IBC 2018: Canon announces four new cinema products

Canon Australia is excited to announce four new additions to its impressive cinematic product range:

· The XF705 camcorder

· Two new field zoom lenses for broadcast cameras – UHD-DIGISUPER 122 and UHD-DIGISUPER 111

· The CJ25ex7.6B zoom lens

Available December 2018

Key features:

· Next-generation XF-HEVC format: offers 4K UHD 50P 4:2:2 10-bit recording to SD cards, with impressive image quality and superior levels of detail

· 1.0 type CMOS sensor and DIGIC DV6 processing: delivers improved noise performance, sensitivity and cinematic depth of field

· Enhanced HDR capabilities: an advanced 12G-SDI interface and IP streaming

· Advanced 12G-SDI interface: ability to stream 4K UHD HDR using the HEVC format via the network

· Accurate and reliable Dual Pixel CMOS AF: fast autofocus with touch focus control, Face Detection AF and object tracking

UHD-DIGISUPER 122 and UHD-DIGISUPER 111

Available early 2019

Key features of both:

· Optical performance: exceeds 4K with focal lengths covering a broad range, high zoom ratios and superlative operability

· Canon’s proprietary Air Sphere Coating: significantly reduces flaring and ghosting

Key features of UHD-DIGISUPER 122:

· The world’s widest angle, longest focal length and highest zoomratio: 8.2 mm at the wide end and 1000 mm at the telephoto end—as well as the world’s highest zoom ratio1 of 122x

Key features UHD-DIGISUPER 111:

· Higher zoom ratio than existing lenses: 111x zoom ratio and a focal length range of 8.3 mm to 925 mm