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Canon EOS C300 set for January 31st release in Japan

2012-01-24T03:07:37-05:00

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We didn't have much detail on when the Canon EOS C300 would be made available, beyond B&H Photo letting us know it'd be "sometime after January 30th." It turns out the retailer was pretty much on the money, though, as the 1080p-shooting cinema camcorder will go on sale in Japan the very next day along with its 14.5-60mm T2.6L lens. Chances are the US release will follow shortly after, as we were told to expect a staggered global launch. If you just can't wait, though, you should know that while it'll go for a pre-tax price of $15,999 in the US, Canon expects Japanese retailers to sell the C300 for a cool 1.5 million yen. That's over $19,000, …

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Canon EOS C300 pre-orders begin at $15,999, cinema lenses run $40K

2012-01-17T22:48:03-05:00

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Canon told us to expect a $20,000 price tag and a staggered release for its EOS C300 cinema camcorder, but the company's doing a bit better than its word: today, you can pre-order both the EF and PL mount versions of the Super 35mm CMOS rig for $15,999 each. That's just the body-only price, mind you, so you'll still need some heavy-duty optics to go with it (if you don't have some L glass sitting around), and Canon's hoping to tempt you with its CN-E 14.5-60mm T2.6 L S and CN-E 30-300mm T2.95-3.7 L S zoom lenses for $42,750 and $44,650 respectively. We don't know how those values stack up against industry norms, but that's definitely outside …

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Canon EOS C300: an interview with Canon’s Chuck Westfall

2011-11-04T19:07:04-04:00

Canon Cinema EOS C300 sensor

Yesterday, Canon introduced the EOS C300, a $20,000 camera that shoots at 1080p. Mere hours later, RED announced the Scarlet X, which captures 4K footage - far larger - for just $9,750. Now, if we were to pretend that price and resolution were the only important factors in a camera, we'd be doing something rather silly. Still, it does make you wonder: why 1080p? We spoke to Canon technical advisor Chuck Westfall at the company's Paramount Studios unveiling yesterday evening, and he told us that 1080p was a complex function of the professional market that Canon is addressing.

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Canon’s other surprise: EOS DSLR prototype with 4K video recording

2011-11-03T21:19:57-04:00

Canon EOS Movies SLR concept

Canon has just announced, amidst its EOS C300 launch, that it's developing another camera in the EOS Movies line. While this one is unnamed and still in the concept phase, it's going to have the same body as the recently announced 1D-X, but with a 35mm full frame image sensor inside capable of shooting 4K video at 24 frames per second with Motion JPEG compression, which would bring professional-quality video together with its top-notch still images. The press photos of the prototypes include both EF 50 and Cine 24 lenses. There's no timeframe or pricing information yet, but we'll keep updating as we get more details. Gallery of images below.

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Canon Cinema EOS C300 first hands-on pictures and video

2011-11-03T20:14:19-04:00

Canon C300 hands-on

Canon's digital cinema revolution - if in fact that's what it is - is right here in all its photographic glory. We grabbed one immediately after the on-stage unveil, and while we don't have the cinematographic chops to tell you how it compares to an Alexa or RED, we can safely say the 3.2-pound rig looks and feels fantastic. As you'd expect, the EOS C300 is a fairly modular system with multiple EVF options and plenty of ways to grip. Even the standard side mounted handle is adjustable for multiple angles of attack; simply unscrew it, pull it away from the camera on its tether, then stick it back on at the angle you like and screw it in again …

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Canon Cinema EOS C300 official: the company’s $20K answer to RED video gear

2011-11-03T18:16:57-04:00

Canon EOS C300

We're live from Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, where Canon's holding its gala event - and the company's just unveiled its first foray into digital cinema: the Cinema EOS C300. The beast is equipped with Canon's DIGIC DV III image processor, a 9.84-megapixel sensor (8.29-megapixel effective) capable of Super 35 format, and your choice of 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50 and 59.94fps recording at ISOs ranging from 320 all the way up to 20,000. Canon says it captures 1,000 horizontal lines of resolution. It's got two XLR inputs for audio and can shoot 160 minutes of video onto a 64GB CF card running a 50mbps bitrate at 1080p (29.97 with 4:2:2 color s …

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