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Introduction
About this Manual
Thank you for purchasing the Canon EOS C700 / EOS C700 PL / EOS C700 GS PL. Please read this manual
carefully before you use the camera and retain it for future reference. Should the camera fail to operate correctly,
refer to
Troubleshooting
(
A
201).
Conventions Used in this Manual
•
IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camera’s operation.
•
NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.
•
A
: Reference page number.
•
[]
: Text that applies only to the model shown in the icon.
• The following terms are used in this manual.
“Monitoring screen” refers to the screen of a monitoring device (either the optional EVF-V70 OLED Electronic
Viewfinder or an external monitor connected to one of the camera’s MON. terminals or HDMI OUT terminal).
“SD card” refers to an SD, SDHC or SDXC memory card.
“Recording media” refers to CFast cards, SD cards and Codex Capture Drive 2.0 media.
• “The optional viewfinder” refers to the optional EVF-V70 OLED Electronic Viewfinder.
• “CDX-36150 Recorder” refers to the CDX-36150 Codex Recorder for Canon EOS C700.
• Photographs in the manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera. Some screenshots have been
altered to make them easier to read.
• Illustrations in the manual show the Canon EOS C700 camera with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens
attached.
• The following style is used to represent menu selections. The first word (in the thick, bold typeface) indicates
the button you need to press on the camera (in the case of “EVF”, on an optional EVF-V70 OLED Electronic
Viewfinder connected to the camera) to open the required menu. For a detailed explanation on how to use the
menus, refer to
Using the Menus
(
A
32). For a summary of all available menu options and settings, refer to
the appendix
Setup Screens and Menu Options
(
A
S
electing the Main Recording Format
1 Open the [Main Rec Format]
s
ubmenu.
[Rec/Media
S
etup] (
3
)
>
[Main Rec Format]
• Alternatively, from the camera menu:
[
S
&F FP
S
]
>
[OPTION
S
]
>
[Main Rec Format].
2
S
elect [XF-AVC (CFa
s
t)] or [ProRe
s
(CFa
s
t)] and then pre
ss
S
ET.
This indicates to press the
MENU button on the camera
or EVF button on the optional
viewfinder.
Brackets [ ] indicate text as it appears on the
camera’s control display or on the screen of a
monitoring device.
This arrow indicates a deeper
level in the menu hierarchy or
the next step in a procedure.