Canon Video Cameras
The Canon video camera range is fairly varied, with professional production quality cameras such as the Canon Cinema EOS C700 to the handycam style like the Canon XA40. They’re recently released the Canon C70, which is the first cinema camera to feature Canon's new RF mount. Canon EOS Cinema.
Canon EOS Cinema
The Canon Cinema EOS range was introduced in 2011 and from 2019 most of the models share the same features. These models being the C100 MkII, C200, C300 MkII (in both EF and PL mount) and the C700 (also in both EF and PL mount). All of these models share Super 35 size CMOS sensors, two XLR audio inputs, they feature five Neutral Density (ND) filters, except the C100 MkII, which has three. They all record in Linear PCM audio at 16kHz, they have a headphone jack, a LANC remote jack, a number of custom use buttons and are selectable between 60Hz and 50Hz systems for international use. The Canon Cinema range features either EF or PL mount, so you can use your full-frame EF lens set, or professional PL production lenses such as Zeiss or Cooke. It’s worth noting, if you’re planning on using a full-frame Canon EF lens on a Super 35 sensor, there is a crop factor of 1.6x applied.
Canon 1DC
When Canon announced the 1DC back in 2012, the filmmaking community went wild, it is possibly the first full frame DSLR to feature 4K recording capabilities. Featuring built in C-Log and 8-bit 422 recording (which is easier to colour grade than the 12-Bit Raw produced by the Canon C200).
Canon XA & XF
Canon also has two lines of camcorders, the XF and XA lines. Generally the XA models are considered to be more entry level than the XF’s, however the XA line now includes several 4K models (XA40, XA45, XA50 and the XA55). Within the XF line, there is the x00 and x05 models. More or less the only difference between these two sub categories within the XF line is that the x05 models feature SDI input (sometimes also feature GenLock and TimeCodec). Therefore, the x05 line is more geared toward professional news gathering and TV production environments where pro connectivity is vital.
Canon XC
The Canon XC line is a strange hybrid between camcorders and a cinema camera. They’re ideal for filmmakers just getting into video, not really sure whether you prefer a compact camcorder like a XA50 or a more professional interchangeable cinematic camera like a C200. The Canon XC10 and XC15 both shoot 4k at 305mbps, take Cfast, and the real big deal for individuals unsure of what kind of work they want to create, is the XC range also takes stills (something you can’t do on the Canon Cinema range).
Canon C70
The Canon EOS C70 is a new release and is a standalone beast for the time being, because it’s Canon’s first RF mount video camera. It’s incredibly compact in size, boasts 16 stops of dynamic range, and features Canon’s Dual Gain Output Super35 sensor, which was first seen on the EOS C300 MkIII. It serves as a fantastic bridge between someone enjoying shooting video on a DSLR or Mirrorless set-up but not quite ready to move to a professional system. Even though it is a native RF mount, it can make the most of Canon’s EF glass by the way of their new Canon speed booster, the Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x.