User Manual

1. High Sensitivity – the exceptionally high sensitivity of the image sensor supports image

capture in those infrequent situations where scene illuminace is unusually low (the

camera supports sensitivity settings up to ISO 102,400). This level of sensitivity also

offers creative flexibilities in setting ND filters, lens aperture, and electronic shuttering –

for controlling depth of field – over a range of low light situations. At the other extreme,

the ISO 100 setting can support control of the depth of field in very bright illuminace with

the aid of the extended ND filters in the camera [7]. The excellent Luma signal to noise

ratio of 67dB (up to ISO 1600) ensures superbly quiet imagery

2. Very Clean Images – Innovative internal signal extraction and readout strategies in the

new image sensor combine with the novel Oversampling HD Processing earlier

described to produce 2K / HD having very low noise, aliasing, and color moire artifacts

(especially important on images intended to be shown on very large screens)

3. High Picture Sharpness – extension of the optical low pass filter cutoff was made

possible because of novel anti-aliasing strategies thus elevating the 2K / HD Luma MTF

4. High Dynamic Range (HDR) – The 15-Stop range allow simultaneous capture of details

in deep shadowed portions of a scene and in overexposed portions of that same scene.

This capability empowers the C300 Mark II to be a significant HDR origination system.

5. Constant Exposure Latitude Above and Below Reference 18% Gray – protects the

preservation of detail in both shadowed and highlight regions of a given scene over a

very broad range of ISO settings. This also greatly supports “Push” and “Pull”

manipulations in postproduction that seek to creatively alter the “look” of a given scene.

6. 2K / HD High Progressive Scan Frame Rates – All standard international frame rates

up to 60 fps progressive for 2K / HD are supported. Frame rates can also be selected

anywhere from 1 to 120 fps to support special effects such as Slow and Fast Motion

7. Lower Rolling Shutter Distortion – the C300 used a high-speed readout mechanism

from the image sensor to reduce the visibility of the vertical skew distortion associated

with CMOS rolling shutter. This readout has been doubled to 120P in the C300 Mark II

which further reduces the subjective visibility of this distortion

8. Extension of White Balance Range – on the blue side of the visible spectrum offers

extended creative options as well as being able to accommodate more faithful image

capture in underwater scenarios

9. Wide Color Gamuts – choice that can be set to ITU-R BT.709 specified colorimetry for

HDTV programming, to wider color gamuts for digital cinema portrayal, or to support

emulation of the look of specific motion picture film stocks. Finally, the newly

standardized ITU-R BT.2020 wide color gamut can be selected