Canon EOS C700
Specifications

Canon EOS C700

Key Features

icon 4.5K

4.5K

10 or 12 bit RAW recording to CODEX drive

icon XF-AVC

XF-AVC

Up to 4K, 810Mbps internal recording

icon High frame rate

High frame rate

Up to 120fps 4K RAW, 240fps 2K crop

icon Wide DR

Wide DR

12 stops dynamic range with no need to grade

icon Dual Pixel CMOS AF

Dual Pixel CMOS AF

Accurate, reliable and smooth autofocus

icon 15-Stops Dynamic Range

15-Stops Dynamic Range

Log 2 enables maximum dynamic range

icon ProRes

ProRes

Easy integration into established workflows

icon CFast 2.0TM

CFast 2.0™

Stable media for high data rate recording

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Specifications in detail

Camera

Image Sensor

Sensor

Super 35mm type CMOS

System

RGB primary colour filter (Beyer array)

Total pixels per sensor

Approx. 11.54 megapixels (4622 x 2496)

Effective pixels per sensor

4096 x 2160/2048 x 1080: Approx. 8.85 Mp
3840 x 2160/1920 x 1080:Approx 8.29 Mp

Dynamic Range

Canon Log 2/Canon Log 3: 1600% (ISO 800 or higher)
With Canon Log/Wide DR: 800% (ISO 400 or higher)

Image Processor

Type

Triple DIGIC DV 5

Lens

Lens Mount

Canon EF Mount with Cinema Lock/ PL Mount (Cooke/i Technology compatible)
depending on version
B4 mount lens via adapter accessory (EF orPL)

Lens Magnification factor (for EF Mount lenses, including Cinema Primes)

4096 x 2160 or 2048 x 1080: focal length x approx. 1.460
3840 x 2160 or 1920 x 1080: focal length x approx. 1.534
B4 adapter attached: focal length x approx 1.3 (1.2947) (Full HD/1920 x 1080)
PL Mount version: No magnification factor for Canon Cinema Zooms

Changeable Lens Mount

Yes, via Service Centre. Ef to PL or PL to EF options.1

Peripheral illumination correction

YES (dependent on lens used)

ND filter

Up to 10 stops via built in ND filter system

Focus control

EF Mount:Via lens, wireless control or wired remote (dependent on lens used)
PL Mount: Only Cine Servo lenses

Iris control

Via body, grip, wireless control or wired remote.
1/2-stop, 1/3-stop or FINE control.
Possible to maintain constant F-number during zoom.

Cooke/I Technology Support

YES (PL Mount only)

Anamorphic Lens Support

Yes

Image stabilization system

Depends on lens used

Recording

RAW Recording options

1. Capture Drive, CDX-36150: 4096 x 2160, 12bit/10bit, Canon Log 2 applied
                                                4.5K up to 100fps, 4.5K cinescope up to 120FPS,
                                                Crop 2K max 240 fps
ProRes 422HQ, 4K /QFHD 10bit. 2K / FHD: ProRes 422 HQ 10 bit 120 fps, ProRes 4444 XQ 12 bit 60 fps, ProRes 4444 12 bit 60 fps
2. External device via 3G-SDI: 4096 x 2160, 12bit/10bit, Canon Log 2 applied

Internal Recording

CFast 2.0™ card x 2 for XF-AVC or Pro Res recording, SD card for XF-AVC Proxy recording SD card also used for Photo Storage (1920 x 1080) and firmware update, including firmware updates for CODEX CDX-36150

Recording time (64Gb CFast 2.0™card)

XF-AVC - Intra: 810 Mbps, 10 Mins 160 Mbps, 50 Mins.
XF-AVC Long GOP 50Mbps: 165 Mins
ProRes: 4K,ProRes422HQ 10Mins. 2K ProRes4444 25 Mins (25.00P)

Recording Formats

Canon RAW .RMF, XF-AVC Intra, XF-AVC Long GOP. XF-AVC Proxy
ProRes, Apple Quick File Format 4444XQ/4444/422HQ/422

Recording Frame Rate

4K RAW: up to 60P (up to 120P to CDX-361502). Max 240P (2K Cropped)

XF-AVC Recording Bit Rate/ Sampling (50Hz Mode) To CFast 2.0™ Card

4096x2160/3840x2160: YCC422 10 bit,
2048x1080/1920x1080: RGB444 12 bit RGB444 10 bit , YCC422 10 bit ,
1920x1080: YCC422 10 bit 50Mbps Long GOP

4096 x2160/3840x2160: YCC422 10 bit
2048 x1080/1920x1080: RGB444 12 bit, RGB444 10 bit , YCC422 10 bit
          
Bit rates (dependnding on recording mode):
810/440/410/310/225/210/170/160/ 90Mbps Intra-frame
50 Mbps Long GOP

ProRes Recording Bit Rate/ Sampling (50Hz Mode)

CODEX CDX-36150: 4K/QFHD: ProRes 422 HQ 10 bit 60 fps
                                 2K/FHD: ProRes 422 HQ 10 bit 120 fps,
                                               ProRes 4444 XQ 12 bit 60 fps,
                                               ProRes 4444 12 bit 60 fps,  
                                 Crop 2K/FHD: ProRes 422 HQ  10 bit 240 fps

CFast 2.0™ Card: 4096x2160 YCC422 10bit/3840x2160 YCC422 10bit
                             2048x1080 YCC422 10bit/1920x1080 YCC422 10bit
                             2048x1080 RGB444 12bit/1920x1080 RGB444 12bit
Bit rates: ProRes4444/ ProRes422HQ /ProRes422

XF-AVC Proxy Recording Bit Rate/ Sampling (50Hz Mode) To SD Card

2048x1080 YCC420 8 bit/1920x1080 YCC420 8 bit
Bit Rate: 24/35Mbps Long GOP

Slow/Fast motion

Yes. 1 - 240 FPS depending on setting

Interval Record

No

Frame Record

No

Pre Record (cache record)

No

Relay Recording

Yes

Double Slot (simultaneous) Recording

Yes

Scan Reverse

Yes

HD->SD conversion

No

Photo storage media

SD/SDHC memory card

Photo Recording Size

Approx. 930 KB at 2048x1080; Approx 880 KB at 1920x1080

System

Wave Form Monitor

Yes. Via MON.1/2, VIDEO or HDMI Terminals (Not available from SDI Out 1 -4)
Line Display/Line and Spot/Line Select/Field Display/RGBDisplay/YPrPb

False Colour Display (Exposure Indication)

Yes. Via MON.1/2, VIDEO or HDMI Terminals (Not available from SDI Out 1 -4)

Colour Bars

SMPTE, EBU and ARIB color bars available. See the menu.

Peaking

Peaking 1, Peaking 2 (Colour, Gain, Frequency customisable)

Zebra

Level 1; Level 2; Both
Output via HD-SDI or HDMI

Markers

On/Off (Aspect ratio, Aspect marker, Safety Zone Area, Safety Zone, Grid, Horizontal, Centre)

EVF

Built- In EVF

No

Optional EVF Accessory

Yes. OLED Electronic ViewFinder, EVF-V70

Display Panel

Control Display

3.0-inch (7.66cm on the diagonal) colour liquid crystal, approx. 1.036 million dots

Inputs/Outputs

Audio in

XLR 3-pin connector x2 , 3.5 mm stereo mini jack (input only)

Headphone output

3.5 mm stereo mini jack (output only)

Video monitor output

MON.1/MON.2: BNC jack , output only

HDMI

HDMI connector (type A) (output only)

USB

No

SDI output

BNC jack (4 lines, output only)

Time code

BNC jack (input/output)

Genlock

BNC jack (input only/also serves as SYNC OUT connector)

Synch

BNC jack (output only/also serves as GENLOCK connector)

Component out

No

AV terminal

No

DC Output

DC 24V 2A jack Fisher 3-pin jack (output only),
DC 12V 2A jack LEMO 2-pin jack (output only)

DC input

XLR 4-pin jack

Remote Control Terminal

REMOTE A connector 2.5 mm stereo mini-mini jack (input only)
REMOTE B connector Round 8-pin jack (for RS-422)

Wireless Control Terminal

Yes, for WFT-E6B.WFT-E8

Lens terminal

12-pin jack

Ethernet terminal

Ethernet connector (RJ45) (supports 1000 BASE-T)

CTRL terminal

Canon’s proprietary specifications, LEMO 7-pin jack

Video connector (For EVF)

Canon’s proprietary specifications (special 13-pin jack, output only)

Misc

Tally lamp

Yes

Custom Dial

Yes

Shooting functions

Exposure

Exposure metering

Manual exposure determined by shutter setting, iris setting, ISO/gain setting and ND filter setting, Push Auto Iris, Auto Iris

Exposure Compensation

Yes

Auto Exposure mode

Auto Iris

Push Auto Iris

Yes EF model all compatible lenses, PL Version compatible Canon Cine Servo lenses only

Exposure Lock

No

Auto Gain Control setting

Yes.

ISO Sensitivity

1-Stop Display: [100], 160(*), 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600, [51200,102400]
[---] Displayed when ISO speed expansion is ON.
(*) Displayed when ISO speed expansion is OFF
1/3 Stop Display: [100,125], 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500,
3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800, 16000, 20000, 25600,
[32000,40000,51200,64000, 80000,102400]
[---] When ISO speed expansion is ON.

Auto Focus System (EF Version Only)

Dual Pixel CMOS AF, Contrast AF

AF Frame Sizes (EF Version Only)

Large; size equivalent to approx. 20% (vertical) x 25% (horizontal) of the image display range
Small; size equivalent to approx. 20% (vertical) x 8% (horizontal) of the image display range
Selectable AF point over 80% (approx.) of sensor

Auto Focus Modes (EF Version Only)

One-Shot AF, Continuous AF and AF-Boosted MF are the available modes. All of these modes take effect when the AF/MF switch of the EF lens is at the AF setting.
One-Shot AF
Continuous AF
AF-Boosted MF

Face Detection AF (EF Version Only)

Face Priority or Face Only.

Focus Guide

EF version: All compatible Canon EF lenses, Canon Cine Servo Lenses
PL Version: Compatible Canon Cine Servo lenses

Gain setting

[-6dB,-3dB], -2dB(*), 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB, 21dB, 24dB, 27dB, 30dB, 33dB, 36dB, 39dB, 42dB, [45dB,48dB,51dB,54dB]
[---] Displayed when ISO speed expansion is ON. 

(*) Displayed when ISO speed expansion is OFF.
When ISO speed expansion is ON: between -2 dB and 54 dB
When ISO speed expansion is OFF: Any value from -2 dB to 42 dB in 0.5 dB increments can be set.

Shutter speed

Control Modes

Off; Speed; Angle; Clear Scan (CS); Slow Shutter (SLS)

Shutter speed

1/1 to 1/2000 depending on frame rate and Shutter Control Mode, 39 setting options

Shutter Angle

11.25º to 360º depending on frame rate

Slow Shutter (SLS)

1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/15, 1/25, 1/30 depending on frame rate

Clear Scan

24.00 Hz* to 250.40 Hz
(*) The frequency will differ depending on the frame rate setting.

Custom Picture

Stored Configurations

Preset:
Canon Log 3 : C.Gamut (Canon Log 3/ Cinema Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 3 : BT.2020 (Canon Log 3/ BT.2020 Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 3 : DCI-P3 (Canon Log 3/ DCI-P3 Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 3 : BT.709 (Canon Log 3/ BT.709 Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 2 : C.Gamut (Canon Log 2/ Cinema Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 2 : BT.2020 (Canon Log 2/ BT.2020 Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 2 : DCI-P3 (Canon Log 2/ DCI-P3 Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log 2 : BT.709 (Canon Log 2/ BT.709 Gamut/Neutral)
Canon Log (Canon Log / BT.709 Gamut/Cinema EOS Original)
BT.2020 (Wide DR/BT.2020 Gamut/Neutral)
BT.709 (Wide DR/ BT.709 Gamut/Neutral)
Main Settings: Canon Log 3,Canon Log 2, Canon Log, Wide DR, Normal 1(Standard),
Normal 2 (x4.0),Normal 3 (BT.709), Normal 4 (x5.0)
Colour Space: BT.709 Gamut, BT.2020 Gamut, DCI-P3 Gamut,Cinema Gamut
Colour Matrix: Neutral, Production Camera, Cinema EOS Original, Video, Off

Storage Medium

SD/SDHC memory card (all customisation data and metadata), up to 20 Custom Pictures per card

Master Pedestal

-50 to +50

Master Black

-50 to +50 for each channel , R,G,B

Black Gamma

Adjustable Level, Range and Point

Low Key Saturation

-50 to +50 adjusts colour level in low brightness area

Knee

Adjusts over exposure characteristic, start, slope, saturation

Sharpness

Adjustment for Level, H Detail Freq., Coring, HV Detail Balance, Limit, Select, Knee Aperture and Level dependent sharpness

Noise reduction

Off, On (1 to 12)

Skin detail

Off, Low, Middle, High / Hue, Chroma, Area, Luminance. 32 steps

Selective Noise Reduction

Off, Low, Middle, High / Hue, Chroma, Area, Luminance.

Colour matrix

Phase, Gain and RGB adjustment, in tandem with Gamma selection

White balance

-50 to +50 for R and B colours

Colour correction

Area selection / area revision of two areas

Setup level

-50 to +50 On/Off

Clip 100% IRE

Limits output to 100% after setup adjustment

Wi-Fi & GPS Specifications

GPS Information (Optional Accessory)

Latitude/Longitude/Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

White balance

Auto

Yes

Preset

Daylight (5400K), Tungsten (3200K), Kelvin (2000K-15000K, 100K intervals), Set A, Set B

White Balance Shift

YES. -9 to +9 (Daylight and Tungsten only)

Black balance

Black balance adjustment

Yes

Time code

Countup system

Regen, RecRun, FreeRun, External, Hold (Drop frame available for some frame rates)

Start value setting

“00:00:00:00”, Set/Reset selectable

Audio

Recording

Internal & Capture Drive recording: linear PCM 48 KHz, 24-bit, 4-ch
RAW (SDI OUT): linear PCM 48 KHz, 16-bit, 2-ch
Digital input available following two-channel (XLR), analog input, AES3 standards (48 kHz/24-bit/2-ch).

Accessories

Supplied

Mic holder unit, Clamp base, Handle unit,  Extension unit attachment fittings, Base legs x4
Allen key (1/4"), Allen key (M4), Reinforcing plate, Measuring hook x2 Lithium battery(CR2025)

Optionals

(including those not currently for sale)
Canon Remote Controller RC-V100,Canon Wireless Transmitter WFT-E6 / WFT-E8,Canon GPS Receiver GP-E1, Canon Unit Cable UN-5/UN-10,Canon 8-pin Remote Cable RR-10 / RR-100
Canon B4 Mount Adapter MO-4E / MO-4P, Canon OLED Electronic View Finder EVF-V70, Canon Remote Operation Unit OU-700,Canon Shoulder Support Unit SU-15, Canon Shoulder Style Grip Unit SG-1, Canon Remote Operation Unit Cable UC-V75/UC-V1000

Third Party Accessories

Codex CDX-36150 (Codex Recorder for EOS C700)
V-Mount battery

Miscellaneous

Operating Temperature range

Approx. 0°C to 40°C, 85% (relative humidity)
Approx. -5°C to 45°C, 60% (relative humidity)

All specifications are subject to change without notice

  1. Lens Mount Exchange is a payable option and must be carried out in a Canon Service Centre or Authorised Service Centre. Users changing from PL to EF Mount option can also have Dual Pixel AF acticvated at the same time. Changing from EF to PL mount will result in the loss of Dual Pixel AF capability.
  2. Firmware upgrades may be required to enable all camera features. Visit the Canon Support website for more information, or contact your local Canon representative.