User Manual

Figure 9 Showing the four color gamut choices in the C300 Mark II
The unusually wide Cinema Gamut is intended to support digital movie production where the
production team might wish to emulate (in the color grading process) the look of a specific
motion picture film stock. This unusually wide color gamut encompasses the color gamut of all
known film stocks used in motion picture production today and in the past.
The significantly extended virtual primaries support the specification of positive code values
within the Horseshoe representing the visible colors. Canon will supply 3x3 color matrices that
will convert the code values of Cinema Gamut to each of the standardized color gamuts of
BT.709, BT.2020, and DCI-P3.
12.0 Summary of 2K / HD Image Performance Enhancements of C300 Mark II
The original EOS C300 gained a worldwide reputation for producing high quality imagery. Of
special note is the excellent facial skin tone reproduction of that camera – regardless of
ethnicity. In planning the second generation C300 Mark II camera the Canon design team
preserved these unique attributes while also setting a goal of a further significant elevation of
the bar in overall image quality – paying close attention to all of the multidimensional aspects of
contemporary digital motion imaging. Many recommendations by users of the original C300
were factored into the many design considerations of this new camcorder.
The following specifically summarizes the many areas of design attention in striving for that
goal:
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