Canon cinema EOS C300 PL User Manual

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Recording
Recording Video
This section explains the recording basics. Before you begin recording, make a test recording first to check if the 
camcorder operates correctly. Record for  approximately 6 minutes at 50 Mbps (A59). Should the camcorder 
fail to operate correctly, refer to 
Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ( A 172).
For details on recording audio, refer to 
Recording Audio ( A 91).
Preparing to Record
1 Attach the monitor unit, handle unit, grip unit, etc. as necessary to build the 
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2 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.
• Recording starts. The tally lamp illuminates and the recording indicator [ ÜREC] appears at the top of the screen.
• You can use the START/STOP  button on the back of the 
camcorder, the front of the camcorder (next to the lens 
mount), the grip unit or the monitor unit.
3 Press the START/STOP button to pause the recording.
• The clip* is recorded to the  CF card and the camcorder enters 
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Locking the Controls in Recording Mode
Once in   mode, you can set the Q switch to C  (key lock) 
to lock all the physical controls  (buttons and switches) on the 
camcorder*, save for the START/STOP button. With the 
[ w Other Functions]  > [Custom Function] >  [C  START/STOP] 
setting, you can even choose to lo ck all buttons, including the 
START/STOP button. In such case,  you can use Wi-Fi Remote to 
operate the camcorder. This is useful in preventing settings from 
being changed...

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Remote Operation Using Wi-Fi Remote 
After completing the necessary preparations (A49), you can start and stop r ecording from a Wi-Fi-enabled 
device using the Wi-Fi Remote application.
1 Press [LIVE VIEW ON/OFF] to show the camcorder’s live view image on the Wi-Fi Remote screen.
2 Press [START/STOP] to begin recording.
• The recording operation indicat or changes from [STBY] to [ÜREC], the center of the START/STOP button 
lights up in red and the time code display  starts running on...

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Onscreen Displays
Refer to this section for an explanation of the various screen displays that appear in   mode. You can use 
the custom display function (
A123) to turn off individual onscreen  displays if they are not required.
When displaying the date and time (
A28):
1The displayed value is an estimate.2Only when an optional WFT-E6 Wireless File Transmitter is connected to the camcorder.3During slow & fast motion recording mode, this indicates the shooting frame rate.4Only when an...

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NOTES
• You can press the DISP. button to switch th e onscreen displays in the following sequence.
Show all onscreen displays   show only onscreen markers*   hide all onscreen displays.
*Only when the [ £ LCD/VF Setup] > [Markers] setting is enabled. 
1 Remaining battery time
• The icon shows a rough estimate of the remaining char ge as a percentage of the full charge of the battery 
pack. The remaining recording/playback  time of the battery pack is displayed, in minutes, next to...

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Rear Panel Displays
You can check the following information on the rear panel. This allows you to easily adjust main camera functions 
like the shutter speed, white balance  and ISO speed/gain even when the monitor unit is not attached to the 
camcorder without having to use the viewfinder.
1Displayed also in   mode.2In these shutter speed modes, only the denominator is displayed -   indicates a shutter speed of 1/100, etc.3Only displayed while adjusting the setting.4Only when an...

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Canon Log Gamma and CINEMA Preset
You can easily set the camcorder to use a number of preset picture-
related settings especially designed with professional cinematography 
and motion picture production in mind . With the CINEMA preset settings, 
the gamma and color matrix ( A117) will be set to the advanced Canon 
Log setting, which makes full use of the newly developed image sensor to 
offer spectacular dynamic range. On th e other hand, other custom picture 
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Video Configuration: Type of Recording, Bit Rate, Resolution and Frame Rate
Video Configuration: Type of Recording, Bit Rate, Resolution and 
Frame Rate
Before you record, select the bit rate, resolution (frame  size) and frame rate that best match your creative needs. 
The options available will depend on  the type of recordings you select: NTSC-compatible, PAL-compatible or 
true 24.00P recordings. A single CF card can contain only one type of recordings.
Selecting the Type of Recording
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Available bit rate, resolution and frame rate settings
* The first line indicates the bit rate (in Mbps); the second line indicates in parentheses whether the bit rate is constant (CB R) or 
variable (VBR), and the color sampling.
Bit rate*Resolution
[24.00P] set 
to [On][NTSC/PAL] set to [NTSC][NTSC/PAL] set to [PAL]
Frame rate[Frame Rate] setting
24.00P59.94i59.94P29.97P23.98P50.00i50.00P25.00P
50 Mbps
(CBR 4:2:2)1920 x...