Black Balance Adjustment - Canon EOS C300 Brochure & Specs

DURABLE & DEPENDABLE
— GET THE SHOT NO MATTER WHAT
Throughout the history of cinema, motion picture film cameras evolved to become mechanically robust
and reliable. For the past several years, cinematographers could always count on their film cameras to
work through varying weather conditions as hundreds of thousands of feet of film would pass through
them on each project without a single hiccup. Digital cinematography has been pushing the envelope
over the past few years but a common downside to these modern tools is that they have, at times, been
unreliable and temperamental. That's why it was important to Canon that the EOS C300 was built to not
only be capable of creating impressive imagery, but that it was also able to create that imagery day in
and day out in the harshest of conditions, so that you could rely on it to work when it mattered most.
Rugged, Durable and Quiet
The EOS C300 is built for life in the field. The front cover
surrounding the lens mount is magnesium alloy, strong
enough to hold extremely heavy lenses and accessories.
An aluminum alloy structure is used at the base and tripod
mounting area and the exterior body panels are polycarbonate
resin. It is weather sealed to the level of Canon's 5D series
and can reliably operate in wet and cold conditions. For hot
summer shoots, the EOS C300's innovative internal cooling
system and silent fan allows smooth operation without
overheating. And more importantly, it does all this without
upsetting any sound recordist.
Dual Slot CF Cards
CF cards were chosen not only for their easy accessibility,
but also because of their proven track record of reliability
over other over-the-counter storage mediums. Having two
slots allows flexibility to operators in how they want to utilize
them. Relay Recording allows continuous recording from
one slot to the next. You can also safely hot swap one card
slot while the other is recording. If you wish, you can also
engage dual-slot recording to record simultaneously to both
slots at once. This creates an instant backup of unrepeatable
moments and can be engaged even with cards of different
capacities and brand types. A PreREC function rounds out
these features, so that you will never miss an important
moment that might have happened a few seconds before
you physically engage the record button.
Terminals
Professional inputs and outputs make the EOS C300
suitable for a number of different applications. For the
highest quality video feed, an HD/SD SDI connection is
available. HDMI is also available for more consumer
connections. Timecode IN/OUT allows syncing of timecode
between multiple cameras and/or sound recorders. Genlock
facilitates synchronization between multiple cameras
working in unison.

Black Balance Adjustment

In ambient conditions that cause the black in the video signal
to shift out of alignment, the EOS C300 uses an automatic
black balance adjustment to easily bring it back. A simple
process with the lens cap on the camera, auto black balance
adjustment is especially useful the first time you use the EOS
C300 after a long period of inactivity, shoot in a wide range
of temperatures, or when the ISO sensitivity or gain settings
have been elevated.
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Cooling System
Cooling fans
Vents at three
positions on
the sides
Dual Slot CF Cards
"We shot with it on sticks (and) we had it mounted on Russian
arms and mounted to remote control helicopters. There is one
helicopter shaped like a traditional helicopter and one like a
spider or mantis with a bunch of propellers in a circle. So not
only were we trying to pack the days in with an unusually high
number of shots which could kill any production, we were also
trying to do it with complex equipment. We were in the Mojave
Desert in Soggy Dry Lake expecting 107 degree temperatures
and didn't have a single issue with the cameras."
Vincent Laforet / Director for "Mobius"
Justin Hamilton / Co-Writer and Associate Producer
Above: behind the scenes on the set of the short film "Mobius."
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