Canon EOS C300 Brochure & Specs page 4

OUTSTANDING IMAGE QUALITY
— EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
The heart of the Canon EOS C300 is Canon's Super 35mm 16:9 CMOS sensor which has been designed
from the ground up to meet and exceed the needs of the cinema and broadcast industries. The large
sensor provides the ability to capture cinematic shallow depth-of-field imagery and adds excellent
signal-to-noise ratio and low-light sensitivity that is highly desired in the world of cinema. With the
addition of Canon Log Gamma, the EOS C300 brings filmic high dynamic range without sacrificing tried
and true broadcast workflow. And with a full palette of color adjustments available in Custom Pictures,
operators can creatively paint looks that are ready for air right out of the gate, truly making the EOS C300
flexible, sensible and incredible.
Canon Super 35mm 16:9 CMOS Sensor
Designed specifically to meet the motion imaging needs of
the cinema industry, Canon's Super 35mm CMOS image
sensor deploys an innovative new approach to sensor
design by using an 8.3 megapixel single CMOS sensor to
capture individual RGGB channels (4:4:4:4) for each Full HD
1920x1080 frame. No debayering process is needed,
avoiding related reconstruction errors. The spatially offset
green signal components are added, further enhancing the
dynamic range and producing a remarkably sharp and clean
Luma component with exceptionally low aliasing. This allows
the single CMOS chip of the EOS C300 to originate RGB video
components superior to those cameras of three chip designs.
Each photosite in the imaging sensor has a large size of
6.4 x 6.4 micrometers and uses advanced microlens
technology to maximize the amount of light that falls on
each photodiode, enhancing the EOS C300's light sensitivity
while minimizing the appearance of noise in the image.
The advanced technology of the Canon Super 35mm sensor
allows the EOS C300 to achieve outstanding sensitivity
within an ISO range of 320–20000 while also delivering
12 stops of dynamic range.
High Sensitivity, Excellent S/N Ratio
When it comes to digital cinema cameras, Canon's entire
line of cine cameras are currently some of the market
leaders in low-light sensitivity. If the EOS C300 was only half
as sensitive to light as it already is, it would still be on par
with many other products currently in the market. Not only is
noise remarkably under control, what little noise is in the
image has a unique and pleasing "film-like" texture pattern,
which differentiates it from the fixed pattern noise that has
traditionally been the nemesis of digital cameras. Its
excellent signal-to-noise ratio helps ensure that all the ISO
settings offered in the EOS C300, which go up to a
remarkable 20000 ISO, are perfectly useable and acceptable
for digital cinematography.
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Canon Super 35mm CMOS Image Sensor
Shown at actual size: 24.6mm x 13.8mm
Canon CMOS Sensor Signal Processing
Signal processing superior to
that in a 3-chip RGB system
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