Canon® Canon EOS C200 PL Cinema Camera

The Canon EOS 200 PL is a professional-grade 4K cinema camera designed for run-and-gun productions. Key features include:

• 8.85MP 4K DCI Super 35 CMOS sensor

• 12-bit/10-bit 4K RAW or 4:2:0 8-bit in 4K UHD/2K

• 4K RAW using Cfast or 4K UHD/HD using dual SDXC

• Internal slow motion support up to 120p in full HD

PL Lens Mount. This version of the C200 features the Positive Lock (PL) mount, making it compatible with a wide range of professional cinema lenses.

Super 35mm CMOS Sensor. The Canon C200 PL’s Super 35mm CMOS sensor has a 24.4 × 13.5mm active image size. It gives you 4096 × 2160 Cine 4K images, 3840 × 2160 Ultra HD, and 1920 × 1080 Full HD. Its Dual DIGIC DV 6 processors handle this high-resolution data.

Ultra-High Resolution Electronic Viewfinder. The EOS C200 PL’s built-in 0.46-inch, 1.23MP color EVF and 100% field of view coverage makes it easy to view footage and accurately judge its quality. You can adjust the EVF’s angle of view. You also get a removable four-inch touchscreen LCD viewfinder, a removable top handle, and a camera-control handgrip.

Robust Audio Options. The C200 includes two XLR audio inputs with +48V phantom power and a 3.5mm mic port. All of these inputs offer automatic and manual gain control. This camera records uncompressed audio in 16-bit PCM format at 48kHz.

CFast 2.0 and SD Slots. The Canon Cinema Raw Light codec lets you internally record Raw and 4K DCI data to a CFast card via the camera’s CFast 2.0 slot. The dual SD slots let you record 4K UHD and Full HD footage directly onto SD cards.

There are a lot of things to love about this camera. In fact, Canon’s gorgeous color science, high-quality internal 4K codec, lightweight design for better handheld operation, and cinema-standard P…

There are a lot of things to love about this camera. In fact, Canon’s gorgeous color science, high-quality internal 4K codec, lightweight design for better handheld operation, and cinema-standard PL mount all combine to bring it pretty close to perfection for a particular kind of shooter, specifically single operators or small crews who need a capable run-and-gun doc camera that doesn’t sacrifice on image quality.

Please note that there are also a few limitations. You’re limited to either 4K RAW, which eats up recording space very quickly, or 8-bit 4:2:0 MP4, which doesn’t meet most broadcast quality standards. A 10-bit 4:2:2 4K codec would’ve been a great fit for this camera, but the world just doesn’t give you what you want sometimes. If you’ve got the budget and time to deal with RAW files, though, the image quality you’ll get out of the C200 can stand up to just about any competitor, regardless of price or size.