ü Ü2 Ü 156 Shot Mark Displays an index screen of all the frames of a clip that have either shot mark Ü Ü 157 Shot Mark 1 Displays an index screen of all the frames of a clip that have the mark Ü Ü Shot Mark 2 Displays an index screen of all the frames of a clip that have the mark Ü Ü Expand Clip ...

Page 153: ...on Select Display Clip Info in the clip menu to display the selected clip s information screen Clip Info screen Push the joystick left right to switch to the previous next clip When you have finished press the CANCEL button to return to the clip index screen For clips recorded using slow fast motion recording the shooting frame rate and playback frame rate will both be displayed 9 5 4 6 1 3 2 8 10...

Page 154: ...ng Playback To add an OK mark or check mark to a clip during playback or playback pause you must first set an assignable button to Add Mark or Add Mark in advance 1 Set an assignable button to Add Mark or Add Mark A 131 To add both types of clip marks to different clips set one assignable button to Add Mark and another assignable button to Add Mark 2 Open the clip index screen for primary clips an...

Page 155: ...ingle Clip 1 Open the clip index screen for primary clips select the desired clip and then press SET to open the clip menu 2 Select Copy Clip and then press SET The clip information screen appears and it prompts you to confirm the operation You can also check the available space on both CFast cards 3 Select OK and then press SET Select Cancel instead to cancel the operation While the clip is being...

Page 156: ...rding Media Setup Clips Delete All Clips 2 Select OK and then press SET All the clips on the selected CFast card except for primary clips with an mark or SD card will be deleted Select Cancel instead to cancel the operation While the clips are being deleted you can press SET to cancel 3 When the confirmation message appears press SET Deleting the User Memo and GPS Information 1 Open the clip index...

Page 157: ...NOTES You cannot copy the custom picture file in a clip to a protected custom picture file Displaying an Index Screen of Shot Marks After you add shot marks to a primary clip recorded on a CFast card you can display an index screen that contains all the frames in the clip with either shot mark only the mark or only the mark When you play back a clip from this index screen playback will start from ...

Page 158: ... clip menu and select More Index Pics and then press SET To show fewer thumbnails select Fewer Index Pics and then press SET Press the INDEX button or CANCEL button to return to the clip index screen NOTES After you finish playing back a clip from this index screen the index screen that was open before the Expand Clip index screen will appear Adding Shot Marks You can add shot marks or both to fra...

Page 159: ... shot marks and marks combined can be added to a single clip There may be up to a 0 5 second delay between the frame shown when you press the assignable button and the frame to which the camera adds the shot mark Deleting Shot Marks 1 Open the Shot Mark index screen or Expand Clip index screen 2 Select the desired frame thumbnail and then press SET to open the clip menu 3 Select Del Shot Mark 1 or...

Page 160: ...Clip Operations 160 ...

Page 161: ...utput will be in HD or SD depending on the capabilities of the external monitor When the horizontal resolution of the recording video configuration is 4096 or 2048 the sides of the image will be cropped The color sampling will be set automatically to YCbCr 4 4 4 8 bit YCbCr 4 2 2 8 bit or RGB 4 4 4 8 bit depending on the capabilities of the external monitor REC OUT 4K RAW Mode setting1 Recording v...

Page 162: ...ending on the capabilities of the external monitor The color sampling will be set automatically to YCbCr 4 4 4 8 bit YCbCr 4 2 2 8 bit or RGB 4 4 4 8 bit depending on the capabilities of the external monitor Video configuration of the clip REC OUT terminal MON terminal HDMI OUT terminal Resolution Frame rate 2048x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 4096x2160 2048x1080 29 97P 25 00P 24 00P 23 98P 2048x1080 YC...

Page 163: ...rding use the terminal on the camera that matches the one you wish to use on the monitor Then select the video signal output configuration A 161 Connection Diagram We recommend that you power the camera from a power outlet using the AC adapter Operating modes HDMI OUT terminal HDMI cable commercially available REC OUT terminal BNC cables commercially available 3G HD SDI inputs External monitor dig...

Page 164: ...MON terminal for 4K RAW output you must set in advance also the REC OUT terminal to 4K RAW output using the previous procedure To use either terminal in mode 2K output only 1 Open the REC OUT and MON terminals Output submenu Picture Terminals Setup REC OUT MON Terminal Output 2 Select the desired option and then press SET Options REC OUT terminal 4K RAW Outputs 4K RAW video This setting is only av...

Page 165: ... information on compatible recorders visit your local Canon Web site 1 Activate the REC OUT terminal and or MON terminal and select the desired output A 164 2 If you selected 4K RAW output open the 4K RAW Color Space submenu to select the color space 3 Recording Media Setup 4K RAW Color Space 3 Select the desired option and then press SET For details about the color space options refer to the Colo...

Page 166: ...enu 3 Recording Media Setup HDMI Time Code 4 Select On and then press SET NOTES In the following cases the HDMI OUT terminal s output will switch automatically to HD or SD depending on the capability of the external monitor In mode when 3 Recording Media Setup REC OUT 4K RAW Mode is set to a setting other than 4K RAW and Picture Terminals Setup MON Terminal Output is set to Off In mode when Pictur...

Page 167: ...nd then press SET Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary to select the LUT applied to other output terminals displays The gamma curve and color space of the video output will change For the LCD screen and viewfinder only the BT 709 LUT is available If a LUT is not needed select Off Options Gamma Color Space Available LUTs BT 709 BT 2020 DCI ACESproxy10 Canon Log 2 Cinema Gamut Ü Ü Ü Ü BT 2020 Gamut Ü Ü...

Page 168: ...u can choose to superimpose onscreen displays on the video output from the MON terminal or HDMI OUT terminal Doing so will display the onscreen displays on an external monitor This setting will not affect your recordings or video output from the REC OUT terminal 1 Open the OSD Output 2K submenu Picture Terminals Setup MON Terminal mode or REC OUT MON Terminal mode OSD Output 2K 2 Select On and the...

Page 169: ...nals Setup Custom Display 2 Monitor Channels is set to On Only in mode when the terminal is set to 4K RAW output Options NOTES If you set an assignable button to Monitor Channels A 131 you can press the button to toggle between the audio channel output options Recorded audio configuration Audio output while recording Audio output during playback Audio compression Audio bit depth REC OUT MON termin...

Page 170: ... from the Canon Web site to decompress it The file is xuw zip The folder xuw will be created that contains the file xuw exe 2 Double click xuw exe 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to select your area continent country region and or language as necessary Available options will vary depending on your country region 4 After the message appears prompting you to close all other applications exit othe...

Page 171: ...rag and drop to Trash the file or folder corresponding to the item you wish to uninstall Viewing the Software Instruction Manuals The instruction manuals are installed with the software Use the following procedures to view the software instruction manual The following procedures for Windows systems are written based on a computer running Windows 7 The procedures may be different for other versions...

Page 172: ...s to select your area continent country region and or language as necessary Available options will vary depending on your country region 3 After the message appears prompting you to close all other applications exit other applications and then click OK The software s license agreement appears 4 Read the license agreement and click Yes to begin the installation If you do not select Yes you cannot i...

Page 173: ... click Finish Uninstalling Cinema RAW Development 1 From Applications open Canon Utilities 2 Move Cinema RAW Development to Trash Viewing the Software Instruction Manual The instruction manual is installed with the software Use the following procedures to view the software instruction manual Windows 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Cinema RAW Development 2 Click on the PDF...

Page 174: ...Developing RAW Clips 174 ...

Page 175: ...eing recorded NOTES Photos cannot be taken during pre recording mode Grabbing Still Frames in MEDIA Mode To grab still frames from a clip set an assignable button to Photo in advance 1 Set an assignable button to Photo A 131 2 Select the desired clip and press the Ò button to start playback 3 Pause the playback at the frame you want to grab and save as an image file 4 Press the assignable button t...

Page 176: ... the SD card Continuous Photo numbers will continue from the number following that of the last photo recorded with the camera This setting is the most convenient for managing files on a computer We recommend using the Continuous setting NOTES Each folder can contain up to 500 files When that number is exceeded a new folder is created automatically Operating modes 3 Recording Media Setup Photo Numb...

Page 177: ... Ò button to view the photo The photo playback screen appears and the selected photo is displayed Use the Ú Ù buttons or push the joystick left right to switch to the previous next photo Press the DISP button on the monitor unit or an assignable button set to Display A 131 to hide show the onscreen displays Press the Ñ button to return to the Photos index screen IMPORTANT Observe the following pre...

Page 178: ...mitter to the camera s system extension terminal complete the Wi Fi network setup and select an access point infrastructure connection Download the WFT E6 Guide for EOS C300 Mark II Users PDF file from your local Canon Web site and follow the instructions to complete the necessary steps 1 Camera Open the Media Server submenu and then press SET to activate the function System Setup Network Settings...

Page 179: ... Delete and then press SET The screen prompts you to confirm the operation 4 Select OK and then press SET Select Cancel instead to cancel the operation The selected photo is deleted 5 When the confirmation message appears press SET Deleting All Photos 1 Open the Delete All Photos submenu 3 Recording Media Setup Delete All Photos 2 Select OK and then press SET All the photos on the SD card will be ...

Page 180: ...Deleting Photos 180 ...

Page 181: ...menu A 190 v Camera Setup menu mode only Menu item Submenu Setting options A Light Metering Backlight Standard Spotlight 73 AE AE Shift 2 0 1 75 1 5 1 25 1 0 0 75 0 5 0 25 0 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 0 1 25 1 5 1 75 2 0 72 AE Response High Normal Low 71 ISO Gain Select ISO Gain 67 Extended Range On Off ISO Increment 1 stop 1 3 stop Gain Increment Normal Fine Iris Mode Automatic Manual 70 Iris Increment 1 2 ...

Page 182: ...de only ABB Cancel OK 52 Color Bars Activate On Off 102 Type SMPTE EBU ARIB Periph Illum Corr On Off 37 Chromatic Aberr Corr On Off Menu item Submenu Setting options A Preset Canon Log 2 C Gamut Canon Log 2 BT 2020 Canon Log 2 DCI P3 Canon Log 2 BT 709 Canon Log BT 2020 BT 709 Off 134 Main Settings Gamma Canon Log 2 Canon Log Wide DR EOS Standard Normal 1 Standard Normal 2 x4 0 Normal 3 BT 709 Nor...

Page 183: ... 169 HDMI OUT Channels CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 169 4K RAW Channels CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Menu item Submenu Setting options A Initialize Media CFast A CFast B Cancel OK 49 SD Card Complete Quick System Frequency 59 94 Hz 50 00 Hz 24 00 Hz 62 REC OUT 4K RAW Mode 4K RAW 2K Off 164 4K RAW Color Space BT 2020 Gamut Cinema Gamut 164 Recording Mode Normal Recording Slow Fast Motion Slow Fast Motion crop Pre Recording ...

Page 184: ...ded Frames 1 3 6 9 Interval Recording 117 Interval 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 15 sec 30 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 5 min 10 min Recorded Frames 1 3 6 9 XF AVC Proxy Recording Activate On Off 111 Apply LUT BT 709 BT 2020 DCI Off Relay Double Slot Rec Relay Recording On Off 50 Double Slot Recording On Off Metadata Camera Index A to Z Set 59 Reel Number 001 to 999 Set Reset Clip Number 001 to 999 Set ...

Page 185: ...0 Off mode 2048x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 Off 164 OSD Output 2K On Off 168 3G SDI Mapping Level A Level B 164 GENLOCK SYNC OUT Term Select HD Sync Output Genlock Input 93 95 Genlock Adjustment 1023 to 1023 000 Set 93 SYNC Scan Mode P PsF 95 Time Code Mode Preset Regen 88 Run Rec Run Free Run 88 DF NDF DF NDF 89 Setting 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 Set Reset 89 TC In Out In Out 93 95 User Bit Recordin...

Page 186: ...n Off Peaking On Off Magnification On Off LUT On Off Lens On Off Custom Display 2 Remaining Battery Only Warnings Normal Off 55 145 Remaining Rec Time Only Warnings Normal Off Recording Mode On Off Genlock On Off Time Code On Off Reel Clip Number On Off Interval Counter On Off Remaining Photos Only Warnings Normal Off Temperature Fan On Off Resolution Color Sampling On Off Frame Rate On Off OSD Re...

Page 187: ... Sensor to Off Panel Luminance Selects the brightness of the rear panel out of 5 available levels Custom Display mode only These settings determine whether certain onscreen displays will appear on the playback screen Audio Level Displays the audio level meter clip playback screen only Date Time Displays the date and time when the clip photo was recorded Camera Data Displays the shutter speed apert...

Page 188: ... to MON HDMI On Off WFM Activate On Off 103 Output LCD VF MON HDMI All Waveform Monitor 103 Type Line Line Spot Select Line Field RGB YPbPr Gain 1x 2x Y Position 0 15 30 45 50 Select Line When the vertical resolution is 1080 0 to 1079 540 in 1 line increments Set When the vertical resolution is 2160 0 to 2158 1080 in 2 line increments Set Menu item Submenu Setting options A Reset All Settings Canc...

Page 189: ...trol Dial Dir Reverse Normal Grip Control Dial Dir SELECT Dial Dir Reverse Normal Retract Lens On Off 3D Rec Mode On Off Scan Reverse Rec Both Vertical Horizontal Off Displayed Units Meters Feet 2 OSD Recording CFast Time Code Date Time Date Time Time Code Time Date Off START STOP Button Camera Disable Enable Grip Monitor Key Lock All Buttons Except For START STOP Reset Hour Meter Cancel OK Networ...

Page 190: ...ss File Transmitter is attached to the camera 5 For details refer to the WFT E6 Guide for EOS C300 Mark II Users PDF file 6 Available only when the optional GP E1 GPS Receiver is attached to the camera Reset Reset various camera settings All Settings Resets all the camera s settings to default settings except for the hour meter Camera Settings Resets the white balance iris ISO speed gain shutter s...

Page 191: ...d to the camera four Network Settings status screens will be displayed as well For details about these status screens and all network settings refer to the WFT E6 Guide for EOS C300 Mark II Users PDF file Gamma Color Space Color Matrix screen A 191 CP Data screens A 192 Camera screens A 193 Assignable Buttons screens A 194 Audio screens A 195 Media screen A 195 Video screens A 196 Metadata screens...

Page 192: ...tings slope point and saturation A 140 7 Skin detail settings hue chroma area and Y level A 141 8 Selective NR settings hue chroma area and Y level A 142 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Sharpness settings level horizontal detail frequency horizontal vertical detail balance and limit A 140 2 Sharpness settings select knee aperture gain and slope A 140 3 Level depend settings level slope and offset A 140 4 Coring set...

Page 193: ...se A 142 7 Setup level A 143 8 Handling of clips exceeding 100 A 143 7 5 8 3 1 2 9 4 6 1 ISO speed Gain A 67 Selected mode extended range ISO increment and gain increment 2 Aperture A 70 Iris increment aperture correction while zooming 3 Shutter speed increment A 66 4 Focus A 77 AF mode AF frame settings AF speed and AF response settings 5 Automatic exposure AE AE shift A 72 AE response A 71 72 6 ...

Page 194: ...ons 4 4 Status Screens In mode Assignable Buttons 1 3 to Assignable Buttons 3 3 Current functions of the assignable buttons A 131 3 2 3 1 4 1 On the camera s body 2 On the grip unit 3 On the monitor unit In mode only buttons 7 to 10 4 On the optional RC V100 Remote Controller ...

Page 195: ...or recording or output CFast Settings used for primary clips recorded on the CFast card SD Card Settings used for proxy clips recorded on the SD card MON REC OUT HDMI Settings used for audio output from the respective terminals Headphone Settings used for audio output from the headphone terminal 3 Audio channels output from the HDMI OUT terminal A 169 5 4 6 1 2 3 8 7 9 1 CFast card A 2 CFast card ...

Page 196: ...tus Video output A 164 3G SDI output mapping A 164 onscreen displays output A 168 4 Monitoring devices active screens and video outputs A 186 5 Time code output from the HDMI OUT terminal A 166 6 User bit A 91 7 Resolution and color sampling A 62 8 Bit rate A 63 9 Relay recording A 50 10 Special recording mode A 113 11 Number of frames for interval recording mode A 117 or frame recording mode A 11...

Page 197: ...cription 6 Clip name information A 60 camera index reel number clip number user defined field 7 Scene and take information A 107 8 Unique material identifier UMID code A 184 country organization user 9 Embed custom picture files with clips A 137 1 2 3 4 5 1 Remaining recording time 2 Remaining recording time indicator 3 Battery life indicator 4 Total operation time A 190 5 Operation time since usi...

Page 198: ...8 GPS Information Display Status Screen mode only For details refer to Recording GPS Information Geotagging A 108 1 2 3 4 5 1 Latitude 2 Longitude 3 Elevation 4 UTC coordinated universal time date and time 5 Satellite signal strength ...

Page 199: ...ERA You can change which controls are locked with the System Setup Custom Function Key Lock setting A 144 Pressing the START STOP button will not start recording The CFast card is full or it already contains the maximum number of clips 999 clips Delete some clips A 156 or save your clips A 170 and initialize the CFast card A 49 to free some space Alternatively replace the CFast card The START STOP...

Page 200: ... cannot delete clips with an mark Remove the mark A 155 to delete the clip The LOCK switch on the SD card is set to prevent accidental erasure Change the position of the LOCK switch Deleting clips takes longer than usual When the recording media contains a large number of clips some operations may take longer than usual Save your clips A 170 and initialize the recording media A 49 Cannot delete a ...

Page 201: ...een displays turn on and off repeatedly The battery pack is exhausted Replace or charge the battery pack Remove the battery pack and reattach it correctly Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camera does not operate properly Disconnect the power source and reconnect it after a short time If the problem still persists use the System Setup Reset All Settings function This resets all the ...

Page 202: ...ommercially available remote control does not work Make sure that System Setup REMOTE Term is set to RC V100 when using the optional RC V100 Remote Controller or Standard when using a commercially available remote control Turn off the camera reconnect the remote controller and then turn the camera back on again When Custom Picture Other Settings Activate is set to Off or the currently selected cus...

Page 203: ...nication error Clean the lens s contacts and reattach the lens The camera cannot correctly communicate with the lens due to dirty lens contacts After the message disappears the i icon appears on the screen Clean the lens s contacts and reattach the lens Cannot play back The file control information is corrupted or there was a decoder error Turn the camera off and then on again If this does not sol...

Page 204: ...ip in frame recording mode or interval recording mode Adding an mark to a clip that already has an mark or adding a mark to a clip that already has a mark In mode immediately reviewing a recording made in a special recording mode Pressing the START STOP button when there are no recording media in the camera Lens error Change the frame rate The lens attached to the camera is not compatible for shoo...

Page 205: ...urn the camera off and then on again Then remove the CFast card being used and reinsert it Alternatively replace the CFast card If this does not solve the problem consult a Canon Service Center Corrupted file control information cannot be recovered Recording media or clips with corrupt file control information cannot be read by Canon XF Utility for XF AVC Some clips require data recovery The power...

Page 206: ...era s internal components Be careful especially when using a tripod or shoulder strap When you are not using the camera or viewfinder make sure to attach the lens cap to the lens and the viewfinder cap to the viewfinder Be careful of heat generated by lighting equipment Do not disassemble the camera If the camera does not function properly consult qualified service personnel Do not touch the lens ...

Page 207: ...the remaining battery time displayed is not correct charge the battery pack fully Still the correct time may not be displayed if a fully charged battery pack is used continuously in high temperatures or it is left unused for long periods of time Also the correct remaining time may not be displayed depending on the battery life Use the time shown on the screen as an approximation Using higher capac...

Page 208: ...rding media or the camera Do not attach any labels or stickers on the recording media Disposal When you delete data on the recording media only the file allocation table is altered and stored data is not physically erased Take the necessary precautions when you dispose of the recording media for example by physically damaging it to prevent the leakage of private data If giving the recording media ...

Page 209: ...ted Continued use may damage the camera Condensation may form in the following cases When the camera is moved quickly from cold to warm places When the camera is left in a humid room When a cold room is heated rapidly To avoid condensation Do not expose the camera to sudden or extreme changes in temperature Remove the recording media and battery pack Then place the camera in an airtight plastic ba...

Page 210: ...also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon camera by calling 1 800 828 4040 Canon U S A Information Center BP A30 BP A60 Battery Pack CA A10 AC Adapter CG A10 Battery Charger RD 1 Rod Clamp coming soon UN 5 Unit Cable 50 cm 1 6 ft UN 10 Unit Cable 1 m 3 3 ft TB 1 Tripod Adapter Base WFT E6 Wireless File Transmitter RC V100 Remote Controller GP E1 GPS Receiver MA 400 Microphone Adapter coming s...

Page 211: ...a Canon Service Center Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended The message Battery communication error is displayed if you use a non genuine Canon battery pack and user response is required Note that Canon shall not be liable for any damages resulting from accidents such as malfunction or fire that occur due to use of non genuine Canon battery packs This mark identifies genuine Canon video...

Page 212: ...ry card 2 Custom picture files camera settings and user memo files can be saved on and read from the SD card as well Image Sensor Super 35mm equivalent CMOS sensor Effective pixels approximate When the resolution is 4096x2160 2048x1080 8 850 000 pixels 4096x2160 When the resolution is 3840x2160 1920x1080 8 290 000 pixels 3840x2160 Viewfinder 1 2 cm 0 46 in organic LED display approx 1 770 000 dots...

Page 213: ...0x1080 Terminals REC OUT Terminal MON Terminal BNC jack output only 0 8 Vp p 75 Ω unbalanced 3G SDI SMPTE 424 SMPTE 425 SMPTE ST 299 2 HD SDI SMPTE 292 SMPTE ST 299 1 Embedded audio time code VITC LTC LUT BT 709 BT 2020 DCI ACESproxy10 color space for 4K RAW output BT 2020 Cinema Gamut and supplemental displays superimposed onscreen displays peaking zebra pattern magnification B W image waveform m...

Page 214: ...est 149 x 183 x 183 mm 5 9 x 7 2 x 7 2 in Configuration with grip unit and grip belt 190 x 183 x 187 mm 7 5 x 7 2 x 7 4 in Configuration with grip unit and monitor unit 190 x 253 x 206 mm 7 5 x 10 0 x 8 1 in Configuration with grip unit bracket handle unit and monitor unit 190 x 307 x 326 mm 7 5 x 12 1 x 12 8 in All dimensions are approximate Weight Camera unit only 1 770 g 3 9 lb Camera with grip...

Page 215: ...nnection to the camera output only Weight Approx 680 g 1 5 lb Grip Unit Modular unit can be attached at any of 24 positions 15º intervals includes limited recording controls Weight Approx 230 g 8 1 oz Handle Unit Modular unit offers the following options for attaching additional accessories to the camera 3 cold accessory shoes sockets for 0 64 cm 1 4 screws x10 and a socket for 0 95 cm 3 8 screws ...

Page 216: ...ght Approx 755 g 1 7 lb BP A30 Battery Pack Battery Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery compatible with Intelligent System Rated Voltage 14 4 V DC Operating Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Rated Battery Capacity 3100 mAh 45 Wh Dimensions W x H x D 41 5 x 45 1 x 69 7 mm 1 6 x 1 8 x 2 7 in Weight 225 g 7 9 oz Weight and dimensions are approximate Errors and omissions excepted The information in this m...

Page 217: ...vary according to charging conditions and initial charge of the battery pack CFast card capacity Bit rate 64 GB 128 GB 410 Mbps Intra frame 20 min 40 min 310 Mbps Intra frame 25 min 50 min 225 Mbps Intra frame 35 min 75 min 210 Mbps Intra frame 40 min 80 min 160 Mbps Intra frame 50 min 105 min 50 Mbps Long GOP 165 min 335 min Bit rate SD card capacity 35 Mbps Long GOP 24 Mbps Long GOP 16 GB 60 min...

Page 218: ... Inserting Removing 47 Recording method 50 Switching CFast card slots 50 148 Check marks 105 154 Cinema RAW Development download 172 Clips Adding an mark mark 105 154 Adding Deleting shot marks 105 158 Clip name format 59 Copying 155 Deleting 156 Displaying clip information 153 Playback 149 Proxy clips 111 Recording 53 Recovering 51 Color bars 102 Color sampling 62 Color space 24 138 Condensation ...

Page 219: ...d 67 J Joystick 32 Joystick guide 151 K Key lock 55 L Language 31 LCD screen 41 Lens 36 Lens correction chromaticaberration peripheral illumination 37 Lens firmware 38 Light metering mode 73 Lithium button battery 28 Long GOP XF AVC compression 63 LUT lookup table 167 M Magnification 79 Menu settings 181 Message list 203 Metadata 106 MIC terminal 96 100 Microphone Attenuator 100 101 Built in monau...

Page 220: ...lution frame size 62 Reviewing a clip 110 Running mode time code 88 S Safe area 86 Saving clips to a computer 170 SD card Compatible SD cards 46 Initializing 49 Inserting Removing 48 Shooting frame rate 113 Shot marks 105 158 Shutter speed 65 Slow fast motion recording mode 113 Specifications 212 Status screens 191 Synchronization 92 System extension terminal 108 120 System frequency 62 T Tally la...

Page 221: ...ted Warranty covers all defects encountered in normal use of the Products and does not apply in the following cases A Loss or damage to the Products due to abuse mishandling accident improper maintenance use of non Canon accessories or failure to follow operating maintenance or environmental instructions prescribed in Canon USA s user s manual B If the Products are defective as a result of leaking...

Page 222: ...ed in normal use of the Products and does not apply in the following cases A Loss or damage to the Products due to abuse mishandling accident improper maintenance use of non Canon accessories or failure to follow operating maintenance or environmental instructions prescribed in Canon Canada s user s manual B If the Products are defective as a result of leaking batteries sand dirt or water damage C...

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