Canon EOS C70 Compact Cinema Camera (RF Mount)

Key Features

• Serious Cinema Quality
• Ease of handling and versatility
• Workflow is easy and this camera will make you money

Professional 4K Cinema EOS has now been captured in the smallest Cinema body – and the first to feature an RF Mount. Compact yet uncompromised in video performance, the EOS C70 is the light portable answer to capturing candid handheld footage and is ideal for drones or gimbals. The EOS C70 combines the exceptional image quality and professional video features from Canon’s iconic Cinema EOS system with the compact form factor of the EOS R system. The EOS C70 redefines what you thought possible in versatility with intuitive professional interfaces putting everything you need at your fingertips. It is ideal for the documentary makers and news gatherers but offers versatility and mobility that suit all manner of production from cinema through to social media with a vertical shooting option .

Captures serious cinema quality

Achieve professional Canon colour with rich gradation via the 4K Super 35mm CMOS Dual Gain Output (DGO) even in environments with various levels of brightness. You will be amazed at the rich contrast and gradation even in shadows with the DGO offering broad ranging tonality 16+ stops. The newly developed DIGIC DV7 image processor boasts high data processing power whilst suppressing noise and the EOS C70 is equipped with a CMOS sensor designed to manage both high dynamic range and Dual Pixel CMOS AF simultaneously. Discover exceptional quality in a new generation of optical technology with Canons RF lenses. The 12 Pin RF mount and shorter flange distance expands the quantity and speed of communication between the lens and camera, bringing an enhanced level of autofocus, image stabilisation and customisable control. 4K 120fps is available when recording in 10 bit 4:2:2 in both XF-AVC or MP4 or up to 180 fps at 2K.

So easy to handle and versatile

The EOS C70 provides the high quality 4K image output that professionals demand from Canon but now in a more compact form factor, making it ideal for single camera operators or those shooting fast and furiously. Its compact, lightweight body improves mobility and offers incredible shooting flexibility via the basic handheld shooting style of the CINEMA EOS series combined with the compactness and mobility of the EOS R Series. Coupled with a high frame rate recording capability, Dual Pixel CMOS AF and audio recording as well as enhanced image stabilisation, the EOS C70 is a truly formidable beast.

Workflow is so easy and manageable

The EOS C70 features two versatile SD cards lots supporting UHS-II cards enabling high bit rate recording and a variety of simultaneous recording options. It also supports multiple file formats offering flexibility during recording delivering the convenience of say a XF-AVC recording in one slot and an MP4 in the second slot or a card of 2K and one of 4K resolution. So many professional interfaces on such a tiny body from two mini XLR inputs, a microphone and Headphone terminal, Timecode terminal , USB-C terminal and remote with a full sized HDMI supporting 4K 10-Bit output. The ease of handling and ability to manage a job on the fly is further enhanced by the fast processing and face detection offering dramatic improvements to distance measuring and tracking reliability. Using Focus Touch Control you can precisely set the cameras specific focus area by simply touching the LCD.

Our expert's opinion

This camera is not only an ideal investment but is a working cinematographers dream. It empowers smooth set up and pack down due to its simple and familiar setup, is portable and agile without compromising on all the things we love about the C Series, the reliability and consistency of the output and clean lifelike colour, the ease of use and intuitive nature of shooting with them and the knowledge you can shoot all day and know that what’s in the can will be usable and magical.