New Canon Digital Cinematofraphy : Camera Eos 500 Spec

Canon is developing digital cinematography cameras as part of its acclaimed new Cinema EOS Technique of professional cinematography products. The Cinema EOS C500 for use with EF-mount lenses, and the Cinema EOS C500 PL for use with PL-mount lenses, the cameras will be able to originating 4K (4096 x 2160-pixel) resolution digital motion imagery with uncompressed RAW output for outside recording. The Cinema EOS C500/C500 PL digital cinematography cameras won't only support 4K-resolution video but also outputs this as a 10-bit uncompressed RAW information stream with no de-Bayering.

The Canon Cinema EOS C500/C500 PL digital cinematography cameras offer the additional versatility of having the ability to output quad full-HD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), full HD (1920 x 1080), and other imaging options. All of these digital picture source formats fully conform to established SMPTE production standards. All 4K formats can be selected to operate from to 60 frames per second. The cameras employ a 12-bit RGB four:4:4 signal format in the coursework of 2K output, which can be selected to operate from to 60 frames-per-second (fps) as well. If switched to a 10-bit YCrCb four:2:2 mode, the camera can operate up to 120 fps.

The Cinema EOS C500 simultaneously records in-camera a 50 Mbps HD proxy video to a CF card that is immediately available to support offline editing. Equipped with a newly developed Tremendous 35mm-equivalent about 8.85-megapixel CMOS sensor, the Canon Cinema EOS C500/C500 PL digital cinematography cameras will be compatible with Canon's huge selection of interchangeable EF Cinema and PL-mount lenses and EF lenses for Canon SLR cameras. Highly mobile and compact for filmmaking versatility, the Cinema EOS C500/C500 PL digital cinematography cameras  like Canon's Cinema EOS C300/C300 PL cinematography cameras provide all of the same ergonomic features, except for the rotating hand grip.

Specifications:
Video

Video capture

Yes

Max. resolution

4K

Standard framerate(s)

24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 59.94, 29.97, 23.98

Slow motion framerate

60 FPS

Continuous AF

Yes

NTSC / PAL recording

NTSC, PAL


Software

Supported video formats

MPEG-2, HD-SDI


Lens

Interchangeable

Yes

Supported mounts

Canon EF, PL Mount


Storage

Supported cards

CompactFlash (CF Type I), CompactFlash (CF Type II), SD, SDHC, SDXC

Multiple card slots

Yes


Audio

Microphone input

Yes


Port

Video out

Yes

Connection(s)

HDMI, 3.5mm stereo audio, XLR, BNC, Timecode in/out


Battery

Model

BP-9

Removable

Yes