C500: Just want to clarify specs

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Just want to clarify the specs for the C500.

Let me know if this is correct:
- It does not record 4K internally, only 1080p.
- Externally, it only records up to 60fps slow motion in 4K
- Internally, it only records up to 60fps slow motion in 720p (60i in 1080p?)

I thought this recorded up to 120fps.
I see it on the specs chart. But it says in 2K 422 10-bit YCC mode. What is that?
What is Half Raw?
 
YCC is a method encoding RGB information (which is usually sampled at 4:4:4) with more efficient color sampling and reduces the amount of information required to reproduce an acceptable video image. It's basically a compression scheme for color and luminance in video because it's not feasible to broadcast full RGB signals. However, the cost is restricting some of the color range (hence the 4:2:2 color sampling).

Half RAW is how the C500 can output >60fps. It reads all the horizontal pixel lines (4096), but only half of the vertical ones (1080 rather than 2160), then interpolates the missing information during the debayer process to give a full 4K frame. The C500 in Half RAW can either skip every other vertical pixel line and interpolate the missing data, or select the middle 1080 for a 4096x1080 frame with no interpolation at up to 120fps.
 
Does this mean it will record more in wide screen more when recording half raw?

Which current external recorder will work best for the C500 to be able to record raw and slow motion?
Was looking at that Oddyssey, but heard this doesnt work with the c500 atm.
 
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