User experience: In-depth look at Canon EOS 70D's Dual Pixel AF system
Following our update last week 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 been impressive - in live view the camera offers very responsive AF, eliminating the annoying focus seek we’ve seen in past models. We have a whole run down, 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 the links below to read our review-in-progress.
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| Canon's 20.2MP EOS 70D has a new autofocus system for live view that dedicates 80% of its pixels to phase-detect autofocus. |
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