Canon EOS C100 Mark II replacement coming with 4K video? [CW3]

C100 MARK II

Canon EOS C100 Mark II at a glance (B&H Photo | Adorama):

  • Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS Sensor + EF Mount
  • 1920x1080p 59.94/50/29.97/25/23.98
  • Built-In Dual Pixel CMOS AF Hardware
  • AVCHD + MP4 Recording
  • Dual SDHC/SDXC Media Card Slots
  • HDMI Output with Timecode & Canon Log
  • ISO 320 to 102,400
  • Canon Log and Wide DR Gamma
  • Two XLR Audio Connectors
  • Built-In 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz WiFi Capability

I’ve been told (thanks) that the Canon EOS C100 Mark III is set to feature 4K video. The C100 Mark III is scheduled to be announced for or just before Photokina 2016 in September, and will come along with other new Canon Cinema EOS products.

The whole Canon Cinema line-up saw solid price drops in the last weeks (see here and here). This too suggests Canon may have some new stuff ready to get announced.

Stay tuned…

Canon EOS C100 Mark II price drop, now at $3,999 (was $5,499)

C100 MARK II

Canon EOS C100 Mark II at a glance:

  • Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS Sensor + EF Mount
  • 1920x1080p 59.94/50/29.97/25/23.98
  • Built-In Dual Pixel CMOS AF Hardware
  • AVCHD + MP4 Recording
  • Dual SDHC/SDXC Media Card Slots
  • HDMI Output with Timecode & Canon Log
  • ISO 320 to 102,400
  • Canon Log and Wide DR Gamma
  • Two XLR Audio Connectors
  • Built-In 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz WiFi Capability

Huge price drops for Canon’s Cinema EOS cameras. After the C300 Mark II, also the C100 Mark II saw a big price drop by $1,500. The Canon C100 Mark II is now in sale at $3,999, which is a pretty good price for this kind of gear: B&H Photo | Adorama.

How to remotely upload video files (EOS C100 Mark II to Google Drive)

Canon DLC posted an in-depth article about how to upload video files to cloud storage. In this case, the EOS C100 Mark II and Google Drive are taken in account.

Imagine this: a world where, by the time you have packed up your camera, your editor across the country has already built a general assembly with the footage you just shot. No, this world does not involve some new super-fast service from FedEx or even a laptop. Instead, it relies solely on the technology inside of the EOS C100 Mark II.

The EOS C100 Mark II is the first camera in the Cinema EOS product line to integrate advanced network functionality. These network functionalities allow us to do a few unique things while shooting. The first is giving us the ability to control primary camera functions from any device, such as a laptop or a cellphone. This is critical when the camera is mounted on an inaccessible place like a crane or car. But the network function that has won both my heart as well as its very own post is the ability to upload video files to an FTP (file transfer protocol) server or Google Drive (Google’s simple and user-friendly cloud storage service), directly from the camera.

Read the article at CDLC –>

The Canon EOS C100 Mark II Cinema camera was announced in October, and is available for pre-order at B&H Photo and Adorama. Price is $5,499.

EOS C100 Mark II

Canon C100 Mark II First Impression and Exclusive Footage (pre-production model)

Cinema5D felt the pulse of Canon’s new C100 Mark II. They got a pre-production model or “beta stage camera”. Some excerpts from the hands-on:

The list of improvements over the original Canon C100 is rather large. MP4 recording, 1080 50/60P in up to 35 Mbps data rate, an OLED screen, a new high resolution EVF and an overall new placement of buttons just to name a few.

They found the following highlights:

  • Dual media recording for backup or continuous recording
  • “In-body” microphone. No need to attach the top handle (for sound reference only. Microphone is always in automatic mode).
  • Pre recording function
  • Jog cursor is now placed on the foldable OLED screen for easier navigation
  • Very good EVF and OLED screens assuring easy manual focusing

There were also things they didn’t like. To read about them head over to Cinema5d and read the review.

The Canon C100 sells for $5,499 and can be pre-ordered at B&H Photo and Adorama.

C100 Mark II