Tag: 70D’s

  • User experience: In-depth look at Canon EOS 70D’s Dual Pixel AF system

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    Following last week’s update to the Canon EOS 70D preview, we’ve been spending a little more time with the camera to get a feel for its new Dual Pixel CMOS phase-detect autofocus system. What we’ve seen so far has impressed us: in live view the camera offers very responsive AF, eliminating the annoying focus seek we’ve seen in past models. We have a complete rundown, with samples, on how the Dual Pixel AF performs in both live view and movie mode, as well as a brief studio and low light analysis. Click through to read our review-in-progress.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Canon videos showcase 70D’s innovative AF system

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    Canon’s new 70D features a ground-breaking ‘Dual Pixel CMOS AF’ sensor which splits every single pixel into two photodiodes for on-chip phase detection autofocus, promising greatly improved AF performance in live view and movie mode. Canon has created a sample video, called ‘Handmade’, shot with the 70D, which showcases the new AF technology, alongside another short video feature going behind the scenes. Click through to watch the videos. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)