Canon announced its 4K-capable EOS C500 digital cinema camera back in April, but we haven't heard much about it since testing it out a few days later. Today, though, we now know that it'll be available in October for the somewhat eye-watering list price of $30,000. While the new flagship EOS C camera was always going to be in the "if you have to ask, it's too expensive" range, for the rest of us it's considerably more expensive than competing 4K cameras from the likes of RED and (eventually) Sony.

That must be why Canon's used the occasion to announce details of the considerably more affordable C100 as well. While the C100 is only capable o …

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Canon made a lot of digital filmmakers happy with the EOS C300, but it also received a lot of criticism for limiting its recording to just 1080p - great for web video, not so great for traditional moviemaking. That changes today with the introduction of the EF-mount C500 and PL-mount C500PL, which offer 4K resolution and and RAW output to go head-to-head with cameras like the RED Scarlet. Inside, the C500 uses a new 8.85-megapixel Super 35 sensor and records at 50mbps video at anywhere from 1 to 60fps. There's also a pair of new Cinema lenses available in either EF or PL mounts: a 30-105 f/2.8 and a 30-150 f/2.8. No word on pricing or availab …

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Canon has just announced the latest addition to its line of DSLRs, the EOS-1D C - this camera features an 18.1-megapixel full frame sensor, and is also the first Canon DSLR that can record video at 4K resolution (4096 x 2160). There's no word yet on when this camera will be available beyond sometime in 2012; it'll retail for $15,000 when it does hit store shelves.

While the camera's sensor can be used for capturing still images (with the same megapixel count as the recently-launched EOS-1D X), video is clearly this camera's main focus. It records 8-bit 4:2:2 Motion JPEG 4K at 24FPS and can also fall back to "standard" 1920 x 1080 HD at rate …

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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 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 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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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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