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Canon EOS C400 Announced

What you don't know about the C400!​


BY CVP


 

Canon C400 Detailed & Full Hands on Review. Things I love & hate about it.​


By

Galston Anthony



 

ARRI Tech Talk: Pro Camera Accessories for the Canon EOS C400​



By ARRICHANNEL


 

Wooden Camera Accessories for Canon EOS C400​

By FDTimes
Article
www.fdtimes.com

Wooden Camera Accessories for Canon EOS C400 - Film and Digital Times

Wooden Camera's new Elite Accessory System for the Canon EOS C400 and Core System will be released in September, when the camera will ship as well. The Core System includes the essentials for the C400 camera. The Elite System adds Wooden Camera's Top Handle, Baseplate, and rods.
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WOODEN CAMERA WEBSITE
woodencamera.com

Elite Accessory System for Canon EOS C400 - Wooden Camera

Intuitive accessory & power system including modular top plate, hot-swap battery slide, RF to PL Mount, and more.
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Canon C400 test shoot: handheld | night | Wide DR​

By

TheBlackbox - motion & video studio



 

Austin's Pilot Journey - Canon EOS C400 Camera Test​

By

Hot Rod Cameras



 
Got a chance to briefly play around with the C400 at B&H Photo as they have one on the showroom floor.

I can see where it improves on the latest C300/C500 cameras in terms of the size, dimensions, and weight as it is little less bulkier and a seems easier to handhold.

I didn't shoot any footage to test (might try that in the future) but it does obviously have better codec options, ISO, and frame rates.

One surprise and slight disappointment was the weight and ergonomics.
While the body is definitely smaller than the C300/C500 models it is still kind of heavyish for a box camera.
I think the C400 might suffer from being a relatively tall for a box camera which is characteristic of the previous C series cameras.

I always found Canon C series to be kind of vertical in the way the body is shaped and once accessories attach to the top handle it can make for a rather top heavy hand holding experience.

My experience handholding those cameras is they can put more strain on the wrist and forearm compared to other cameras like a Komodo, KX, or FX 6 where the height is more compact and streamlined to the rest of the body.

I only briefly held the C400 so nothing I'm saying is definite but picking it up (with a Canon RF 24-105 lens) I can see where it could have similar handholding issues other C series cameras might though I must emphasize the smaller size and weight of the C400 does seem to improve things compared to the C300/C500.

In terms of ergonomics I would still prefer Komodo and KX as it seems to balance out a bit better once you build it out. Part of the "fun" feeling of Komodo is that the smaller sizes make handholding feel maneuverable and less cumbersome. Note I build my Komodos relatively light and often use my iPhone Pro Max as a monitor/controller so this can vary based on camera builds.

Perhaps with enhancements like a cage from Mid 49 or Wooden Camera and the like might help my initial ergonomic impressions of the C400 in this regard.

C400 is still intriguing and I definitely like the option of having 4 discreet audio inputs, the RAW settings, and ISO modes.
This is only an impression of playing with the camera a little bit at B&H and again nothing definitive.
I do look forward to eventually trying it on a shoot for a more solid opinion.

Brian Timmons
BRITIM/MEDIA
 
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My grades of the CANON C400 Raw files.


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rand thompson said:

CAMERA TEST – C400 vs SONY VENICE – XOCN ST – CANON RAW CINEMA LITE ST​



BY CINED


ARTICLE
www.newsshooter.com

CAMERA TEST – C400 vs SONY VENICE – XOCN ST – CANON RAW CINEMA LITE ST - Newsshooter

I was recently asked to DP a multi-camera series for a streaming platform. Our “A” camera is the Sony VENICE shooting XOCN – ST; we will cross-shoot with
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SONY and CANON Raw files available for download in the article.
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Hi Rand, thanks for finding some C400 footage.

It's a pity there weren't some identical shots with a chart for each camera, to see how hard it actually is to match them without getting too far into it. But just looking at what's there, I'd have to say I prefer the Canon colours over the Sony. It just seemed easier for me to work with and get the image where I wanted it.

But damn that C400 footage is brutally and unflatteringly sharp.

Here's a grade with a bunch of blur and compression added (maybe too much) -



Not sure about how the cameras and their image qualities compare in other areas, but just going by that single test alone, I'd say if the Canon C400 looks that good compared to the Sony Venice it could be used as the 'B' and 'A' camera, project permitting.

I didn't know Canon had come so far to be honest, so thanks for the links and for Newsshooter and Ben Fogarty for making the footage available.

Here's an unlisted video of the test footage too if anyone's interested -

 
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That's just the default Camera Raw Sharpness setting for Canon RAW files, which is +10. I liked the way it looked but you can always turn it down to "0" if you want a less sharp image. I rather have a Sharp image That I can Soften in Post than have a Soft Image and have to make it sharper.

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