[2] The camera is offered with the option of Canon EF or Arri PL mounts.

[citation needed] In 2011, the Canon EOS C300 was originally announced with the following characteristics:[4] The Canon EOS C300 was initially announced with a recommended retail price of $20,000 (body only) but was soon available for $16,000.

[6] Vincent Laforet was given access to a pre-release version of the EOS C300 to shoot the short film Möbius (2011).

[7][8] In addition, the C300 was used along with Canon EOS DSLRs (such as an infrared-modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II)[9] on the short film When You Find Me (2011), directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and produced by her father Ron Howard.

[10][11] A Canon EOS C300 was used with a drone to shoot aerial footage on the "small-budget" Kevin Macdonald film How I Live Now (2013).