One can safely say that 2018 marks the year in which 35mm/full format will become mainstream for cine cameras. What&s interesting is that the full-format look of moving images started with the Canon 5D Mark II. And it is only now, after almost 10 years, that it has established itself "upwards".
After RED, Panavision, ARRI, Sony and even Kinefinity, Canon joins the now not so exquisite circle of full-frame cine cameras with a new version of the C700 unexpectedly early on.
For example, the C700, which has been available for some time now comes in a new version with a 5.9K full-format CMOS sensor with 38.1 mm x 20.1 mm, which corresponds to a sensor size with a side length of approx. 6.5 µm. Canon promises a dynamic range of up to 15 f-stops. The camera is delivered with either PL or EF mount (incl. Cinema Lock).
Since the sensor is slightly wider than the classic 35mm full format (max. 36mm), the image circle of EF lenses should be able to be used without edge shading, especially in widescreen formats with a high aspect ratio above 16:9. Horizontal crop factors below 1 are then possible (exactly 0.947 maximum).
When using EF mount and corresponding active EF lenses, the camera also masters the dual pixel autofocus, which is still a unique feature of cine cameras.
With the internal recording formats, however, the press release remains very vague. Only internal recording in ProRES or XF-AVC on CFast cards is mentioned, but without mentioning specific frame rates or formats. However, with an external CODEX CDX-36150 recorder, the EOS C700 FF will record in 5.9K RAW (12/10-bit), 4K RAW and 2K RAW with 12-bit and 4K ProRes.
The sensor itself can be read out in 5.9K at up to 60fps. In 4K-Crop 72fps and in 2K-Crop up to 168fps should be possible. As an alternative to crop reading, a full-frame oversampling mode (then probably again up to max. 60 fps) for 4K and 2K images should be available, which minimizes image noise and moire formation by downscaling.
Canon has neither communicated a price nor a delivery period for the performance.
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