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We don't get a ton of Canon Cinema EOS information ahead of product launches over the years, but since the EOS R5 C, that has changed a bit.
Canon has released more affordable Cinema cameras over the last few years and that has brought more people into the system.
The last cinema cameras announced were the full-frame Canon Cinema EOS C70 and Cinema EOS C400. Both cameras have been very well received, and Canon seems to have figured out how to differentiate products at similar price points, $7999 vs $5499, and do them both very well.
What's Next?
We have been told that Canon will have new Cinema EOS products in Q4, likely ahead of IBC, which starts on September 12, 2025, in Amsterdam. Canon has made Cinema EOS announcements ahead of this version of IBC.
There could be two cameras at the same time, though announcement dates are very fluid, they could come together like the C80 and C400 did or staggered.
Higher End Camera?
One of the cameras will be “above” the Cinema EOS C400 but won't be a Cinema EOS C700 or C500 Mark II direct replacement. No “direct replacement” can simply mean the naming convention is changing.
Though, it's probably likely that segmentation is changing as Canon's bread and butter in Cinema is indie and documentary filmmakers.
New Form Factor?
The second camera will be “something completely new” in the Cinema EOS lineup. Sadly, nothing else was mentioned about it. We don't think it would be some kind of high-end “A-camera” attempt, and could be something like a box camera, they have been developing them over the last few years.
Canon has made box cameras like the ME20F-SH, but those are highly specialized cameras, so they don't really fit here.
There will be a product space once the EOS R5 C is no longer a part of the line-up, so I would suspect something sub $5000 that goes directly at Sony, but with a Canon twist.
Less people are involved with Cinema EOS than the hybrid/photo side of things, so information is always a little more vague and hard to come by. We are intrigued by what the “something completely new” is.
And above the R5 C then there is the cinema department with some new products this year - at least one boxy "Sony-killer"?
C80 sensor, 1 mini XLR, ND filters? Perhaps.
Given the Burano’s steep $25k (US) price tag, Canon has a good deal of room to play with while still being able to undercut Sony. I’d certainly hope $15k or less … maybe $13k.
But for that price, what could be the differentiating factors vs the C400?
- A DGO sensor certainly would be welcomed
- Hopefully they could do this while sticking to the 6K FF resolution (which is certainly the sweet spot now)
- Hopefully they could do this while maintaining the triple base ISO function (which, although not perfect, is very nice to have)
- Hopefully there would be a way to disable the DGO mode to get higher readout speeds
- Two CF Express B slots would certainly be expected
- Open gate/anamorphic capture modes (taller than the normal 17:9 image)
- A body or extension unit with full size connectors
- A USB-C EVF (hopefully could work with the C400)
Apart from those, I am not quite sure, since the C400 is pretty fully featured – would be curious to hear others’ thoughts.The wildcard could be a Global Shutter sensor (perhaps as an option), but I am not sure how much demand there would be for that. (If they could manage a Global Shutter sensor with DGO, now that would be quite interesting.)
Dissabling the in camera frame grab for footage with CP enabled? What gives with Canon continually crippling their CP Look file functionality. Canon is hell bent on dissabling in camera pre color grading in all modes. Pretending to offer what we think they're offering, but with extreme caveats. We'll just let you do your thing with ur video, but that's as far as we'll go. You gotta do the rest in post somewhere else. Thought that Canon had stepped up to Panasonic. Not. Canon's version of "Real Time LUTs" only applies to video mode only. Unlike RED and Panasonic.
I’ve been trying to use the R5II as a mini-C80 and it’s takes so long to match the C80 look and color in post that it kills the workflow (and it never totally matches. The 4K fine is obviously sharper than C80 and the C80 has more dynamic range).
If by “something totally different” or a “box camera” they just mean a DSLR style body with no EVF, like the FX3, I would take it. If they managed to fit the same size C80/400 monitor on the back that would be cool.
An actual small box camera with the C80/400 sensor and a detached monitor would still be useful on a gimbal, but otherwise it’s kind of limiting because in almost all other scenarios you want a monitor on the camera, and a small box with a big C400-style monitor arm would be a little weird.
Or maybe the “totally different” is referring their latest patent for some kind of layered cooling system that could make the C80/400 image possible in a smaller body without overheating.