EOS C500 Mark II: Canon Cinema RAW Light bitrate & storage per hour
The Canon EOS C500 Mark II records Canon Cinema RAW Light. Maximum sustained write speed: 285 MB/s. Figures per sensor mode and compression level at 24 fps — video only.
Figures at 24 fps. Other frame rates scale linearly — open the calculator to change them.
5.9K Full Frame (5952×3140, max 60 fps)
| Compression | Ratio | Bitrate | Data rate | Storage / hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ | 3.16:1 | 1,700.8 Mbps | 212.60 MB/s | 765.4 GB |
| ST | 6.41:1 | 840.0 Mbps | 105.00 MB/s | 378.0 GB |
| LT | 9.9:1 | 543.2 Mbps | 67.90 MB/s | 244.4 GB |
4K DCI (4096×2160, max 120 fps)
| Compression | Ratio | Bitrate | Data rate | Storage / hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ | 3.16:1 | 805.1 Mbps | 100.64 MB/s | 362.3 GB |
| ST | 6.41:1 | 397.6 Mbps | 49.71 MB/s | 178.9 GB |
| LT | 9.9:1 | 257.1 Mbps | 32.14 MB/s | 115.7 GB |
4K UHD (3840×2160, max 120 fps)
| Compression | Ratio | Bitrate | Data rate | Storage / hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ | 3.16:1 | 754.8 Mbps | 94.35 MB/s | 339.7 GB |
| ST | 6.41:1 | 372.8 Mbps | 46.60 MB/s | 167.8 GB |
| LT | 9.9:1 | 241.1 Mbps | 30.13 MB/s | 108.5 GB |
2K DCI (2048×1080, max 120 fps)
| Compression | Ratio | Bitrate | Data rate | Storage / hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HQ | 3.16:1 | 201.3 Mbps | 25.16 MB/s | 90.6 GB |
| ST | 6.41:1 | 99.4 Mbps | 12.43 MB/s | 44.7 GB |
| LT | 9.9:1 | 64.3 Mbps | 8.04 MB/s | 28.9 GB |
Figures use decimal units (1 GB = 1000 MB), the convention used by drive and camera manufacturers. Computed with the same calculation engine as the Workflow Data Calculator — open it to add audio, streams, backup copies, offload time and storage cost, or to export a PDF report.
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