Canon cinema EOS C100 Mark II User Manual

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Adjusting the Focus
Adjusting the Focus
The camcorder incorporates Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, allowing you to use continuous AF or one-shot AF 
while shooting. Select the focusing method that best fulfils your needs and is most suited for the lens you are 
using. Refer also to the instruction manual of the lens. When using a lens included with a lens kit, refer only to the 
explanations in this section.
Manual focus: Turn the focus ring on the lens or use the Browser Remote application to adjust the focus. The 
camcorder offers several focus assistance functions to help you focus more accurately when using the manual 
focus.
One-shot AF*: With the lens's focus mode switch set to AF, press the ONE-SHOT AF button or use the Browser 
Remote application to temporarily let the camcorder focus automatically on the subject at the center of the 
screen.
Continuous AF*: The camcorder continuously focuses on the subject at the center of the screen. By pressing the 
AF LOCK button, you can change the composition of the picture while keeping the focus.
Face AF**: The camcorder automatically detects a person's face, focuses on it and can track it if that person 
moves.
* Available when an EF lens (except manual focus lenses) is attached to the camcorder.
** Available only with compatible EF lenses (A202).
Focusing methods and required settings
1For EF Cinema lenses compatible with focus adjustment (A202), refer to the table below.2[~ Camera Setup] > [AF] > [Mode].3Depending on the lens, the focus ring may be disabled when the focus mode switch is set to AF.
Required settings on EF Cinema lensesTo adjust the focus from the camcorder when using a compatible EF Cinema lens (A202), you will need to 
change the focus mode using the controls on the lens. Required settings vary depending on the lens. Refer to 
the following table and the instruction manual of the lens used. Operating modes:
Focusing methodFocus mode switch on the EF lens1AF mode2
Manual focusFocus ring MF or AF3–
Browser Remote AF
One-shot AFONE-SHOT AF button
AF [One Shot]
Browser Remote
Continuous AFCamcorder menu
AF [Continuous]
Browser Remote
Face AFCamcorder menu
AF –
Browser Remote
LensPart used on the lensSetting for automatic 
adjustmentSetting for manual 
adjustment
EF lenses Focus mode switch AF MF
CN7x17 KAS S/E1
CN20x50 IAS H/E1Focus operation change-over knob SERVO MANU.
CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S Autofocus/Manual Focus change-over switch AF MF 
						

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Manual Focus
Using the Focus Ring
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to MF (manual focus) mode.
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable manual adjustment on the lens (A71).
• [MF] will appear on the screen.
2 Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus.
• With some EF lenses, you may be able to operate the focus ring even when the focus mode switch on the 
lens is set to AF.
Remote Operation Using Browser Remote
After completing the necessary preparations (A153), you can adjust the focus remotely from a Wi-Fi-enabled 
device using the Browser Remote application.
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF (autofocus) mode.
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable automatic adjustment on the lens (A 71).
• [AF] will appear on the left of the screen.
2 Press the [FOCUS] controls to adjust the focus as necessary.
• Press one of the controls on the [NEAR] side to focus closer or one of the controls on the [FAR] side to focus 
farther away. 
• There are three levels of adjustment - [ ]/[ ] is the smallest and [ ]/[ ] the largest.
NOTES
• Depending on the lens used, focus adjustment may not be possible.
• If you operate the zoom after focusing manually, the focus on the subject may be lost.
• When adjusting the focus, be careful not to touch the front of the lens or moving parts on the lens except for 
the focus ring.
• If you focus manually and then leave the camcorder with the power turned on, the focus on the subject may 
be lost after a while. This possible slight shift in focus is a result of the internal temperature rising in the 
camcorder and lens. Check the focus before resuming shooting.
• When an optional RC-V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camcorder, you can adjust the focus with 
the remote controller's FOCUS dial. At default settings, turn the dial right to focus farther and left to focus 
nearer.
Using the Focus Assistance Functions
In order to focus more accurately, you can use two focus assistance functions – peaking, which creates a clearer 
contrast by emphasizing the outlines of the subject, and magnification, which enlarges the image on the screen. 
You can use both functions simultaneously for greater effect.
You can also use the [wOther Functions] > [Custom Function] > [Focus Assistance B&W] setting (A121) to 
switch the screen to black & white while using the focus assistance functions. 
						

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Peaking
The camcorder offers two peaking levels. Select the level before 
activating peaking.
1 Press the PEAKING button.
• The peaking icon (J or K) appears at the lower center of 
the screen and the outlines in the image will be emphasized, 
depending on the focus.
• Press the button again to turn off peaking.
• Alternatively, you can use the [£OLED/VF Setup] > [Peaking] 
> [Setting] setting to turn peaking on and off.
2 Open the peaking [Select] submenu to select the peaking level.
[£OLED/VF Setup] > [Peaking] > [Select]
3 Select the desired level and then press the joystick.
Magnification
1 Press the MAGN. button.
•^ appears at the lower center of the screen and the center of 
the screen is magnified approximately 2 times*.
2 If you need to move around the magnification frame to check other 
parts of the image, use the joystick (ÝÞ).
• You can move the orange frame 5 steps vertically or horizontally. 
Press the CANCEL button to return the magnification frame to the 
center position.
3 Press the MAGN. button again to cancel the magnification.
* The magnification that appears on the OLED screen and on the viewfinder screen is 
different. The magnification also differs based on the video configuration.
NOTES
• Peaking/Magnification appears only on the camcorder screen. It will 
not appear on an external monitor connected to the camcorder and 
will not appear in your recordings.
• You can use the [£ OLED/VF Setup] > [Peaking] > [Peaking 1] 
and [Peaking 2] settings to set the color, gain and frequency of the 
two peaking levels independently of each other.
• You can use the [w Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > 
[Magn. Add. Disp.] setting (A 121) to select an additional 
assistance display (peaking or the edge monitor) to also be displayed 
when magnification is used.
• The camcorder features professional video scopes (A93). You can 
display the edge monitor to help you focus even more accurately.
• You can use peaking together with the edge monitor. In such case, The gain and frequency of the peaking 
effect will be adjusted automatically according to the gain settings of the edge monitor.[£OLED/VF Setup]
[Peaking]
[Select]
[Peaking 1] 
						

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One-Shot AF
When an EF lens (except for manual focus lenses) is attached to the 
camcorder, you can use the one-shot AF function during manual 
focus to have the camcorder focus automatically only once on the 
subject at the center of the screen.
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF in advance.
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable automatic 
adjustment on the lens (A 71).
• [AF] will appear on the left of the screen.
• By default, the AF mode is set to one-shot AF. If it has been 
changed, continue to step 2. If it is already set to one-shot AF, 
skip to step 4.
2 Open the AF [Mode] submenu.
[~Camera Setup] > [AF] > [Mode]
3 Select [One Shot] and then press the joystick.
4 Press and hold the ONE-SHOT AF button.
• The AF frame will appear at the center of the screen and the 
camcorder will focus automatically. When you are using Face 
AF, a white detection frame will appear around the face of the 
person who has been determined to be the main subject.
• When correct focus has been achieved, the AF frame turns green.
• If the camcorder cannot focus automatically, the AF frame will turn red.
• The AF frame will disappear when you release the ONE-SHOT AF button.
NOTES
• One-shot AF is not available when face AF is set to [Face Only] and a face has not been detected.
• When the aperture value used is F11 or higher, the camcorder will focus using contrast-detection autofocus.
Continuous AF
When an EF lens (except for manual focus lenses) is attached to the camcorder, you can have the camcorder 
focus automatically.
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF in advance.
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable automatic 
adjustment on the lens (A 71).
• [AF] will appear on the left of the screen.
2 Open the AF [Mode] submenu.
[~Camera Setup] > [AF] > [Mode]
3 Select [Continuous] and then press the joystick.
• A white frame will appear in the center of the screen.
[~ Camera Setup]
[AF]
[Mode]
[One Shot]
[~ Camera Setup]
[AF]
[Mode]
[One Shot] 
						

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Activating AF Lock
Press the AF LOCK button.
• The frame at the center of the screen will turn gray and the focus will 
be locked. Press the button again to deactivate AF lock.
Remote Operation Using Browser Remote
After completing the necessary preparations (A153), you can use 
the one-shot AF and continuous AF functions remotely from a Wi-Fi 
enabled device using the Browser Remote application.
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF in advance.
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable automatic 
adjustment on the lens (A 71).
To Use Continuous AF
2 Press [AF MODE] so that the ONE-SHOT AF/AF LOCK button displays [AF LOCK].
3 If necessary, press [AF LOCK] to activate AF lock.
• The frame at the center of the screen will turn gray and the focus will be locked. Press 
the button again to deactivate AF lock.
To Use One-shot AF
2 Press [AF MODE] so that the ONE-SHOT AF/AF LOCK button displays [ONE-SHOT AF].
3 Press [ONE-SHOT AF] to activate one-shot AF.
• An AF frame appears at the center of the live view screen and the camcorder will focus 
automatically.
• The AF frame turns green (correct focus) or red (when the camcorder cannot focus 
automatically) and then disappears after a few seconds.
NOTES
• The point where the camcorder focuses may change slightly depending on shooting conditions, such as subject, 
brightness and zoom position. Check the focus before resuming shooting.
• Autofocus may not work well when [~ Camera Setup] > [ISO/Gain] > [Extended Range] is set to [On] and 
an ISO speed or gain value in the extended range is selected.
• When using smaller apertures, focusing on the subject may become more difficult.
• When the custom picture [Gamma] setting is [Wide DR] or [Canon Log], focusing may become more difficult.
• One-shot AF is not available when the shutter speed mode is set to [Slow] and the shutter speed is set to 1/4 
or 1/3.
• Autofocus may take longer in the following cases.
- When the frame rate (set in the video configuration) or shooting frame rate is set to PF29.97, 29.97P, 
23.98P, PF25.00 or 25.00P.
- With some EF lenses, the camcorder may take longer to focus automatically or may not be able to focus 
correctly. Visit your local Canon Web site for the latest information.
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF will not work in the following cases.
- When using an optional EF Extender.
- When face AF is set to [Face Priority] and a face is detected.
- When face AF is set to [Face Only]. 
						

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• Continuous AF will not work in the following cases.
- When using an EF lens that does not have a focus mode switch.
- While adjusting the aperture, except when using an EF lens compatible with face AF (A202).
- While adjusting the focus using a remote controller attached to the REMOTE terminal.
• Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects or in the following cases. In such case, focus manually.
- Reflective surfaces
- Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines
- Fast moving subjects
- Through dirty or wet windows
-Night scenes
- Subjects with a repetitive pattern
Detecting and Focusing On Faces (Face AF)
When using a compatible EF lens (A202), the camcorder can detect a 
person’s face during autofocus mode, automatically focus on it, and 
even track it if the person moves. When there are a number of people in 
the picture, one person (with the white face detection frame) will be 
determined to be the main subject and the camcorder will focus on that 
person’s face. You can also change the person selected as main 
subject.
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF in advance.
• [AF] will appear on the left of the screen.
2 Open the [Face AF] submenu.
[~Camera Setup] > [AF] > [Face AF]
3 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.
•  or   will appear on the left of the screen.
4 Point the camcorder at the subject.
• If there is more than one person in the picture, the camcorder will automatically select one person it 
determines is the main subject. The camcorder will indicate the main subject with a white face detection 
frame and other faces with gray frames.
•  will appear in white when a face is detected and in gray when a face is not detected.
• If necessary, push the joystick left/right to change the main subject when there is more than one person.
• If necessary, you can use AF lock (A75).
Options
[Face Priority]  :  When there is no face detected, the camcorder focuses automatically on the subject at the center of 
the screen.
[Face Only]  :  The camcorder locks the focus.
[Off]: Standard autofocus operation with no face detection.
[~Camera Setup]
[AF]
[Face AF]
[Off] 
						

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Activating AF Lock
1 Open the AF [Mode] submenu.
   [~ Camera Setup] > [AF] > [Mode]
2 Select [Continuous] and then press the joystick.
• A white frame will appear in the center of the screen. 
3 Press the AF LOCK button.
• The frame at the center of the screen will turn gray and the focus will 
be locked. Press the button again to deactivate AF lock.
Remote Operation Using Browser Remote
After completing the necessary preparations (A153), you can use the face AF function remotely from a Wi-Fi-
enabled device using the Browser Remote application.
1 Activate face AF (A76, steps 1 to 3).
2 Point the camcorder at a subject.
To Use AF Lock
3 Press [AF MODE] so that the ONE-SHOT AF/AF LOCK button displays [AF LOCK].
4 Press [AF LOCK].
• The frame at the center of the screen will turn gray and the focus will be locked. Press 
the button again to deactivate AF lock.
To Use One-shot AF 
3 Press [AF MODE] so that the ONE-SHOT AF/AF LOCK button displays [ONE-SHOT AF].
4 Press [ONE-SHOT AF].
• The camcorder will start focusing and a focus icon will appear on the Browser Remote 
screen. The icon's color indicates the following.
- White: Focusing.
- Green: Focus achieved.
- Red: Unable to focus.
NOTES
• The camcorder may mistakenly detect the faces of non-human subjects. In such case, turn face detection off.
• In certain cases, faces may not be detected correctly. Typical examples include:
- Faces extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the overall picture.
- Faces that are turned to the side, at a diagonal or partially hidden.
• Face AF cannot be used when the shutter speed is slower than 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate is 23.98P) for 
59.94 Hz recordings or slower than 1/25 for 50.00 Hz recordings.
• If you set an assignable button to [Face AF] (A107), you can press the button to switch between the face 
detection options.[~Camera Setup]
[AF]
[Mode]
[One Shot] 
						

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Zooming
When an EF Cinema lens compatible with zoom adjustment (A202) is attached to the camcorder, you can 
operate the zoom using the camcorder or the optional RC-V100 Remote Controller (A106). 
Required settings on EF Cinema lensesTo operate the zoom from the camcorder when using a compatible EF Cinema lens (A202), you will need to 
enable automatic adjustment using the controls on the lens. Required settings vary depending on the lens. Refer 
to the following table and the instruction manual of the lens used.
1 Enable automatic adjustment on the lens.
2 Open the grip unit's zoom [Setting] submenu.
[v Camera Setup] > [Camera Grip Zoom] > [Setting]
3 Select [On] and then press the joystick.
4 Open the grip unit's zoom [Speed] submenu.
[v Camera Setup] > [Camera Grip Zoom] > [Speed]
5 Select the desired zoom speed and then press the joystick.
• You can select one of 16 constant speeds (1 is the slowest, 16 is 
the fastest).
6 Push the grip unit's joystick up/down to zoom in/out.
NOTES
• When an optional RC-V100 Remote Controller is connected to the 
camcorder, you can adjust the zoom with the remote controller's 
ZOOM dial.
• When using slower zoom speeds, it may take time for the lens to 
start zooming.
LensPart used on the lensSetting for automatic adjustment
CN7x17 KAS S/E1
CN20x50 IAS H/E1Zoom operation change-over knob SERVO
CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S Zoom change-over switch SERVO
[~Camera Setup]
[Camera Grip Zoom]
[Setting]
[Off]
[~Camera Setup]
[Camera Grip Zoom]
[Speed]
[8] 
						

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Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
Using onscreen markers allows you to make sure your subject is correctly framed and is within the appropriate 
safe area. The zebra patterns help you identify areas that are overexposed. The onscreen markers and zebra 
pattern will not appear in your recordings.
Displaying Onscreen Markers
The camcorder offers 5 types of onscreen markers. You can display 
multiple onscreen markers simultaneously.
1 Open the [Markers] submenu.
[£OLED/VF Setup] > [Markers]
2 Select a marker you wish to display, select [Black] or [Gray] and 
then press the joystick.
• Select [Off] to turn off the selected marker.
• You can display multiple markers simultaneously. Repeat this step as 
necessary.
• If you selected [Safe Area] or [Aspect Marker], continue to step 3. 
Otherwise, you can skip to step 4.
3 Select [Safe Area Setting] or [Aspect Ratio], select the desired option and then press the joystick.
4 Select [Enable], select [On] and then press the joystick to enable the onscreen markers.
• All of the selected onscreen markers will be displayed.
• Select [Off] to turn off all onscreen markers.
Options
Operating modes:
[Center]: Displays a small marker that indicates the center of the screen.
[Horizontal]: Displays a horizontal line to help you compose level shots.
[Grid]: Displays a grid that allows you to frame your shots correctly (horizontally and vertically).
[Safe Area]: Displays indicators that show various safe areas, such as the action safe area and text safe area. 
Available options for [Safe Area Setting] are [80%], [90%], [92.5%] and [95%].
[Aspect Marker]: Displays markers that indicate various aspect ratios to help you keep your shot within that area. 
Available options for [Aspect Ratio] are [4:3], [13:9], [14:9], [1.66:1], [1.75:1], [1.85:1] and [2.35:1].
[£OLED/VF Setup]
[
Markers]
[Center]
[
Horizontal]
[Grid]
[Safe Area]
[Aspect Marker]
[Off]
Aspect ratio guide 4:3Level marker Safe area 80% 
						

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NOTES
• You can turn off all other onscreen displays, leaving only the onscreen markers (A52).
• If you set an assignable button to [Markers] (A107), you can press the button to turn the onscreen markers 
on and off.
Displaying Zebra Patterns
The camcorder has a zebra pattern feature that shows black and white 
diagonal stripes over areas that are overexposed. This is displayed only 
on the screen and will not appear in your recordings. There are two 
types of zebra patterns and you can display both simultaneously. Zebra 
1 lets you identify areas within a certain range (±5% of a specified level) 
while zebra 2 lets you identify areas that are over a specified level. 
When you display both simultaneously and they overlap, only zebra 1 
will be displayed in those areas.
1 Open the zebra pattern [Select] submenu.
[£OLED/VF Setup] > [Zebra] > [Select]
2 Select [Zebra 1], [Zebra 2] or [Zebra 1&2] and then press the 
joystick.
3 Open the zebra level submenu.
[£OLED/VF Setup] > [Zebra] > [Zebra 1 Level] or [Zebra 2 
Level]
4 Select a zebra level and then press the joystick.
5 Press the ZEBRA button to activate the selected zebra 
pattern.
• Alternatively, before closing the menu, you can also select 
[Setting], select [On] and then press the joystick.
NOTES
• You can use the [£OLED/VF Setup] > [Zebra] > [HD Output] setting to display the zebra pattern on an 
external monitor connected to the HDMI OUT terminal (HD output only), except when the output signal is 
1080/59.94P or 1080/50.00P.
Center marker Grid
[£OLED/VF Setup]
[Zebra]
[Select]
[Zebra 1]