Latin America. Canon introduced the new Canon EOS C400 cinema camera, with native RF mount and full-frame, back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor, designed with the film and live production markets in mind.
For the first time in the cinema EOS system, the Canon EOS C400 features a newly developed 6K full-frame back-illuminated CMOS sensor, with triple base ISO, enabling the camera to deliver stunning images in a wide range of lighting conditions. The base ISOs of 800, 3200, and 12,800 maximize the camera's full dynamic range.
An added benefit of the EOS C400 camera's sensor is support for Canon's next-generation Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus, Dual Pixel AF II. The back-illuminated stacked positioning offers better light-capturing efficiency, expanding the sensor area that can be used for autofocus. The sensor also allows for a faster readout speed, as well as better 4K image quality thanks to 6K oversampling.
The camera records full-frame 6K up to 60p in 12-bit Cinema RAW Light. By changing the sensor mode, the camera can record 4K RAW up to 120 fps and 2K RAW up to 180 fps. All of this is recorded in the latest version of Canon's Cinema RAW Light, which provides three different recording modes to choose from depending on your file size and workflow preference.
Other recording options include the industry-standard XF-AVC codec developed by Canon, which can be recorded in 10-bit 4:2:2 with 6K sensor oversampling, helping to create rich detail and smooth images, at frame rates of up to 120P, without the need to crop the sensor image. Canon is also introducing two new recording codecs to the EOS C400 camera, XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S. These formats feature an easy-to-manage naming system and folder structure, while recording in the familiar MP4 format and preserving metadata.
For live productions, the EOS C400 camera body features a dedicated 12-pin lens terminal for cinema and broadcast servo lenses, a variety of input and output interfaces including mini-XLR audio inputs, DIN connectors for timecode, genlock and video return. 12G-SDI and 3G-SDI monitor outputs, full-size HDMI output, built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, Ethernet, and more. The camera also features SRT protocol for IP video and audio transmission.
