Canon EOS 70D Dual Pixel AF: for better or for worse?
Published Oct 11, 2013
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dpreview staff
Canon's latest enthusiast digital SLR sports a radical new sensor-based autofocus system, where nearly every pixel is dedicated to phase-detect autofocus. As we come close to completing our review of the Canon EOS 70D, we've run the new AF system through a battery of tests to see what, if anything, it means for the enthusiast shooter. Click through for the whole nine yards, as well as new information about the camera's movie autofocus and Wi-Fi functions.
Click here to go straight to the Canon EOS 70D Autofocus page
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