- Canon teases launch occasion for September 9 2025 at 2pm BST
- Partially obscured picture strongly hints at new cinema digicam
- Rumored to be Canon EOS C50, a direct rival to the Sony FX3
Canon Europe has posted a teaser on its YouTube, hinting at a serious new digicam launch subsequent week. Underneath the title “One thing new is coming!”, the video is ready to premiere at 2pm BST on September 9.
For now, all that may be seen on the preview display screen is {a partially} lit digicam physique and lens, however Canon has left some huge clues as to what we are able to anticipate – specifically the big purple shutter button and a lit purple tally lamp. Each are traits related to the model’s Cinema cameras and this, taken alongside the physique form of the digicam (boxy, with no viewfinder bulge) strongly suggests we’re getting our first take a look at a brand new Cinema EOS digicam subsequent week.
The web rumor mill has already been in overdrive over this new launch, claiming that the brand new digicam would be the Canon EOS C50, a compact substitute for the present Canon EOS R5 C and a direct rival to the four-year-old Sony FX3. The suggestion of compact proportions, a lot smaller than the EOS C70, definitely tally with the teaser picture.
Be careful, Sony FX3…
Based on SonyAlphaRumors, the Canon EOS C50 will include a 32MP full-frame sensor and be capable of shoot Open Gate, utilizing the entire floor of the sensor – each width and peak – for recording. That is one thing we’ve beforehand seen on a few of Panasonic’s Lumix cameras, Blackmagic Cinema Digicam fashions and extra, however not on Sony or Canon cameras.
The C50 will reportedly weigh underneath 700g (lens not included), making it extraordinarily compact and light-weight for a cinema digicam.
If the Canon EOS C50 arrives with the options and design talked about above, it might show a way more tempting prospect than the ageing Sony FX3. Sony has lengthy been rumored to be engaged on a much-anticipated FX3 II, nonetheless – so we might have a brand new battle of the compact cinema cameras to look ahead to.
If you would like to maintain tabs on the announcement, there is a notification button on Canon’s YouTube web page, hyperlink above. Till then, what would you wish to see in Canon’s subsequent cinema digicam? Tell us within the feedback beneath.
