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The Canon Cinema EOS C300 Has a 4K Sensor but Outputs a Maximum of 1080P

11.3.11 @ 7:31PM Tags : 1080p, 4k, c300, cameras, canon, canonc300, cinemaeos, nov3, resolution

The just-announced Canon Cinema EOS C300 has a 4K* sensor. But yes, there’s an asterisk there, and it turns out the Super35 CMOS sensor’s native resolution of 3840×2160 (which is exactly double that of 1080P’s 1920×1080 resolution) isn’t a “traditional” 4K, and the camera outputs at 1080P. It reportedly has 1920 x 1080 pixels for red and blue, and 1920 x 2160 pixels for green. Here’s the deal from DV Info: More »