Canon EOS C300 - Manual (Page 5)

4 EOS C300 Best Practices Guide
Reset the camera:
For setting up for a new shoot, do a full reset on the camera. This clears any previous settings,
and returns the camera to a known, factory-default state. This is especially important if the cam-
era has been rented, and you’re not certain of all settings from its most recent use.
For the following days, as long as no one has touched the camera a full reset is not necessary.
MENU >
Be sure to select OK to complete the process.
Setting Date, Time and Language:
It is very important to set the date and time correctly. Setting Date and Time is done via the
OTHER FUNCTIONS Menu. You can freely change date format, (dd/mm/yy, etc.), and set
Time Zone to match your location.
Check the sensor:
NOTE: The camcorder’s CMOS sensor is a delicate piece of precision engineering. Direct
exposure of the sensor to ion rays or other types of cosmic radiation may affect it and may rarely
appear as bright colored dots on the screen. This is the nature of CMOS image sensors and does
not represent a malfunction. Adjusting the black balance may solve the problem.
The effects of the damages may be more noticeable when the camcorder is subject to high tem-
peratures, when a high ISO speed or gain level is used and when slow shutter speeds are used.
To check the sensor:
Put body cap on (no lens), connect monitor, slowly increase the ISO or Gain. If there are notice-
able pixels, then do a black balance. If this does not work, contact Canon support (1-855-246-
3367)
ISO/Gain settings: (page 61 of the instruction manual)
1. Repeatedly press the FUNCTION button (rear of camera) until ISO or GAIN appears
2. Turn the SELECT DIAL (larger of two left-side dials) to select desired ISO or GAIN value
Black balance: (page 46 of the instruction manual)
MENU >
1. Remove the lens, and attach a body cap
2. Select OK, and then press SET
3. When the confirmation message appears on-screen, press SET
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