Canon USA has announced a “significant expansion” of its professional imaging ecosystem with the introduction of several new releases, including the MS-510 multi-purpose camera.
The MS-510 is described as an “innovative multi-purpose camera engineered to meet the rigorous demands of ultra-low-light full-colour video shooting”.
“Building on the success of the MS-500, the new MS-510 is designed to deliver high-fidelity captures of everything from nocturnal wildlife and natural nightscapes to high-security areas such as seaports, public infrastructure facilities, and national borders where ‘seeing the unseen’ is a mission-critical requirement,” Canon revealed.
In response to “increasing demands for excellent performance in near-total darkness”, the MS-510 features a new Canon 1-inch Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensor with the world’s highest number of pixels at approximately 3.2 million with improved Near-Infrared (NIR) sensitivity.
Key features include:
- Broadcast-Grade Optics: Equipped with the broadcast industry standard B4 mount, the MS-510 has a built-in magnifying optical system offering compatibility with Canon’s extensive lineup of 2/3-inch ultra-telephoto broadcast zoom lenses, enabling crystal-clear identification over vast distances.
- Advanced Image Processing: Integrated Haze Compensation automatically reduces the interference of mist and haze while adjusting contrast, and Smart Shade Control corrects for highlights and shadows to maintain image integrity in challenging lighting conditions.
- Customizable Imaging Profiles: Users can create up to 20 customised image quality settings or utilise Custom Picture Presets to prioritise wide dynamic range or maximum noise reduction depending on the environment.
Meanwhile, Canon has also revealed the CINE-SERVO 40-1200mm T5.0-10.8 lens and a comprehensive firmware update for the Cinema EOS lineup, including the C400, C80, C70, C50, and R5C.
These announcements reinforce Canon’s “commitment to high-end cinematic storytelling and its aggressive expansion into wildlife, sports, live events, cinema, houses of worship and beyond”, a press release said.
“Building on the legacy of the high performing CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm T5.0-8.9, the new CINE-SERVO 40-1200mm T5.0-10.8 offers an expanded zoom range while keeping a lightweight and compact design as its predecessor,” Canon revealed.
“Ideal for a wide range of productions, this lens delivers a staggering 40-1200mm range reaching up to 1800mm with the built in 1.5x extender.”
Key features of the lens – provided by Canon – are available below:
- Broad Reach: It covers 40mm through the world longest 1200mm, with a built-in 1.5x extender pushing it to 1800mm.
- Portable design: With just under 15lbs and 16 inches in length for PL mount version, it offers the same zoom, focus, and iris ring positions as the predecessor, allowing you to use existing rigs and bring it everywhere just as before.
- Native Super 35mm sensor coverage: Natively Super 35mm sensor coverage with an integrated 1.5x extender for full-frame coverage.
- Next-Gen Drive Unit: Features fast servo performance when using the new USB-C terminal with USB-C PD, and equipped with Focus Breathing Compensation.
- RF Mount Communication: Seamless integration with Cinema EOS cameras enable precision Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, Focus Guide, and while using the EOS C400 camera, Auto Exposure Ramping Compensation.
- Virtual Production Ready: Supports Zeiss eXtended Data and Cooke /i Technology on PL mount version, essential for modern VFX workflows.
Canon also “continues to honour its promise of long-term product value with a robust firmware suite designed to enhance workflow consistency and image quality across the Cinema EOS range of products”.
Major firmware highlights include:
- Improvement in Live Production Power: The EOS C400 camera now supports Auto Exposure Ramping Compensation to overcome iris ramping, compensating for light-loss during zooms.
- Remote Operation Enhanced Connectivity: New USB control protocols for the EOS C400, C80, and C50 cameras allow for remote operation of REC Start/Stop, Iris, Shutter, ISO, and Focus functions.
- Stream Reliability: Improved SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) workflows feature auto-reconnection capabilities if a streaming signal is momentarily lost.
- Enhanced User Interface: A new “Level” display on select models changes colour when the camera is perfectly leveled, speeding up setup for gimbal and tripod work.
Finally, Canon revealed the RC-IP300 advanced PTZ controller for “intuitive multi-camera control” at NAB 2026.
The RC-IP300 is said to deliver advanced control features in a compact, lightweight design, building on the strengths of the popular RC-IP1000 while addressing key user feedback on existing mid-range options to provide a more intuitive and reliable experience for professional video productions.
“The RC-IP300 supports up to 200 cameras and incorporates many of the advanced features found in the flagship RC-IP1000 but in a smaller, more portable form,” Canon said.
“It includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen for multi-camera live video monitoring over IP, with touch autofocus control and intuitive subject selection for Auto Tracking.
“It also offers seamless configuration of camera image and camera system settings directly from the controller.
“Physical controls feature dedicated dials and buttons for pan/tilt, focus, zoom, iris, and separate speed adjustments, plus 12 user-assignable buttons (three hard buttons) and four function buttons with four-way menu navigation.”
Canon will show the new Multi-Camera Orchestration (MCO) application – an “innovative software solution that elevates multi-camera productions by automatically synchronising multiple PTZ sub-cameras to the movements and framing of a single, manually operated main camera “– alongside the RC-IP300 and other new releases at Canon’s NAB Show booth #C3825, held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 19-22 April.
