Canon EOS C100

[Markus Nord]

I wounding what UW housing they was using ('caz all shoots was from the C100, right?). Is the gates housing supporting C100 too !?!

[Mark Koha]

I imagine they just adapted the one for the 300/500

[Monday Isa]

Originally Posted by Mark Koha

Excuse my ignorance, but why is 60p so important for slow mo? And are people really using slow mo that much that it's a make or break deal for a camera?.....

It depends on your line of work. For my line of work I've been very happy to have slow-motion at my disposal. Real slow-motion has such a different look then post slow mo. I'm not happy this cam doesn't have 60P but the resolution for me, nd filters, sensor size, and price is worth sacrificing slow-mo. It may not be for others. It's a tough call. My AF100 does not meet the resolution nor sensor size I can with the C100. No win for this next season for me. Oh well. In the end it's a tool. Others have specific needs then others.

[Mark Koha]

my main line of questioning is why 60p is better than 60i for slow mo.

[Mark OConnell]

60i isn't slow motion, it's interlaced.

[Monday Isa]

Also I believe all LCD/Plasma displays are progressive not interlaced. So to use 60i as slow mo you're using 1920X540 once interpolated instead of getting a full 1920X1080 with 60P. You're losing resolution with 60i once using it for slowmo.

[Mark Koha]

Originally Posted by Mark OConnell

60i isn't slow motion, it's interlaced.

60p isn't slow motion either until it's played back at a different speed. You can watch 60p video all day long played back at 60 frames a second and it won't be slow motion.

[Andy Wilkinson]

I liked the last line best!

IBC 2012 - Canon EOS C100 is in love with the Ninja on Vimeo

[Murray Christian]

Originally Posted by Jim Giberti

The one thing that's really obvious from the behind the scenes is that they didn't consider the EVF to be quite up to par, as they had a Zacuto gaffer taped to the LCD.

Where do you see this, btw? They look like loupes to me. Or is that what you mean? (doesn't seem particularly significant if it is). Maybe I missed something.

[Andy Wilkinson]

Looks like Zacuto have all their add ons already covered/tuned for the C100.

Zacuto's First Look at the Canon EOS C100 Camera on Vimeo

[Mark OConnell]

Originally Posted by Mark Koha

60p isn't slow motion either until it's played back at a different speed. You can watch 60p video all day long played back at 60 frames a second and it won't be slow motion.

True true true...

[Glen Vandermolen]

Originally Posted by Andy Wilkinson

Looks like Zacuto have all their add ons already covered/tuned for the C100.

If Canon had put a proper EVF on the C100, instead of that ridiculously small .24" peephole, Zacuto wouldn't have needed to build anything.

[Mike Marriage]

Originally Posted by Glen Vandermolen

If Canon had put a proper EVF on the C100, instead of that ridiculously small .24" peephole, Zacuto wouldn't have needed to build anything.

Very true!

Although I normally prefer a shoulder mount, I think the C100 is small enough to pull off this style of design, just a shame they deliberately crippled it with a small EVF and consumer codec when the far cheaper XF100 has 50Mbps 4:2:2.

Clearly they are protecting the C300 but makes you wonder what the difference in production cost is between a C100 and C300. It makes the C300 price hike seem very steep.

[Nigel Barker]

Originally Posted by Mike Marriage

Very true!

Although I normally prefer a shoulder mount, I think the C100 is small enough to pull off this style of design, just a shame they deliberately crippled it with a small EVF and consumer codec when the far cheaper XF100 has 50Mbps 4:2:2.

The EVF & screen look very like the ones on the XF100 & the EVF on that is pretty useless. In fact I just looked up the specifications & while they are identical in size 0.24" EVF & 3.5" screen the EVF on the C100 does have a higher resolution at 960x540 versus 640x480 on the XF100.

[Mike Marriage]

Originally Posted by Nigel Barker

The EVF & screen look very like the ones on the XF100 & the EVF on that is pretty useless.

I agree, have an XF100 as a little C cam and although I like it, the EVF is one of the weakest aspects. Hopefully the C100's is significantly better.