The EOS C300 is a

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in the

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range. It was announced by

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on November 3, 2011. The camera is offered with the option of

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mounts. It has been available since January 2012. In September 2015, Canon released an updated version, the

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Specifications

In 2011, the Canon EOS C300 was originally announced with the following characteristics: *8.3mp 3840x2160 Super-35 CMOS sensor (

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resolution) *DIGIC DV III Processor *Canon XF Codec *Dual Compact Flash Slots *Exposure and focus are both manual only *Uses existing BP-955 and BP-975 batteries *Sold as a system, including LCD monitor / XLR audio unit, side grip, and top handle. *Availability: January 2012 *Price: appx. US$20,000 in 2011 (); note that price had dropped to appx. US$11,000 in 2022

Sample footage

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was given access to a pre-release version of the EOS C300 to shoot the short film '' Möbius'' (2011). In addition, the C300 was used along with Canon EOS DSLRs (such as an infrared-modified

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) on the short film ''

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'' (2011), directed by

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and produced by her father

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. A Canon EOS C300 was used with a drone to shoot aerial footage on the "small-budget" Kevin Macdonald film ''

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'' (2013).

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