USER REVI EW | CANON C300 MARK I I I
be more of a normal way to go. It’s an incredibly fast read/write card so it makes offloading all of that data easier and quicker. I was offloading a full mag of 512 GB, which was taking about 30 minutes to transfer. This is much faster than with my old CFast 2.0 card. So, in the future I think there will be many more times I will shoot with Cinema Raw Light, but the XF-AVC codec is tried and tested and we’ve still got 120fps in that mode and, of course, the codec is still benefiting from the dual gain output so a cleaner signal. As far as I know, the only time the DGO isn’t benefitting the image is if you’re shooting in any codec above 60fps. In all other situations, you are getting the benefit of getting that DGO, even in Raw. The big news for the dual pixel autofocus system is that it stills works at 120fps, which is very cool. The face tracking doesn’t work at 120fps or anything above 60fps, object tracking also doesn’t work above those numbers. I’m not even sure if the
on to the forest floor. What you get are areas of grass covered with this sunlight. It’s an incredibly challenging environment to film in. You’re trying to manage the difference between the shadows on the bark of the trees and the direct sunlight hitting the grass in the same shot. So I pointed the camera at that scene, came back and graded it and I was very happy with the amount of detail that I could pull out of that image. It’s kind of mind boggling and a huge step from what I have been used to – it’s a really fantastic image. Another cool thing about DGO or dual gain output is, because it’s happening before the A/D converter stage, it’s an analogue process; you’re benefiting from that low noise even if you’re shooting Cinema Raw Light so it does make a cleaner Raw image and makes me more inclined to shoot this way in the future. Using the CFexpress cards in the new camera is initially expensive, but because of its support I think the prices will come down so Raw recording will
Canon EOS C500 Mark II’s autofocus works at 120fps. CONCLUSION When I was shooting with the C300 Mark III, I looked at the rushes and realised I had shot mostly Raw and hadn’t meant to. I would normally get a few shots in to test it and then stick to lower bit rates, but I can see myself shooting on it all the time, depending on how many cards I’ve got. It’s a versatile camera and I loved it. Hear Kenchington’s full interview in DEFIANT issue 4 at definitionmagazine.com
BELOW The C300 Mark III features dual gain output – two different gain amplification processes for light and dark areas
“BIG NEWS FOR THE DUAL PIXEL SYSTEM IS IT STILL WORKS AT 120FPS, WHICH IS COOL”
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