Canon EOS C300 PL - Manual (Page 13)

Out of the box, and ready to go. In action, the Canon EOS C300
and EOS C300 PL may be today’s most versatile and powerful
HD creative tool. Every control you need, exactly where you
expect it to be. Industry standard interfaces for Time Code,
Genlock, HD-SDI, audio; and wireless remote operational
control. Tilt viewfinder. Even Pre Rec to buffer memory. In a
package so compact you’ll never want to put it down.
Designed with Filmmakers in Mind
With everything a cinematographer needs, the EOS C300
and EOS C300 PL come ready to produce. A logical layout of
buttons and dials make operation simple. A lock switch turns off
all controls except the recording button and the function buttons.
Small ridges between the buttons help prevent activating
functions by mistake. The backlit display panel is great for
low-light viewing. A tally lamp is clearly visible from the side
or behind the camera. The EOS C300 and EOS C300 PL have a
Waveform Monitor (WFM) function that shows the overall
brightness of a scene, with RGB Parade Display to view red, green
and blue brightness or Spot Display to isolate the luminance
distribution of a chosen area. The EOS C300 and EOS C300 PL
Vectorscope (VS) display shows real-time hue and saturation
Wireless Control for
Remote Shooting
Greater mobility when you need it –
that’s the advantage of Canon’s optional
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E6A.
The EOS C300 and EOS C300 PL come
preconfigured so that camera settings can be viewed and securely
controlled on third-party devices with common web browsers,
including computers, smartphones and tablets without the need
for additional software. With the WFT-E6A module, the camera
can be controlled from up to 150 feet away over an
802.11 b/g/n/a wireless network. The WFT-E6A lets
you start and stop recording and also adjust focus,
white balance, gain and other parameters as well as
adjust the aperture of Canon EF lenses. It also gives
you input marking for metadata and offers a live view
of the composition. It even supports incorporating
GPS information into the file metadata – useful for
general cinematic applications, and essential for
expedition filmmakers.
levels. For sharp focus, the EOS C300 and EOS C300 PL have
two peaking modes and a magnified focus assist function. An
Edge Monitor Focus Assist provides both a waveform representing
the overall degree of focus and a red waveform that represents
focus in three specific areas displayed on the camera’s 4" LCD
monitor. It’s all in the camera.
Rich Audio Controls
When mounted to the EOS C300 or EOS C300 PL cameras,
the included control unit provides two XLR audio inputs with
+48V phantom power. A 3.5mm
microphone terminal is also built in
to the camera. Audio is recorded
uncompressed in 16-bit PCM format
at 48 kHz for high fidelity sound.
Both XLR inputs, as well as the mic
terminal have the option for auto-
matic, as well as full manual gain
control (-Infinity to +18dB).
Additionally, a 3.5mm headphone
terminal with 16 volume settings
offers accurate audio monitoring.
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