The Canon EOS C500 Mark II 5.9K Full-Frame Camera Body is part of the Cinema EOS lineup of cameras and it features a full-frame CMOS sensor with an effective 18.69MP resolution. This allows it to feature a 5.9K output in full frame and crop window the sensor for Super 35 and Super 16 frame sizes while maintaining a high resolution. The C500 Mark II comes with a Canon EF mount and features an interchangeable lens mount system allowing you to swap out the mount in the field for an optional Cinema Locking EF or PL mount thus greatly expanding the amount of glass you can use with the camera. The sensor features over 15 stops of dynamic range and Dual Pixel autofocus support and the camera uses a DIG! C DV 7 chip for image processing. The camera internally records raw using the Canon Cinema RAW Light codec in 12- or 10-bit or you can capture using the XF-AVC codec in 10-bit. Internal recording is done to CFexpress cards via two CFexpress card slots. 8-bit proxy recording in the XF-AVC codes as well as JPEGs can be captured onto an SD card via the built-in SD card slot. Supporting a variety of gamma settings including Canon Log 2 and Log 3 as well as supporting a variety of color gamuts including Cinema BT.2020 DCI-P3 and legacy BT.709. LUT importing is supported of course. The camera supports four channels of 24-bit 48 kHz linear PCM audio recording.
- 5.9K Full Frame CMOS sensor
- Internal 5.9K Cinema RAW Light recording
- DIGIC DV7 Image Processor
- 4K 4:2:2 10-bit
- HDR capable with PQ/HLG
- Electronical Image Stabilisation
- Internal Full Frame ND 2/4/6/8/10
- User changeable lens mount
- Dual CFexpress slots