Canon C70 Super 35mm 4K Cinema Camera Body

The Canon EOS C70 Professional Cinema Camera is a compact, versatile video camera that is the first to combine the powerful image quality of Canon’s Cinema EOS System range with the portability and flexibility of its EOS R line-up. For the first time, filmmakers using a Canon Cinema EOS System camera can enjoy the incredible possibilities of the powerful RF-Series lens range.

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• Enables eye/face detection and tracking when S&F shooting frame rate is set from 24 to 120 frames per second.
• The ability to monitor up to four audio channels via the on-screen meter display
• Enables SD Card recording in XF-AVC 4K Intra setting frame rate 50/60 frames per second.
• Multi-cam setup support via the Canon RC-IP100 hardware controller or the Canon Remote Camera Control Application
• Improves the retention of the recording settings when switching between normal shooting and S&F shooting.
• Adds [Canon 709 / BT.709] to the Gamma/Color Space in the Custom Picture setting.
• Adds [CMT 709] in LUT and Proxy Rec Color Conversion.
• Adds [CMT 709] in View Assist.
• The following features are enabled when the following lenses are attached: CN8×15 IAS S/E1, CN-E20-50mm T2.4 L F, CN-E45-135mm T2.4 L F
  • Displaying metadata, such as the model name and the focal distance of the lens attached.
  • Displaying T number
  • Support for Peripheral Illumination Correction and Chromatic Lens Aberration Correction (CN8×15 IAS S/E1 only).
  • Support for [Dual Pixel Focus Guide]
• The following features are enabled when the following lenses are attached: RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
  • Adds a menu to switch lens functions. (Focus Ring, Control Ring, Lens Optics IS)

The Canon EOS C70 camera has a powerfully compact design, complete with professional interfaces and input/output terminals and ports, which makes it perfectly suited for a broad range of uses including documentaries, productions of all sizes, news gatherings, and events such as weddings. High-production social media content has also never been easier to capture thanks to the EOS C70’s vertical shooting capability. The EOS C70’s compact size yet expansive features enable filmmakers to shoot handheld or on a drone or gimbal, giving them enhanced creative freedom. What’s more, it offers multiple recording formats to SD cards – including 4K up to 120 fps in 4:2:2 10-bit in XF-AVC (All-I or Long-GOP), and MP4 in HEVC (H.265) or H.264 – providing filmmakers with the ability to meet diverse production requirements.  

Key Features:

• RF Mount system
• The Cinema EOS C70 uses Canon’s new 4K Super 35mm DGO sensor with HDR capabilities
• High frame rate 4K shooting at 120fps with audio recording and DPAF
• Dual SD card slots allow for simultaneous recording in multiple formats
• Improved Dual Pixel Auto Focus with an intelligent tracking and a new touch user interface
• Compatible with the new Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x giving users access to the extensive range of Canon EF mount lenses

Canon EOS C70 In Action

Powerfully compact professional cinema capabilities
The EOS C70 bridges the gap between two Canon product portfolios – the Digital Interchangeable Lens camera line-up and the powerful Cinema EOS System cameras – with the short flange back design of Canon’s RF Mount making the compact design of the EOS C70 possible. While the camera is the smallest and lightest in Canon’s Cinema EOS System line-up, it’s packed with features that support a versatile range of professional video requirements. It has 13 assignable buttons, a multi-functional hand grip for ease of operability, professional input/output terminals including HDMI and 2x mini XLR terminals for audio, as well as an independent ventilation system. Furthermore, a new, thinner ND filter system gives up to 10-stops of ND filtration4, providing filmmakers with flexibility to control exposure while keeping control over the depth of field and enabling significant bokeh, even when using a high-speed lens.

Powering cinema with the consistent and stable performance of RF
Canon’s RF lens line-up is renowned for its excellent image quality and functionality. The Mount technology is engineered to provide advanced benefits for video use and is ideal for Canon’s Cinema EOS System range. Such capability gives filmmakers using the EOS C70 a comprehensive choice of high-quality lenses from the expanding RF range – including telephoto, zoom, high-quality primes, wide aperture and macro lenses. For optimal image stabilisation, the EOS C70 enables Combination IS which brings together the Optical IS in RF lenses and the Electronic IS in the camera body for outstanding stabilisation performance – even when shooting handheld. The enhanced communication capability between the lens and the camera also unlocks additional features such as the ability to display the object distance on the camera’s LCD monitor.

Simple storage and workflows
The EOS C70 features several recording options at resolutions from 4K, UHD, 2K, and Full HD. Designed for content producers who want to streamline their post-production workflows, the Dual SD card slots support high-speed UHS-II media - with a variety of configurations such as double slot, relay and simultaneous recording. For the first time in a Cinema EOS camera, it is now possible to record different formats, resolutions and bit depths on each media card slot, offering a truly flexible workflow.

Impeccable 4K image quality
Taking advantage of its Super 35mm Dual Gain Output (DGO) sensor, seen in the highly acclaimed EOS C300 Mark III, the EOS C70 delivers exceptional image quality with over 16 stops of dynamic range. Much like the EOS C300 Mark III, the EOS C70 produces the same true-to-life, cinematic colours, exceptionally clean low-light image quality and superb HDR acquisition capabilities. Thanks to the DGO sensor, and powerful DIGIC DV 7 processor the EOS C70 is an ideal choice for professionals looking to produce high-quality content in 4K. It also supports slow motion capture with 4K 120p recording – with Dual Pixel CMOS AF support, as well as audio recording. For those who desire higher frame rates, 180p is also available in Super16 mode. Recording to Dual SD cards in Canon’s XF-AVC format with 4K 4:2:2 10-bit, the EOS C70 captures high resolution footage for a wide range of applications, from documentary and journalism to music videos and web-based content.

Enhanced support functions
The EOS C70 boasts a number of ‘firsts’ for the Cinema EOS System range. In addition to supporting Canon’s renowned Dual Pixel AF System, it is also the first Cinema EOS System camera to feature the revolutionary EOS iTR AF X (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) system seen in the newly-launched 

EOS R5. The system uses a face and head detection algorithm that works in conjunction with Face Detection AF to greatly improve the reliability of focusing on and tracking the subject. Likewise, the EOS C70 also introduces Auto ISO to the Cinema EOS System range for the first time.
Canon also breaks new ground with the EOS C70, as the first Cinema EOS System camera with a dedicated vertical shooting mode, designed to support the capture of content for social media and digital signage.

• Canon EOS C70 Cinema Camera (RF Lens Mount)
• Handle Unit
• SS-1200 Shoulder Strap
• CG-A20 Battery Charger
• Canon CA-CP200L Compact AC Power Adapter
• AC Power Cable
• Canon BP-A30 Battery Pack
• Microphone Holder Unit
• Show Adapter Base/Knob/Screw (M4)
• Measuring Hook
• Body Cap
• Limited 1-Year Warranty