RED has their Epic camera. Arri has their Alexa camera. And now Canon has the C300, a digital video camera that’s soley intended for professional film production, promising accurate color reproduction and awesome low and natural light performance.
https://gizmodo.com/arri-alexa-camera-digital-cinematic-bliss-5511054
According to Engadget, prospective buyers can opt for Canon’s own EOS lens mount or Arri’s PL mount, to power the camera with dual CF card slots and HD-SDI output. Obviously this thing shoots in 1080p, but other than its compact size, hard details are scarce for now. We’ll have more as it surfaces. [Engadget]
Update November 4, 2011
After checking out the press release we’ve got some additional information. The Canon C300 has a Super 35 mm-equivalent 8.28 megapixel CMOS sensor capable of recording a Full HD 1920 x 1080 picture. The camera can shoot at frame rates of 59.41i, 50.00i, 29.97P, 25, 24p and 23.98P. The Canon C300 will be available in January for $20,000. [Canon] —MA
