Mediakwest - Eos Cinema R5C, the hybrid of the two worlds!

Wednesday janvier2022Par Stephan Faudeux

In 2008, the release of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was a small revolution.His video shooting capacities in Full HD have been widely appreciated by videographers and filmmakers.It made it possible to create a "cinematographic" image (especially Bokeh effects) for a price lower than the cameras present at that time on the market.The Eos Cinema range over the years has grown and canon with the EOS R5C model wishes to offer an "all-in-one" device.The current demand is to have hybrid, hybrid devices in the sense of versatility, capable of doing "everything", to fully treat the photo and video part.Sony proposed the FX-3 last year which takes up this concept.

In order to truly offer the best of both worlds, the EOS R5C has two separate menus, one for the photo and one for the video, identical to those of the EOS R photo system and the EOS Cinema video interface.Thanks to the main three -position switch, the user can switch between operating methods and quickly access the associated settings.

This new device is between the Canon Eos R range and the C70 camera, and combines the best of both worlds by offering more features, ergonomics than a camera that would record on video.This hybrid camera is characterized by integration into the same case of a high -resolution CMOS sensor, a DIGIC X processor, and the RF lens frame: three elements allowing 8K and L video recording and L'Acquisition of photos of 45 million pixels.

The EOS R5C, which strengthens the EOS Cinema system, is able to record internally from RAW 8K to 30p and even up to 60p when using an external source source.It is possible to record 8K internally which is a first for this type of device, and for 8K in 60p, it takes an external power because the coding is energy -consuming in.Registration is done on CF Card Express.To avoid overheating, the device has an adjustable fan at certain speeds, and of course the more the fan will run at high speed the more it will produce noise.The device is light - it is 680 g - and has an 8.1 cm LCD screen and an OLED viewfinder of 5.76 million pixels (1.27 cm).

Raw, HDR, 12 bits

Compared to other devices, this camera is able to record CINEMA RAW LIGHT internally (12 -bit recording).Canon has developed three new modes (high quality RAW HQ, RAW St Quality Standard, RAW LT for a light recording).The three modes have a 12 -bit coding.For a sensor in S35 mode in 5.9K resolution, the flow will be 2.12 Gbps in RAW HQ, 2.1 GBPS in RAW ST and 1.4 GBPS in RAW LT.

A debaying algorithm has been integrated, allowing 4K images to be created from the RGB data from the 8K sensor, which gives 4 images.2.2 in 10 bits (images with more details, less noise in the low lights, fewer false colors and moirées).And with its HDR PQ and HLG compatibility, as well as with the Canon Log 3, videographers will be able to record very realistic sequences and benefit from greater possibilities of expression.

The camera can record videos in 120 IM/s in 4K and sampling 4.2.2 is compatible with HFR.Another feature, HFR mode is compatible with autofocus.HFR mode, which allows you to slow down, is generally used for motion videos, for sport for example.AF will operate in high speed guaranteeing a clear image without loss of point.Another novelty, in HFR mode it is possible to record audio.AF CMOS Double Pixel is a technology that takes each sensor pixel both to detect AF focus and for image acquisition.It is possible to manage AF in a surface of 80 % of the horizontal and vertical framing.AF mode priority to the face, as its name suggests, takes stock of the face when the face detection is activated.AF Face mode only makes a focus that adjusts when a face is detected in the field.

The camera has a double housing of cards to save on a CFEXPRESS card and an SD card.This allows in particular to record simultaneously on the two cards.The premium format on the CFEXPRESS (type B) card and a more compressed or proxy format on the UHS-II SD card.

Le monde des optiques

One of the assets of the Canon camera is to accept a wide range of optics that will enrich the camera, especially optics in RF mount.These objectives, in addition to their optical quality, offer an ultra -efficient autofocus, a more rigorous control over the opening, on the real distance of the subject.The RF mount, characterized by a short draw and on its 12 -pin connection system, ensures a speed of communication between the case and the objective.

The new camera is obviously compatible with Canon Cinema and EOS EF lenses (via an EF-EOS R frame adapter) and it is compatible with anamorphic optics through an adapter.The Cannon objectives, which are stabilized, can collaborate jointly with the electronic camera stabilizer for an image stabilization on five axes.

On the other hand, in the current context where the demand for content in stereoscopy (3D VR) increases, the association of the 8K video and the new Objectif Canon RF 5.2 mm F2.8l Dual Fisheye, will simplify the production of immersive VR stereo sequences, both for the process of acquiring images and for that of assembly.

The user can select an ISO base and ensure that the image will be optimized in relation to the environment of its shooting.It is possible to use auto mode.The ISO basic setting will vary according to the illumination of the scene and will offer a high sensitivity in low light.The camera offers in the settings the Canon Log 3 which is already available on high-end models of the brand (C-70 and C300 MK III).The dynamic beach is thus more extensive during calibration.The cannon log 3 allows a simpler calibration, reduces noise in low light and offers more dynamics.

The camera, in addition to the cannon log 3, is HDR compatible.It can save HLG files compatible with the ITU BT 2100.The colorimetric rendering can be chosen between saturated (equivalent to "traditional color") or BT 2100 (equivalent to "Natural Color").It is possible to import 3D luts into the camera for internal recording and video output (look file).

En plus…

To control the menus, you can directly act from the screen in touch mode.

The device can operate for multi-caméra: it is delivered in particular with a tally and a TC in input.Cable protection is provided as standard to avoid the risk of disconnection and deterioration in particular from the HDMI cable.By connecting the camera with an Atomos device, the user can run in Apple Prores RAW up to 8k 30p.Proxy data can also be saved at the SD card at the same time.The accessory door claw is new in the Eos Cinema range, it is the same as that of the EOS R3 and the XF605.It can receive speedlite flashes and audio accessories like a DM-E1D stereo microphone or a Tascam CA-XLR2D adapter allowing to connect microphones in XLR.

To benefit from Ethernet connectors and Wi-Fi on video, you need an accessory: WFT-R10.It has two antennas 2 × 2 5 GHz.This accessory is necessary to control the camera by the Browser Remote and Wi-Fi transfer applications.

A new application allows the transfer of metadata and video proxys (recorded on the device) and transferred by an iPhone.You need the Wi-Fi accessory and the CTM (Control Transfer Mobile) app to transfer data to a server within the editorial staff.

The Browser Remote application allows you to control the menu of your camera from your smartphone or tablet.

En mode photo

Thanks to the 45 million pixel sensor and the DIGIC X processor, the EOS R5C is also a camera having the capacity to produce images under the high performance with rates of up to 20 images per second.The DIGIC X processor has also allowed innovations in terms of electronic noise treatment and it is now perfectly possible to work without restriction with sensitivities as high as ISO 51,200.Such potential is ideal for filming in weakly lit environments such as sports rooms, for example.In order to provide photographers with greater creative freedom, 10 -bit HEIF images can be recorded with a dynamic and a range of extensive colors.Additional options are available, in particular the intervallometer which allows to capture incredible Time-Lapse content in high resolution.

En conclusion

The Canon EOS R5C camera presents many advantages on paper, but it will be necessary to test the product "in real life" to push its functions in filming conditions.She comes to compete with Sony on her FX-3 model with superior technical characteristics, so we can't wait to take charge of this new camera.

Price: 4,999 euros

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