BEST NEW CAMERA I've Used In a LONG Time - C200 Review 

Stop making me want to upgrade

Dude, I was just seriously considering C200 and I see you post this timely video. Thanks!!

First C200 review that does not complain about lacking the 10bit 422 internal codec. Only for that reason Canon should send you a free copy:-)

I was really considering getting the Red Scarlett W to do low budget commercials and enhance my music videos and short films, but man.. This just saved me an unimaginably about of money 💰!!! Makes more sense

I don't understand why people don't talk about the external capabilities? Is it 10 bit 422 4K 60 fps? Or not?

bro just want to say, I'm loving your videos, thanks for inspiring me to push and thanks for the great content you're putting out! Cheers

Hey Matti! I just watched you and Pete here back to back. Fantastic job on the short as expected. I'm sending the link to my dad for sure (pilot... former Ilmavoimat guy that loves anything to do with flying)!

Just started shooting videos and bought this C200, havent quite master how to shoot raw or log yet but i really like your videos. Wish I could make something as good as yours :P

what is better Canon C200 or Canon 1DXMK2 - budge not matter

One huge negative is if you want to use autofocus on a gimbal (which is why you want autofocus) there's no simple place to rig the LCD control panel on a gimbal because the wire to the LCD to camera is too short. And you need the LCD control panel to control the autofocus points easily.

Awesome review!!!! Thanks for also pointing out who this camera works for because the c200 is what I'm considering for my next camera

Matti, thanks man!! Love your stuff! Keep up the great work!

Appreciate the great content, I watch both you and McKinnon and enjoy the collaborations.

Such a sick camera dude! Not for me though as I like to shoot photos while I'm shooting video and well... its expensive. Btw... auto focus all day every day, I don't care what anyone says! Haha. I used to be manual only until I found out how good AF works.

Did you use a LUT for the project named around the world? If you did, what kind of LUT? Looks so great!

Yo, as a creative person I am on a 5K iMac monitor. And nobody in my family is on anything lower than a retina monitor and many have 4k or 5k resolutions. I love how your videos are in 2160p, it is buttery smooth and nice and sharp. Give Pete Mc2MinuteTuesday a poke and get him on the gravy train of 2160p as well :) I am perfectly fine if that means we wait another day for a video.

A negative could be that not many programs have support for the canon raw light for example, or that you can't use it in the cockpit of a small plane :D

Hey, we have a c200 and are loving it. One draw back we're finding is that pressing the joystick on the handle doesn't do anything - on the c100 it highlights ISO and you can then push it across to shutter speed, white balance etc. Why why why isn't that feature available on the c200? I have to press the ISO button first and then i can navigate using the joystick on the handle, which means i have to take my hand off the lens. It just slows everything down.

Sigh, guess I better start saving! How did you find it performed in low light? (If you had a chance to test it..)

negatives --- super high end codec that sucks a ton of space quick and super low end mp4 codec which isnt great for pro level productions, no happy medium. Also, the raw lite isnt compatible with premiere so has to be converted which u mentioned but thats a pain. great review. footage is gorgeous

Very nice review. Thanks for sharing on the profile and grading you did on the C100. cheers

Your review and that image quality got me so excited, I was ready to preorder the camera. Went to check the price, £7,698.00, haha maybe one day!

I still shoot own and shoot on a c100 mk ii for event, commercial, and broadcast work (with an external recorder) but am seriously considering upgrading to this camera. You'd be surprised how many DP's still use a C100. All depends on the job. Nice review.

So it shoots RAW and then in MP4 but no 10bit??? That's quite a let down when Canon's competitors offer more for around the same price.

For a starting production house I find these negatives price/value( 3 GH5+) , camera family(FS5 + a7sii or a6500 or RX100iV or ... great combinations), and timeline(too little, too late?). C200 is great if you already have the c300 or are in that market. .

So the real question is, if you could do it all again, and the C200, and C300mkii were both available to purchase, which one would you go for? Thanks!

Just got one of these and my only complaint is it not having a 10 bit codec. For being a new camera I was really surprised that it didn't although I believe they hinted at it getting one in the future.

Why converting into prores? You can grade the raw file directly in Resolve (... but the raw panel doesn't work yet). In Win you can only export in DPX from the Canon software (and adjust stuff such as white balance and sharpness), but the file size is massive. Are the converted prores files larger than the original raw files?

I legit wait for a video notification from your channel :) best guide ever !

If you have a budget of about £2000 would you get a camcorder or mirroless camera like the sony a7s ii ? I'm doing all sorts of filming from Mountain biking in dark woods to weddings. Thanks, Sam

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🚨 I absolutely LOVE these videos!!! Thanks for making these so informative for us!! :D

Wow Raw video! Would you please make a video about the difference in dynamic range by shooting on Raw? Thanks

What SD card are you using with your C200. Specs etc. I'm not sure which to get and it's a bit difficult to get the proper info from the website.

Awesome review, thanks. It feels like i spend most of my life looking for the perfect all round camera - but there is always a trade off... I am far from the most knowledgable person here so i won't try throw around the facts, but many years of events and documentaries has made me appreciate Canon's Dual Pixel AF to a point where i will openly admit that i cannot live without it. I have been using a 5D mark 4 and a GH5 alongside each other for the past few months (before that, 5Dm3) and there is such a love hate relationship with both cameras. The GH5 has an incredible image and 4k/50p & 1080/170p with sensor stabilisation but the AF is actually unusable and i am constantly reminded of that when i'm on the 5Dm4 which just gets it right. If these 2 cameras could be merged into one it would be the ultimate mix!

If someone is looking to spend $12k, they probably should consider getting a RED Scarlet package used. I've always been more on the side of Varicam or other Panasonic gear like the EVA for usability and sensibility. They have just been making video gear longer. Since color grading and software is what refines the final look anyway, most any low noise, large sensor, 12 to 14 Stop latitude camera will be a great choice and clients will not see the difference. Very rarely will any camera produce the exact color feel right out of the box in manual or auto color correction. I would encourage to buy what one can afford that recorded the highest bitrates, largest sensor, easiest menus, simplest sound options and most affordable media cards.

Hey! For this video, did you record to raw or mp4? And may I ask, which lens did you use?

@TravelFeels Did you use a specific LUT for grading the footage with Matt or did you start from scratch? The look and feel of the image are just perfect!

Why no 10 bit??

Looks awesome. I have always been a Nikon user for photography, but doing more and more video I feel a strange attraction towards canon.

You said that you have the C300 mark ii. I'm considering that camera because of the mid-tier codecs. Have you found the 1080p 12bit 4.4.4 to be useful? In theory it should be insane for Green-Screen (I'm thinking in combination with new AI tech). I'm thinking that the 300 m-ii may be very good for the online delivery in comparison. Also which of the two is best for streaming?

Heyy, which one gives better/prettier image using raw, c200 or c300ii? I hope you have the answer regardless of the features and muscles and other things of both cameras that I don't care about

What's your opinion on RED cameras?

Great review. I love my C200 even more.

Great review, and loved your video of Matt Guthmiller. I'm deciding whether to invest in EVA1 or C200 for my business and this has swayed me towards my first Canon. A few questions: which Small HD monitor are you using? Your exposure looks great all the way through; how did you judge exposure accurately while shooting? Did you use Sigma 18-35mm for most of it and how was AF with it? Thanks in advance!

Can't wait to get mine 😍

Did you and Peter share camera's? Nice video dude. Love the Canon C series.

That camera is too expensive for me to even look at.

Love to learn from your channel and use it in my vlogs ! TY !°

This camera is impressive for sure. And the price is really not that bad.

HEY Mattie! Sweet video! You are so enthusiastic about what you do and it makes me happy. Also I really want to be a filmmaker, but I don't really capture a lot of footage for it. Can I have some advice? I'm not that good at telling a story in a film, but I really like capturing a moment in a frame (I'm also an painter and drawing artist so I'm used to it). Thanks for the amazing video!

Seems the C200 is a very good camera. Thanks!!!

I am going to eventually buy this

Yeah $7000 is cheaper than $50,000. But I will stick to my $1000 camera.

Great, very good review, congratulations! Do you know when is it going to be avalible in store like, BH or Samys? Thank you so much.

Do you have any experience with the Canon C100 Mark II? It's 1/2 the price and just wondering how much the extra features in C200 are really worth.

Matt, What lenses did you use for this shoot and did you shoot it all in RAW? Looks amazing.

Hi ! A little off topic, sorry, but I've always been wondering on how did you make your 3D/reflection title? I couldn't find any video on that... thanks for your quality content ! :)

One thing to say.... A VERY GOOD REVIEW!!

I am wrestling (internally) between the C200 and the Sony a7s II. A big thing for me is portability since I am on planes and trains a lot. I like the portability of the Sony a7s II and how it weighs very very little. With the C200, how much does it weigh? Can I get away with using a smaller tripod (as I would for a DSLR) or no?

You mention converting the Raw footage to Prores - did you mean straight from the camera or after grading? Would it be possible to record in Raw then ingest the footage from the card by directly converting it to Prores & saving, then grade later? I know it seems pointless when you have Raw footage but it would be a way of saving harddrive space and still getting the best quality footage on smaller projects. What do you think?

Are you paid by Canon or receive free products?

I really like the work you do. Yes, the colours out of cam look really great. That's one of the Canon Pros. I was sure to buy it when it has been announced. But I will not do that and will whait whats comes next from Sony (FS5 II, FS 7 III?) or Canon (C 300 M III). The dealbreaker for me is the Slow mo in HD 100 fps. To me it looks soft and - even worse - the Autofocus does not work in S&Q-Mode. The 1 DX II can do that - so the C 200 is not, as you said, “a step up a little bit up in ALL these areas". But without any doubt is is a really great camera and it is hard for me not to buy it. But I will better wait for a camera that fullfills my needs in case of high fps and autofocus, even if I have to spend even more money. Keep on doing your great work and best regards from germany!

Hey Matti. What lenses are you using with your C200? I'm looking to get one in the next month or so and am wondering whether to get it with the 24-105mm kit lens. I have a lovely old manual Nikkor 50mm that I'd use with an adaptor (that focus assist indicator looks great for this) which is super-fast and was considering getting the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 but haven't quite worked out the overlap in focal lengths with crop factors and everything, or even whether that applies in this instance. Be really interesting to hear your experiences with the camera. Cheers.

as far as plugging in audio...is there a 3.5mm jack option to plug in mics as well as the xlr?

Solid review!!! Link to the film about pilot? Looks dope!

Excellent review. Definitely gotta upgrade from my Canon C100 dual pixel. 😎🌴🎥

So, it was really handy!

Thanks for the great review! I want to run the C200 on my Movi Rig. I am a single operator, therefore will need to be accessing the touch screen for autofocus all the time. Did the LCD cable from the camera reach the top of your Movi rig without causing any tension? Did you use the CANON remote wireless control to operate the autofocus from your phone? if so how would you use the Movi Wifi and Canon wifi at the same time on the same device, since both would be needed.. If the CANON LCD monitor cannot be mounted on the cross beam of the Movi. My goal is to retro-fit my Movi M5 to fit the C200 - since the M10 and M5 are the exact same motors.. just may lose some extreme tilt range. What lens did you have on the C200 when shooting on the Movi? did the EVD get in the way at all on the Movi when operating? sorry for the longwinded comments. No one has really tested this thing on a Movi yet.. but Canon built this camera for Gimbals so im curious to see how the touch screen focus works for single operators on a gimabal. Many thanks!!

hey God bless matti wich one you thik is better for video c200 or the 1 dx mark 2 for a music video

Do you think the C200 will stay relevant for a while? I want it but I'm currently a student and can't afford it at the moment

Have you ever compared this to the Sony PXW-FS5 XDCAM Super 35? I would love to here your thoughts on how the two compare.

c200 looks crazy!....but i'll stick to my a6000 for now 😂

Thanks for the matty. How does autofocus perform with the sigma 18-35?? Thants my only concern before buying it :P

Hey, man awesome video but when did you get that c200 for used...

my problem with this camera is that the image looks too documentary like and not cinematic enough. Thats why i'm still leaning towards the RED line... so frustrating.

What lenses do you recommend for the DPAF? I have a set of Rokinons and wanted to get 3 lenses to cover my focal lengths that I can use with the DPAF. I was looking at the Sigma 18-35mm and Canon 70-200mm f2.8 though I hear there is some issues with the sigma and DPAF. Also missing my 35mm-70mm focal length range unless I pair it with the new Sigma 24-70 2.8. My main concern is quality glass that works great with the DPAF.

Wow... that gear is a beast!! 👌

looks really cool! so i'm gonna stick to my GH5

LCD touch focus screen cool, but I can't see it bright out side....also no 10 bit 4k raw output.

Would you suggest the c300 mk 2 or c200 if you had to get one? Do you think the c300 mk 2 is dated? I'm a Sony Fs5 owner but am considering going back because of the price drop of the c300 mk 2.

What's a good camera for a beginner who still wants to be able to "grow" into a better camera? You understand what I mean?

Great video as always Matti, thanks a lot! I am in the process of buying a C200 myself and have a really stupid and noob question but.. i will ask anyway simply because I dont know about it or how this camera works. When shooting RAW, are any video profiles or LOG modes selectable or can/need to be applied (like when shooting MP4), or because its RAW, basically is just RAW straight out of the sensor with no procession and end of story? Thanks again :)

That was Aug 2018. In a few months, Panasonic, Sony and more manufacturers will do the same or more in a mirror-less camera body. This is a production mid range camera. RU-vidrs using this camera ??? you can simply buy a $600 mirrorless (if you're a canon fanboy, get the M50 and almost no viewer will know the difference).

That footage of the guy and the airplane looks familiar from a video you did 1 month ago, is it the same or did you guys do a re-shoot?

Now we just have to wait and see how the footage from that new EVA-1 looks..

I love the size, the ergonomics, the auto focus and the image quality, but only the RAW footage. The 8 bit footage is the worse that I've ever seen. The lighting has to be "ideal" to get clean images. Tons of artifacts if you look closely. Just look at hair on the shadow side. People say that the 8 bit is pretty good. I disagree. I wouldn't use it on a paid gig. Besides that BS codec, there is a lot to like about the C200. Now I need to spend what the camera cost me in Cfast 2.0 cards. One more thing; RAW developed to canon log2, The Arri Alexa Clog to Rec709 is the best LUT for a good starting point in my experience. Much better than what Canon offers in my opinion.

Hey Matti, I was wondering if you ever use an external recorder with this camera? Any advantage to recording 422 externally?

I've seen this before.... Oh wait that was Peter's channel.

Awesome! Great review.

What lenses would you recommend for the camera. Cant afford cinema lenses but can afford prime lenses

Nice video and nice camera.

Really good video. I'm sold... Now I just need the money.

Thanks for this review. Very good for short films, commercials & RU-vid videos, but if anyone was hoping to be able to make say a documentary for broadcast TV, it does not have the required technical specs. e.g. 4:2:2, 10 bit etc codec. Having to use an external recorder negates the point of having this kind of camera in the first place. (Also going from RAW would be too expensive & time consuming for most aspiring documentarians imho). Canon EOS C300 MII is just too expensive for young filmmakers starting out. This will likely push them towards other brands. I hope I'm wrong as I think it is a great camera, but I'm guessing that many would aspire to TV production.

So concise and well organized, great job! C200 looks sexy af...

TravelFeels, I like your review, but I wish it was more music/scenes involved instead of talking over the video clips. Not saying you should do exactly what Pete does, but maybe a little more UMPH in the vids? Still get my thumbs up man!

I am a bit confused about the max hdmi and SDI resolution output to external recorders like Shogun Flame for ProRes workflow also if i get the C200B will be able to perform touch to autofocus on shogun [guess not] or i need the canon display for that function.

Have you uses the 8 bit MP4 via the two SD card slots yet and how do you find them.

How do you think this will compare to the gh5 ? And it's recent update.

What about Gimball system? Could you use this on the DJ Ronin or M?