Canon EOSC300 Instrucciones de uso

Best Practices Guide

COMMON STEPS TO PREP

THE EOS C300 FOR SHOOTING

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ND Filter “-” button

Status button

Custom Picture button

Cooling intake vents

Menu button

Card slot A and release switch

Card slot B and release switch

Battery door and latch

Rear LCD panel

Function button

Start-Stop button

Joystick / SET button

ND Filter “+” button

SET button

Control dial

Slot Select

button

SD card slot

(on right side)

Eye-level

viewfinder

Custom White Balance button

Select dial

Power switch

EOS C300 controls referenced in this guide:

Rear view

Left side view

EOS C300 Best Practices Guide

Best Practices for preparing the C300 for shooting

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NOTE:

The instruction book should be taken as the nal authority on the operation of the C300.

Please read the instruction manual.

Firmware:

Check to see that the camera has the latest rmware:

http://usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/professional_cameras/

cinema_eos_cameras/eos_c300

• Look for ‘Drivers and Software’ (if the section is not visible, there are no updates)

• Follow the instruction on website to update the camera’s rmware

Troubleshooting:

If you need help in troubleshooting an issue with the C300

(page 162 of the instruction manual)

Canon Customer support line: 1-855-246-3367

Status Screens:

You can quickly check the C300 various settings:

• Press the STATUS button on the left side of the camera

• Push the joystick up/down, or turn the SELECT Dial to scroll through the Status screens

• Press the STATUS button again to clear the Status screen, and return to shooting

Available screens include: Basic camera settings, Assign Button status, Audio settings, Re-

cording Media settings, Video Terminal status, Metadata, Battery status, Custom Picture settings

(if active), and Wi-Fi remote settings (if optional WFT-E6A Wireless File Transmitter is active)

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Cooling System:

There are cooling holes on both the left and right sides of the camera body (fresh air intake), as

well as at the top (warm air exhaust). It is vital that these be open at all times, and not blocked with tape or

covered by various accessories tted to the camera. Operators must be aware of the location of these cool-

ing vents, and insure that the cooling system is not blocked in any way.

Powering the camera:

Canon recommends that Canon batteries be used to power the camera

The BP-955 battery pack comes with the camera. Typical operation/recording time for the

BP-955 battery is 115 minutes

Additional Canon brand batteries which are compatible with the EOS C300 and C300 PL:

• BP-950G, BP-970G, BP-975

(With the BP970G and BP-975 batteries, the battery door will not close)

The battery door is removable

(note that this will make the camera more vulnerable to dust, moisture and so on):

1. Slide down the BATT OPEN switch and open the battery compartment cover

2. Push down on the latch at the bottom of the battery compartment

3. Gently pull out the battery compartment door.

Checking battery power:

a). A button on the battery can be pressed, and LEDs on the battery will indicate its

approximate state of charge

b). Approximate percentage of charge and remaining battery run time can be displayed

in the camera’s viewnder, and on its LCD monitor (please note that these are not

precise numbers, and depending on conditions may not be entirely accurate).

Press the DISPLAY button to turn on-screen displays on or off; the main Power Switch must be

in CAMERA position.

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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 conrmation message appears on-screen, press SET

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Setting up the LCD and EVF:

The camera can be operated with or without the Canon-supplied LCD monitor connected.

Caution about the EVF: Allowing direct sun or to strong light sources into the electronic view-

nder may cause damage to internal components. When you are not using the viewnder, make

sure to attach the viewnder cap or other covering to the viewnder

There are several operator overlays available, for EVF use:

• Peaking, Zebra Pattern, On-screen crop marks, etc.

With the LCD panel, you get the addition display options of

• Waveform, Vetorscope, Edge Monitor display

Video scopes — LCD monitor only: (page 88 of the instruction manual)

MENU >

Onscreen Markers and Zebra patterns: (page 71 of the instruction manual)

MENU >

Setting up the outputs:

The C300 has HD-SDI, HDMI outputs as well as sync out.

The HD-SDI output can be turned off, be sure to check this in the menu system

under VIDEO SETUP

(page 127 of the instruction manual)

Setting the ISO or Gain:

Sensor sensitivity can be set for GAIN or ISO — whichever a camera operator feels

more comfortable using.

• ISO range is 320 ~ 20,000

(ISO can be set in either 1⁄3-stop increments, or full-stop increments).

• Gain range is -6dB ~ 30dB (in 3dB increments), or ne 0.5dB increments at 0dB~24dB

Dynamic Range for the EOS C300 is always 12 stops (with Canon Log active); at ISO 850 and

above, the range over & under 18% gray is virtually even. ISO 850 is equal to 2.5dB.

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Setting ISO or Gain (continued):

To select ISO or Gain as your preferred method of controlling sensor sensitivity:

MENU >

To actually set or change ISO or Gain:

1. Press the FUNCTION button (on rear of camera) repeatedly, until ISO or Gain is highlighted on camera’s

viewnder/LCD monitor display

2. Turn SELECT Dial (larger of two dials on left side of camera), until desired setting appears on-screen

(page 61 of the instruction manual)

Setting the Resolution, Bit Rate, and Frame Rate:

The EOS C300 can record in various bit rates and resolutions. Resolution and frame rates are

set separately in the camera’s menu. The highest quality is 50Mbps at 1920x1080 resolution.

MENU >

The C300 is capable of numerous frame rates, including 23.976P, 29.97P, and 59.94i (when

shooting at Full HD 1920x1080). There’s also a separate, true 24.00P — more about that below.

To select a conventional video fps rate:

MENU >

Commonly, 23.976P is referred to as 24P, but is a technically accurate description

Warning — 23.98 fps vs. 24.00 fps

EOS C300 cameras allow users to choose two frame rates that at rst glance appear to be “24P”.

For conventional digital video recording at “24P”, users normally want to actually be shooting

at 23.976 fps. To accomplish this, proceed as indicated directly above (MENU > Other Func-

tions > Frame Rate), and choose 23.98P.

However, for video recording which must be precisely tied to existing 24.00 fps lm footage,

there’s a completely separate fps setting:

MENU >

It cannot be over-emphasized — the 24.00P setting is NOT for general-purpose video

recording. DO NOT set 24.00P unless you deliberately intend to match video les

with existing lm footage which was shot at 24 fps in a lm camera, or unless post-

production staff have specically instructed camera operators to use this setting

instead of 23.976P.

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Interval recording, and Slow/Fast frame rates

The C300 is also capable of interval recording, as well as slow and fast frame rates:

• Interval Recording: intervals from 1 sec.~10 minutes

(page 93 of the instruction manual)

• Slow and Fast Recording (sound is not recorded in this mode):

fps rates from 1~30 fps (at Full HD 1920x1080); 1~60 fps at 1280x720

(page 95 of the instruction manual)

Setting Interval Recording:

MENU >

Select the desired interval, and then the desired number of frames, and press SET

Activating Interval Recording:

MENU >

Select INTERVAL REC, and press SET (“INT STANDBY” ashes at top of screen)

Press START/STOP button to begin recording; Press again to stop recording

Slow/Fast Recording — setting frame rate:

MENU >

Select desired fps rate, and press SET

Activating Slow/Fast Recording:

MENU >

Select SLOW & FAST MOTION, and press SET

Press START/STOP button to begin recording; Press again to stop recording

Shutter Control:

Shutter timing on the EOS C300 can be set to any of the following methods:

• Shutter Angle (range 360°~11.25°)

• Shutter Speed (range 1⁄24 ~ 1⁄2000 second, at 23.98 fps; slow speed varies depending on fps)

• Slow Shutter (range 1⁄3~1⁄30 sec. (range varies, depending on fps rate)

• Clear Scan (range 23.98 Hz ~ 250.78 Hz, depending on fps rate)

MENU >

(page 58 of the instruction manual)

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Shutter Control (continued):

To set or change the actual shutter speed, angle, etc —

1. Press FUNCTION button (rear of camera) repeatedly, until shutter value is highlighted in viewnder

or on LCD monitor display

2. Rotate SELECT Dial (larger dial on left side of camera) until desired value appears on display

3. Press SET.

Canon Log shooting

The EOS C300 and C300PL can record video les using “Canon Log” Gamma. This inten-

tionally reduces contrast, darkens exposure slightly, but signicantly expands dynamic range and

available detail in bright highlights and dark shadows. It is a setting that is intended to be used by

camera operators who expect their les will be color graded during the editing process, using a LUT.

A point of possible confusion about Canon Log is that it can be set two ways, in two different

places on the camera:

• As option C8 within the Custom Pictures menu

Press Custom Pictures button on left side of camera; select option C8 — CINEMA

• As part of the Cinema Locked setting

MENU >

When option C8—CINEMA is selected, within Custom Pictures menu, many other aspects of

picture quality can be further adjusted if the camera operator sees t. Knee, Toe, master R,G,B,

sharpness, skin detail, Black Gamma and more are among the possible choices.

When CINEMA LOCKED is selected from the Camera Set-up menu, it’s different — this setting

is to literally lock-out any other Custom Picture controls, apply Canon Log to reduce contrast and

increase dynamic range, and set the camera for high-end cinema recording. Any previous image

settings that may have been in effect are ignored if Cinema Locked is applied.

CINEMA LOCKED is a very quick and effective way for high-end cine operators to pre-set the

camera for most types of on-set recording, where color grading of les in post is anticipated.

Viewing the LCD monitor with Canon Log active

The viewnder and LCD monitor image when Canon Log Gamma is used will appear very at

and somewhat dark. The EOS C300 offers View Assist, to approximate how the scene would

appear with a normal gamma applied.

MENU >

• View Assist cannot be adjusted or changed to simulate different “looks”

• View Assist applies only to what’s seen in the EOS C300’s viewnder, or the Canon-supplied

LCD monitor. The correction applied with View Assist is not output via the SDI or HDMI output ports.

(page 109 of the instruction manual)

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Setting up Time Code:

The EOS C300 uses SMPTE standard Time code.

• Preset options include Rec Run, and Free Run.

• The Regen option reads any recorded time code on the selected memory card, and will con-

tinue from the last recorded time code. (Time Code only runs while recording when Regen

is active, so consecutively recorded clips will have continuous time code.)

MENU >

(page 73 of the instruction manual)

Built- in ND Filters:

The EOS C300 has three available, built-in ND lters. The camera can be operated with a clear

lter in place, or with any one of the following in the optical path (it’s not possible to combine or

“stack” the in-camera glass ND lters):

• ND 1 (2-stop light reduction / 4x; ND 0.6)

• ND 2 (4-stop light reduction / 16x; ND 1.2)

• ND 3 (6-stop light reduction / 64x; ND 1.8)

Built-in ND lters are activated via the + and - buttons on the left side of the camera body.

(page 63 of the instruction manual)

Manually Operating the ND filters in case of a malfunction:

On the right side of the camera, near the base, is a small cover held in place by a screw. This can

be removed, and a small Phillips head screwdriver inserted and rotated to manually move the ND

lter mechanism to move a lter if the built-in motor mechanism ever fails on location.

(page 172 of the instruction manual)

White and Black Balance:

White balance options in-camera are:

• Pre-set — Daylight (5400 K) or Tungsten (3200 K)

• Color Temperature (user-set between 2,000 K and 15,000K)

• Custom WB (Two available settings, A and B; assumes white or neutral gray test target)

Press the FUNCTION button (rear of camera) to highlight the WB icon in viewnder or on LCD monitor;

turn SELECT Dial on left side of camera to select desired WB type; press SET to lock-in your choice.

To set Color Temperature:

• Press the Custom WB button (left side of camera) — with Color Temperature selected, the default color

temperature will be highlihgted

• Push joystick up/down or turn SELECT Dial (left side of camera) to desired temperature; press SET.

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