Canon EOS C300 Firmware 1.1.1.1.00
Canon have just announced the release of firmware version 1.1.1.1.00 for the EOS C300.
Firmware Version 1.1.1.1.00 incorporates all the functions and modifications listed below:
EOS C300 Cinema EOS Camera & EOS C300 PL Cinema EOS Camera
1. Fixes a phenomenon where the previous Firmware Version 1.1.0.1.00 offered incorrect color balance.
2. Ability to move the magnification viewing area around the LCD using the MAGN Function.
3. Support for a 1440×1080/35Mbps recording mode.
4. ISO up to 80,000 has been added.
5. Added functionality to support the optional Canon GPS Receiver GP-E1.
6. A Key Lock menu setting has been added which now makes it possible to lock all operations, including the START/STOP button.
7. Using the optional Canon WFT-E6 Wireless File Transmitter, the camera’s remote-control application allows two users to access the same unit via a Wi-Fi® link providing simultaneous camera operation and control and metadata input simultaneously.
8. [Lens Exchange] and [ND+/ND-] have been added as functions that can be allocated to any assignable button.
9. A new Wide DR Gamma setting provides an expanded dynamic range of 800%.
10. Flicker Reduction has been improved.EOS C300 Cinema EOS Camera only
11. Provides Push Auto Iris and One-Shot AF operation.
12. A new AE Shift function and the selection of various light-metering modes are now available when used with some Canon Cinema lenses (EF mount) and Canon EF Lenses.
13. Ability to assign the two control dials to operate either Iris or ISO sensitivity independently.
14. Peripheral Illumination Correction Data has been added for seven (7) Canon Cinema lenses (EF mount) and fifteen (15) Canon EF Lenses.
15. A function has been added to enable continuous focus and iris setting on a subject in the middle of the screen when one of the two EF STM lenses** is attached.
**[EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM], [EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM].
There’s certainly some useful additions in there, my favourite has to be the ability to move the magnification viewing area around in the LCD, a small thing that will make life a lot easier. Just as a note, the lens needs to be switched to manual focus otherwise the viewing area remains locked to the centre.
Also features like one shot AF and Iris could be useful at times although it has to be said that I rarely use those on the C100 which has had them since launch.
It’s great that the C300 now also gets the [Wide Dynamic Range] picture profile, I really like that profile on the C100 but have rarely used it because I wanted both the C100 and C300 to produce similar results. I’ll do some testing over the next day or so to see how they match up.
Also of interest is the new [Lens Exchange] function. The C300 has been reported to be prone to failure when some lenses are removed while the camera is powered up so I always power mine down when swapping glass. By pressing the assigned [Lens Exchange] button for 1 second the C300 will switch to a mode that still allows lenses to be swapped without fear of damage because power is removed from the lens contacts. The main benefits of using the lens exchange feature over switching the camera off are that time code will continue to run and it’s also much faster. There’s almost no delay either going in to Lens Exchange mode and or coming out of it.
Here’s more detail from the updated C300 manual.