With a recent firmware update in March, the Canon EOS C70 can now shoot in Cinema RAW Light LT. The Canon EOS C70 shares the same dual gain output sensor (DGO) as the Canon EOS C300 Mark III that we tested here. Curious to hear how it performs? Then read on … The Canon EOS C70 was introduced a while back, in September 2020 to be precise, and over the years it has seen numerous firmware updates, it has been approved by Netflix, and of course it has received the FilmConvert treatment. In March 2022, it got another major firmware upgrade that now allows the EOS C70 to record Cinema RAW Light LT internally. Now it’s time to put this little film camera through our lab test! So let’s take a look. Canon EOS C70 in the CineD Lab. Rolling Shutter of the Canon EOS C70 As mentioned above, the Canon EOS C70 and C300 Mark III share the same DGO Sensor, hence the rolling shutter values are exactly the same, 15.6ms for 4K DCI (17:9): Canon EOS C70 rolling shutter: 15.6ms This rolling shutter value applies from 25 – 60 frames per second. Once we shift the sensor to 75 – 120 fps, the dual gain output is not active any more and the rolling shutter drops to 7.7ms. Dynamic Range of the Canon EOS C70 at ISO800 If you are not familiar with how we test the dynamic range of cameras, please have a look here. Let’s have...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 10 May, 2022