Canon EOS C300 and EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Cameras’ Firmware Updates at No Cost: Availability Announced

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Canon recently announced the following firmware updates:

EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Camera (EF-Mount)

The EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Camera (EF-Mount) + EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens: The camera updates will allow various functions such as support for the Canon EVF-V70 OLED Electronic Viewfinder, WFT-E8 Wireless File Transmitter, Shutter Angle Priority, support for Zebra range at 65 percent or below, 2K Crop Audio Recording, Built-In Mic Audio off, and Peripheral Illumination Correction when using the new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens.

EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Camera (PL-Mount)

The EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema Camera (PL-Mount) updates will allow various functions such as support for the Canon EVF-V70 OLED Electronic Viewfinder, WFT-E8 Wireless File Transmitter, Shutter Angle Priority, support for Zebra range at 65 percent or below, 2K Crop Audio Recording, and Built-In Mic Audio off.

Canon EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera (EF-Mount)

The EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera (EF-Mount) updates will allow various functions such as support for the WFT-E8 Wireless File Transmitter, Shutter Angle Priority, Grip Zoom Function when using CINE-SERVO 17-120mm EF-mount, CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm EF-Mount and COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm lenses, Auto Iris and Push Iris when using CINE-SERVO 17-120mm EF-mount, CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm EF-Mount and COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm lenses and Peripheral Illumination Correction when using the new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens.
The EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera DAF (EF-Mount) updates will allow various functions such as support for the WFT-E8 Wireless File Transmitter, Shutter Angle Priority, Dual Pixel CMOS AF (DAF) when using CINE-SERVO 17-120mm EF-Mount and COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm lenses, Grip Zoom Function when using CINE-SERVO 17-120mm EF-mount, CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm EF-Mount and COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm lenses, Auto Iris and Push Iris when using CINE-SERVO 17-120mm EF-mount, CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm EF-Mount and COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm lenses and Peripheral Illumination Correction when using the new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens.

Canon EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera (PL-Mount)

The EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera (PL-Mount) updates will allow various functions such as support for the WFT-E8 Wireless File Transmitter and Shutter Angle Priority.

The highlighted functions will be available with the following product firmware updates:

Features	EOS C300 Mark II EF-mount	EOS C300 Mark II PL-mount	EOS C300 EF-mount	EOS C300 DAF EF-mount	EOS C300 PL-mount
EVF-V70 Support	■	■
Shutter Angle Priority	■	■	■	■	■
Support for Zebra at 65% or Less	■	■
2K Crop Audio Recording	■	■
Built-in Mic Audio Off	■	■
WFT-E8 Support	■	■	■	■	■
Dual Pixel CMOS AF Function for the CINE-SERVO 17-120mm (EF) and the COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm	■			■
Grip Zoom Function for the CINE-SERVO 17-120mm (EF), CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm (EF) and COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm	■		■	■
Auto Iris and Push Iris Support for the CINE-SERVO 17-120mm (EF) and the COMPACT SERVO 18-80mm	■	■	■	■
Peripheral Illumination Correction for the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM	■		■	■
Date Available	Firmware scheduled to be available on December 13th, 2016

To learn more about the firmware updates, please visit usa.canon.com/nabny2016firmware.

These firmware updates are scheduled to be available on December 13, 2016.

You can pre-order / buy the Canon EOS C300 and EOS C300 Mark II Digital Cinema cameras as well as accessories at B&H (prices are in USD):