Canon’s EOS R5 C has been added to Netflix’s list of approved cameras. This allows filmmakers to use Canon EOS R5 C, a hybrid full-frame mirrorless camera for Netflix productions. The camera is in the Cinema EOS family and has many strong video features, including 8K capture. Yes, it does have power restrictions that require external powering when shooting in certain modes, but there are always tradeoffs in the small-body design.
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The EOS R5 C approval brings the number of Canon Cinema EOS camera models approved for use on Netflix productions to eight.
Canon Cinema EOS camera models on the Netflix approved camera list include:
- Canon EOS R5 C
- Canon EOS C500 Mark II
- Canon EOS C300 Mark III
- Canon EOS C70
- Canon EOS C300 Mark II
- Canon EOS C700 FF
- Canon EOS C700
- Canon EOS C500
Other Cameras
ARRI
- ARRI Alexa LF
- ARRI Alexa Mini LF
- ARRI Alexa 65
- ARRI Alexa 35
Panasonic
- VariCam 35
- VariCam Pure
- VariCam LT
- Panasonic AU-EVA1
- Panasonic S1H
- Panasonic BGH1
- Panasonic BS1H
- Panasonic AK-UC4000
Red
- RED DSMC2 / WEAPON MONSTRO 8K VV
- RED WEAPON DRAGON 8K VV
- RED DSMC2 / WEAPON HELIUM 8K S35
- RED EPIC-W HELIUM 8K S35
- RED WEAPON DRAGON 6K S35
- RED EPIC DRAGON 6K S35
- RED DSMC2 / EPIC-W GEMINI 5K S35
- RED SCARLET-W DRAGON 5K S35
- RED RAVEN 4.5K
- RED RANGER MONSTRO 8K VV
- RED RANGER HELIUM 8K S35
- RED RANGER GEMINI 5K S35
- RED DSMC2 DRAGON-X 6K S35
- RED KOMODO 6K
- RED V-RAPTOR 8K VV
- RED V-RAPTOR XL 8K VV
- RED V-RAPTOR 8K S35
- RED V-RAPTOR XL 8K S35
Panavision
- Panavision DXL2
Sony
- Sony Venice
- Sony Venice 2
- Sony Venice 2 6K
- Sony Venice 2 8K
- Sony FX9
- Sony F55
- Sony F65
- Sony FS7 / FS7 II
- Sony F5
- Sony FX6
- Sony FR7
- Sony PXW-Z450
- Sony PXW-Z750
- Sony FX3
- Sony HDC-F5500
Blackmagic Design
- Blackmagic Design URSA Mini 4.6K
- Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 4.6K
- Blackmagic Design URSA Mini PRO 4.6K G2
Netflix Capture Requirements
Netflix productions have capture requirements; therefore, any camera that fits the bill could be approved. The following capture attributes must be adhered to.
| Resolution | Minimum of 3840 photosite capture width (Spherical) |
| Codec | Lightly Compressed or Uncompressed RAWor Intraframe Based Codec with 4:2:2 Chroma-subsampling or Greater |
| Bit Depth | 10-Bit or Greater |
| Data Rate | Minimum 240Mbps at 24FPS |
| Color Space | Scene-referred Color Space (S.Gamut3, ALEXA Wide Gamut, REDWideGamut etc.) |
| Transfer Function | Scene-referred Transfer Function (Slog3, Log C, Log3G10, VLog etc.) |
| Timecode | System is capable of jamming to an external source. Timecode should be written as metadata. |
