Brief notes of some of the functions on the Canon C100 and some of the lenses that can be attached.

1. Switches: This lets you change
from the camera screen, to off,
to seeing what you’ve filmed.
ND Filter: (Neutral-Density) is like a
pair of sunglasses – 2 levels of ND,
that lets you block out a certain
amount of light coming into your
image without changing the hue of
colour rendition.
Gain: Lets you control how much
light goes in your camera.
Zebra: This button once pressed
shows a zebra striped pattern on
your viewfinder so you can see
when you are close to
overexposure.
Waveform: Pressing this button
allows you to see a waveform on
your screen, and so see if there
are any areas that are
overexposed:
Peaking: allows you to quickly
focus on the subject you want and
also to change what you are
wanting to focus on, e.g. focusing
on something in the foreground,
then switching to something in the
background. When using this dial,
you need to also use the zoom ring
on the camera.

2. Menu: press this button to get the
menu to appear on your screen
which takes you through many
functions  use the Thumb Toggle
to scroll through the menu’s options:
Play Buttons: When wanting to
looking through your material,
you can use these buttons to
easily go through them, stop,
start, fast forward, skip, etc.
SD Card Slot: There are two
slots so you can record lots of
footage. When the card is
inside correctly, the light will
flash green so you know it’s
working. Once the SD card is
inside the slot, there is a
shutter that you close to hide
the cards away. This needs to
be closed, or the camera will
not record onto the card.
Battery: This is the battery
compartment. It needs to be
clicked into place correctly
otherwise it will not work.
The batteries need charging,
so make sure all batteries
you take (at least 2) are fully
loaded.

3. mm: Focal length is expressed in mm
and a higher number means a bigger
zoom, while a lower
number mean the lens can be used
for wider shots. It depends on the
lens placed on this camera for what
mm it is. For this camera, they have a
24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm.
A (numbers) K: This is for when you
are doing your white balance. After you
have pressed the WB button on the
camera, the number appears which lets
you know the colour temperature.
Different numbers means different light
sources:
ISO: This controls the
sensitivity of light. The lower
the ISO number, the less
sensitive it is to the light, while
a higher ISO number increases
the sensitivity of your camera.
850 ISO is the number
predominantly used (which is
why the number is in brackets)
as it is in the middle of the
sensitivity scale.
Channels: This shows you on
the screen how well your audio
levels are coming through on the
camera. There are two channels
which can be manually altered
to how you want sound to come
through on the camera.

4. Samyang Lens
For the Canon C100, there are multiple lenses you can
use to get the image you want when shooting your
footage. One of them is the Samyang 35mm. This lens
gives good shots and has two rings to allow you manually
create your image.
Focus ring: The furthest ring on the camera allows you to
focus on your subject to ensure your picture is clear. Or
for artistic shots, you can go from blurry to focus easily
and cleanly.
Aperture: The thinnest and closest ring. The size of the
diaphragm opening in a camera lens regulates the
amount of light passing through onto the film.

5. Samyang Lens
This 85mm lens lets you have a bigger amount of zoom than all
the other lenses. There is no zoom as it is a prime lens. The are
two other rings on this Samyang to help you manually get the
shot you want.
Focus ring: The furthest ring on the camera allows you to focus on
your subject to ensure your picture is clear. Or for artistic shots,
you can go from blurry to focus easily and cleanly. This lens has a
long travel path, meaning you can focus in and out easily and
smoothly while filming.
Aperture ring: The thinnest and closest ring. The size of the
diaphragm opening in a camera lens regulates the amount of light
passing through onto the film.

6. Zeiss Lens
Another lens type for the Canon C100 is the Carl Zeiss Lens.
This is the 50mm lens which has a good zoom range, it’s sees
what our naked eye sees. There is again, two rings on this Zeiss
lens, same as the Samyang.
Focus ring: The furthest ring on the camera allows you to focus
on your subject to ensure your picture is clear. Or for artistic
shots, you can go from blurry to focus easily and cleanly. This
lens has a long travel path, meaning you can focus in and out
easily and smoothly while filming. This ring is an infinity ring,
which means its travel path is very long.
Aperture ring: The thinnest and closest ring. The size of the
diaphragm opening in a camera lens regulates the amount of
light passing through onto the film.

7. Canon Lens
This lens is one of Canon’s own and is a zoom lens. This means it can
move from varying mms. In this case, from 16mm to 35mm. This
allows you to move from a distant to a close image, smoothly,
without interrupting the shot being filmed. There are again, two
rings on this lens, but slightly different to the Samyang's and Zeiss
lenses.
Focus: The furthest ring on the camera allows you to focus on your
subject to ensure your picture is clear. Or for artistic shots, you can
go from blurry to focus easily and cleanly. This lens has a long travel
path, meaning you can focus in and out easily and smoothly while
filming.
Zoom: The closest ring is the zoom, which enables you to alter the
distant of your image while filming. The range of 16mm to 35mm
isn’t very large, so the zoom hasn’t got a brilliant array, but still
helpful to change shot size during a shoot.
The aperture ring isn’t on this lens as it is on the camera itself.