Canon EOS C300 User Manual

1 Colorimetric and Resolution requirements of cameras Alan Roberts ADDENDUM 70 : tests and settings on a Canon EOS C300 Tests were made on a pre-pr

10 Add CP File To Clip On, Off To Photo On, Off Copies settings to clip or photo as metadata Custom Function Shockless Gain On, Off A

11 2 Measurement results 2.1 Colour performance Assessments were made visually, using Colorchecker charts as usual. Performance was generally goo

12 frequency responses, implying that the red and green signals (and therefore blue as well) all have identical bandwidths and sampling structures w

13 harmonic distortion, emphasised by the detail enhancement), which is a perfectly normal phenomenon. At low detail levels, this effect is invisibl

14 2.4). Using this process, it makes sense to record 720p modes in the camera, rather than to use external hardware or software down-conversion. 2.

15 more than 10-bit data at the ADCs, and so non-linear ADCs make a lot of sense. It is clear that a better digital processor would result in signif

16 This filtering can be a positive benefit when shooting at 720p, since it reduces the higher frequency content which causes the spatial aliasing s

17 If, as Canon claim, the camera’s sweet spot is at ISO850/+2.5 where there is headroom of 800% (3 stops), this would stretch the available exposur

2 Colorimetric and Resolution requirements of cameras Alan Roberts ADDENDUM 70 : tests and settings on a Canon EOS C300 Many of the menu items have

3 1 Menus and settings CUSTOM PICTURE (i.e. scene file) Main camera settings Item Range description Pref Select File Off, C1~C9, SD1~20 9 scene f

4 Item Range description Pref Knee Aperture Video Film Gain 0~9 8 Slope 0,1~3 1 Level Depend Level 0~50 9

5 Y Level 0~31 Item Range description Pref Area B Revision Level -50~+50 Phase -50~+50 Ot

6 CAMERA SETUP Main video standard setting Item Range description Pref ISO/Gain Select ISO, Gain ISO increment 1 stop, ⅓ stop 320, 400

7 Backlight Normal, Bright VF Setup Brightness -99~0~+99 Contrast -99~0~+99 Color -20~0~+20 Sharpness 1, 2, 3, 4

8 Character Rec On, Off Output Display On, Off SDI Rec Command On, Off User Memo On, Off Audio Output Ch On, Off

9 Assign Button21 Camera mode Media mode :None, Peaking, Zebra, WFM m(LCD), Edge monitor, Magnification, Color bars, Markers, LCD setup, VF setup, L