Canon EOS C300 Mark II meets EBU HD and UHD classification
Posted on Feb 18, 2016 by Alex Fice
More news from Canon today that the EOS C300 Mark II digital cinema camera has been independently tested in accordance with European Broadcast Union (EBU) recommendations for both HD and UHD content acquisition. The report recognises image capture of up to 15 stops (we measured 12) of dynamic range using Canon Log2 and qualifies the EOS C300 Mark II for R.118 Tier 1 in HD and Tier 2 in UHD.
The EBU exists to serve 73 broadcasters across 56 countries in understanding which technology is best suited to certain tasks. The UK’s Digital Production Partnership (DPP) broadcasters use these recommendations to ensure their content meets a minimum threshold. This is especially important when a compressed image needs to survive editing, grading, encoding and transmission before it reaches audiences in its final pictures.
“Testing our cameras using the European Broadcast Union’s methodology is a very important step for us,” said Austin Freshwater, Director, Professional Imaging at Canon UK. “With the EOS C300 Mark II, we aimed to design a camera that lets both filmmakers and broadcast producers realise their creative vision. It’s because of this commitment that the EOS C300 Mark II offers users the very best image quality and we’re incredibly pleased that these test results back that up.”
The EOS C300 Mark II follows Canon’s XC10 video camera thatalso qualifies for R.118 Tier 1 HDas tested in September last year.
To download the full report please visit https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3335_s18.pdf
