Hey, get this—Canon‘s gearing up to unleash a fresh camera model, and they’ve slyly teased one standout capability already.
Like I mentioned just last week, the big reveal’s hitting tomorrow, and it sure seems like a sleek, pocket-friendly addition to their Cinema EOS lineup, ready to square off against that Sony FX3. Before the whole thing goes live (you can catch the stream right on YouTube—I’ve got the link embedded further down), they posted this intriguing clip on Instagram with the tagline, “Open your world to what’s next. 9.9.25.”
Sure, the footage gives us a shadowy profile view of the gadget itself, which is cool enough, but man, that wording in the caption? It’s got me buzzing way more. Dropping “open” like that feels like a dead giveaway for built-in Open Gate recording, you know, the kind that taps into every bit of the sensor’s real estate.
Filmmakers and those folks cranking out online content absolutely love Open Gate ’cause it lets you trim footage to fit whatever frame shape you need without losing quality—think of it like having a big canvas you can slice up however, no waste.
Even though Panasonic’s been handing out this perk on models like their Lumix S1 II for a while now, Canon hasn’t jumped on board with any of their shooters yet. So if this one’s packing it, that’s gonna turn heads big time.
Swing by tomorrow anyway.
Keep an eye out here tomorrow for the scoop on Canon’s latest drop—word on the street says it’ll go by the EOS C50 name, sport a 32-megapixel full-frame sensor, and tip the scales at less than 700 grams (lens-free, of course). The live event’s right there in the YouTube embed below if you wanna tune in.
I’ll whip up a piece on whatever surprise Canon’s brewing. And hey, if you’re into video work, shooting films, or just making stuff for the web and this rumored C50 has you hyped, drop a line in the comments: what specs or tricks do you hope they throw in for the next Cinema EOS?