Canon EOS C300

The EOS C300 is a digital cinema camera in the Cinema EOS range. It was announced by Canon on November 3, 2011.

The camera is offered with the option of Canon EF or Arri PL mounts. It has been available since January 2012.

In September 2015, Canon released an updated version, the Canon EOS C300 Mark II.

Specifications
In 2011, the Canon EOS C300 was originally announced with the following characteristics:


 * 8.3mp 3840x2160 Super-35 CMOS sensor (QFHD resolution)
 * DIGIC DV III Processor
 * Canon XF Codec
 * Dual Compact Flash Slots
 * Exposure and focus are both manual only
 * Uses existing BP-955 and BP-975 batteries
 * Sold as a system, including LCD monitor / XLR audio unit, side grip, and top handle.
 * Availability: January 2012
 * Price: appx. US$8,000 in 2011, note that price had dropped to appx. US$1,000 in 2022 used.

Sample footage
Vincent Laforet was given access to a pre-release version of the EOS C300 to shoot the short film Möbius (2011).

In addition, the C300 was used along with Canon EOS DSLRs (such as an infrared-modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II) on the short film When You Find Me (2011), directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and produced by her father Ron Howard.

A Canon EOS C300 was used with a drone to shoot aerial footage on the "small-budget" Kevin Macdonald film How I Live Now (2013).

The 2013 feature film Blue Ruin was shot on a C300.