Just in time for the holidays, Canon released the C200, adding another entry into the sub $8,000 compact 4K cinema camera market. The C200 is the newest Canon Cinema EOS Camera and has been creating quite a buzz among the film community.
One of the more exciting aspects of the C200 is the inclusion of internal 4K Raw recording onto a single CFast 2.0 card in a brand new format called Cinema Raw Light. The Canon C200 gives users an easy to work with compressed RAW format, a feature that at this point has only been done by Blackmagic and RED.
If you were hoping for an internal codec option of 10bit 4:2:2, you might be disappointed. Internal codec options include only an 8bit 4:2:0 option in MP4 for non-raw recording. It doesn’t look like the C200 will get a 10 bit 4:2:2 internal codec anytime soon, as the promised firmware update coming in 2018 will be XF-AVC YCbCr 4:2:0 8bit, recorded to SD cards, not the CFast card.
One of the most impressive features of the C200 is the autofocus capability, which blew reviewers’ minds when they tried it on a 200mm lens at f/4 shooting at a model walking towards the camera. The C200 kept the focus locked on the moving subject exceptionally well.
Canon EOS C200 Features/Specs:
- 4K DCI Cinema RAW Light
- 4K/60p – 10 bit onto CFast 2.0
- 4K/30p – 12 bit onto CFast 2.0
- Internal Compressed Codec options:
- Full HD 120fps Continuous with no sensor crop
- 4K/60p Long GOP 8bit 4:2:0 at 150 Mbps in MP4
- 4K/24/25/30p Long GOP 8bit 4:2:0 at 100 Mbps
- 2K/HD at 35 Mbps 8bit 4:2:0 in MP4
- Recorded onto SD cards
- Up to 15-stops dynamic range (Cinema RAW Light)
- Canon LOG 3
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF with touch control and extensive shooting functions
- Easy operation and flexible configuration
- HDMI 2.o Out – 3840 x 2160 out
- SDI Out – 1080/60p out to external recorders
- Dual DIGIC DV 6 Processors
- Rotating 4″ LCD Monitor, Camera Grip
- Integrated EVF, 2 x XLR Audio Inputs
- 1 x CFast Card, 2 x SD Card Slots
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