Technical Specs:

Mount Type

Canon EF

Sensor

Super 35 CMOS; 24.6 x 13.8 (28.2 mm diagonal)

Signal System

NTSC and PAL

Recording Media

2x CF Card Slots for Video (Type 1 Only); UDMA supported
1x SD Card Slot (Still Images (JPEG), menu settings, etc); SD/SDHC/SDXC Supported

Record Time

2.5 min per 1GB (approx.) @ 1920×1080, 50Mb/s, 4:2:2


With 64GB CF card:
@ 25 Mb/s: 310 min
@ 35 Mb/s: 225 min
@ 50 Mb/s: 160 min

Recording Format

MXF (OP-1a)

Resolution

50 Mb/s (CBR) 4:2:2 422P@HL
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720

35 Mb/s (VBR) 4:2:0 MP@HL
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720

25 Mb/s (CBR) 4:2:0 MP@H14
1440 x 1080

Frame Rates

50 Mb/s: 1920 x 1080
Record Rate: 1-30 fps (Playback Rate: 29.97p/23.98p/24.00p)
Record Rate: 1-25 fps (Playback Rate: 50i/25p)

50 Mb/s: 1280 x 720
Record Rate: 1-60 fps (Playback Rate: 59.94p/29.97p/23.98p/24.00p)
Record Rate: 1-50 fps (Playback Rate:50p/25p)

35 Mb/s: 1920 x 1080
Record Rate: 1-30 fps (Playback Rate: 29.97p/23.98p/24.00p)
Record Rate: 1-25 fps (Playback Rate: 50i/25p)

35 Mb/s: 1280 x 720
Record Rate: 1-60 fps (Playback Rate: 59.94p/29.97p/23.98p/24.00p)
Record Rate: 1-50 fps (Playback Rate:50p/25p)

25 Mb/s: 1440 x 1080
Record Rate: 1-30 fps (Playback Rate: 29.97p/23.98p)

ISO Range

320 to 80,000

Bit Depth

8-bit MXF

Battery Life (approximate)

3 hours

Weight

C300 Body: Approx. 3.2 lb. (1430 g)

Audio/Mic Input

- 2x XLR inputs (auto and manual level settings), switchable between mic/line
- 1x 3.5mm microphone jack

Output

Video Outputs:
HDMI: 1x Type A
HD/SD-SDI: 1x BNC (output only), with embedded audio
HD 4:2:2 (YCbCr) 1920 x 1080: 60i/50i, 1280 x 720: 60p/50p
SD 4:2:2 (YCbCr) 640 x 480: 60i/50i
NTSC 480i/PAL 576i: Compliant with SMTPE 259M
Embedded Audio: Compliant with SMTPE 272M
Time Code Standard: (VITC/LTC) SMTPE 12M
HD-SDI: (Compliant with SMTPE 292M)
1080i/720p: Compliant with SMTPE 292M
Embedded Audio: Compliant with SMTPE 299M
Time Code Standard: (VITC/LTC) SMTPE 12M
Composite: 1x BNC (same as above)

Built in ND

2 stops (ND 0.6)
4 stops (ND 1.2)
6 stops (ND 1.8)