Canon has just announced the EOS C400, a new 6K full frame RF mount cinema camera with three base ISOs. The C400 is a similar to a smaller C500 that can record internally in 6K at up to 60p in Cinema RAW Lite as well as 4K up to 120p in XF-AVC 4:2:2 10-Bit.
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The C400 is based around a brand new 6K full frame Back Illuminated Stacked sensor that is a first for Cinema EOS cameras.
Canon claims that the C400 has 16 stops of dynamic range. This claimed figure is 1 stop more than the C500 Mark II and on par with the C300 Mark III which utilizes a DGO sensor.
Canon has gone one better than many cameras on the market with dual native ISOs, by giving the C400 three native ISOs. Which will add flexibility between low and high base sensitivities.
On the C400 you can manually choose between three native ISOs or you can put it in to an Auto mode.
The three native ISOs vary depending on what shooting mode you are in.
Canon Log 2, Canon Log 3, or Cinema RAW Lite
- Base ISO 800
- Base ISO 3200
- Base ISO 12800
Canon 709, BT.709, Wide DR, PQ, HLG
- Base ISO 400
- Base ISO 1600
- Base ISO 6400
BT.709 Standard
- Base ISO 160
- Base ISO 640
- Base ISO 2500
The EOS C400 offers a variety of options in terms of onboard recording. Including Canon Cinema RAW Lite, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC S (H.265), or XF-AVC S (H.264).
The C400 can record 6K at up to 60p in Canon RAW Lite and up to 4K 120p (S35 Crop) in XF-AVC, XF-HEVC S (H.265), or XF-AVC S (H.264). It can also do 4K RAW up to 120fps and 2K RAW up to 180fps.
You can only shoot 6K in Canon RAW Lite. The max resolution in XF-HEVC S (H.265) and XF-AVC S (H.264) is 4K.
The camera can also shoot in 2K or HD at up to 180fps. At frame rates above 120, it will crop the sensor.
On-Board Recording
- 6K Cinema RAW Light, 4.3K Cinema RAW Lite, 4K Cinema RAW Light, 2K Cinema RAW Light
- 4K DCI or 4K UHD digital production formats with XF-AVC Intra codec
- 2K DCI or 1080-line HD digital production formats with XF-AVC Intra
Canon has made their own proprietary PL-RF Adapter for the C400.
It can be user installed on the camera using four M3 bolts and locking plates that attach to the front of the camera.
The adapter, unlike other third-party solutions on the market has electronic connections and it can utilize the Cooke /i protocol to send compatible lens information to the camera.
An improved Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system features 1053 automatic AF points, which cover the entire sensor area, for faster and more precise auto focusing performance.
The C400 features a single CFexpress Type B card slot as well as an SD card slot which you can use to record low-resolution proxies and some of the non Cinema RAW Lite codecs.
You can record XF-AVC, XF-HEVC S (H.265) or XF-AVC S (H.264) to the SD card slot. Cinema RAW Lite can only be recorded to a CFexpress Type B card.
EOS C400 Features
- 6K up to 60p
- Newly developed 6K full frame Back Illuminated Stacked CMOS sensor
- DIGIC DV 7 Image Processor
- 16 stops of DR (claimed)
- 3 Base ISO Settings
- 5-axis sensor stabilisation
- Cinema RAW Lite (Internal Recording)
- XF-HEVC S (H.265)
- XF-AVC S (H.264)
- XAVC Long GOP
- 4:2:2 10-bit
- 4K 120p (S35 sensor crop)
- RF mount (RF to PL adapter is also available)
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with Touch AF and Face Detection AF
- Internal ND filters (clear, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 stop – 8 & 10 with extension)
- 2x Mini XLR
- 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI
- 1x CFExpress Type B slot
- 1x SD card slot
