Up to that point, the camera has slightly less dynamic range, and from 800 upwards the dynamic range of the camera remains constant.Ĭanon Log2 replaces the original Canon Log and is in essence a flatter version that allows for more information to be retained in highlights and lowlights.
Native sensitivity is ISO 800 when using Canon Log 2. In addition, the ISO range now starts at a low 100 and goes to 102,400. The already great low light performance of the C300 is said to be improved. However, the C300 Mk 2 working in 12 bit colour space can now achieve 2^12^3 colours = 69bn colours – this is very impressive indeed! As a consequence, it will give much more grading options and more accurate chroma key etc. The C300 captured in 8 bit colour which gave a choice of 2^8^3 colours = circa 16m colours and this was perfectly good enough for Broadcast programmes. It is also working in 12 bit colour space too. For more flexibility to adjust your image during postproduction, the camera also offers the new version of Canon’s Log gamma mode, which results in excellent tonal reproduction in the highlight and lowlight regions of an image, and an expanded dynamic range. The DIGIC DV 5 image processor improves colour performance considerably compared to the Mark 1.
The C300 Mk II is based around a completely newly developed sensor which captures in a Super 35 format (24.4 x 13.5mm) and features 4096 x 2160 resolution to deliver Cine 4K images, as well as supporting Ultra HD (3840 x 2160), and Full HD (1920 x 1080). The PL mount permits conventional film zoom and prime lenses to be used and B4 mount adapters available from VMI also permit the full choice of electronic HD zooms and Primes as well. This means that you have a choice compatibility not only with Canon’s existing broad range of DSLR lenses and EF-mount CN-E cinema prime and zoom lenses but also (with suitable lens adapters), also Nikon ZF and other DSLR lenses too. Universal Lens MountingĪnother USP of the original C300 was that it was manufactured in a choice of either EF or PL configurations but the new Canon C300 Mk goes one better by making the lens mount interchangeable (VMI Workshop service only). You can even simultaneously record 4K to dual internal CFast 2 cards, 2K/FHD proxy files to SD card and output 4K RAW to external devices.Ĭolour performance improved with new sensor and DIGIC DV 5 Image Processor – more on this later.
The C300 Mk II has gone a stage further and with similarly universal compatibility, the C300Mk II records 4K images to the XF AVC Codec, which is an H.264 format in the same widely-supported MXF wrapper – only now it is 4K.
The C300 was highly praised for using the universally compatible MXF data format onto CF cards.