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AF in Live view in EOS 700D (REBEL T51) and EOS 100D ( Rebel SL1) are the same ?

Started Feb 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
pcake Contributing Member • Posts: 692
Re: AF in Live view in EOS 700D (REBEL T51) and EOS 100D ( Rebel SL1) are the same ?

from cameralabs review:

In terms of speed, Live View AF on the EOS SL1 / 100D felt a little quicker than previous Canon DSLRs, not to mention Canon's own EOS M, but remained noticeably slower than its viewfinder AF system along with the fastest mirror-less models, such as those from Olympus, Panasonic and Sony. For all the hype over the hybrid AF system, I also found the SL1 / 100D would search back and forth as much in Live View as a 100% contrast-based system such as those on the Olympus and Panasonic mirror-less cameras. It's also worth noting the SL1 / 100D's AF system in Live View requires brighter conditions than the main viewfinder based system, so instead of working down to -0.5 EV, it operates at a minimum of 1 EV. Again compare that to the -3 EV of the Lumix G6 which is a 100% Live View system.

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