[Press Release] Canon introduced a digital camera in the beginning of this month: the Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR camera. Far more than a slight improvement from a previous model, the EOS 7D DSLR is a brand new product that stands on its own with new features never before seen in any Canon camera.
The Canon EOS 7D boasts significant EOS advancements including a completely new 19-point Autofocus system, a new Canon iFCL Metering System (Intelligent Focus, Luminance and Color) and a brand new Intelligent Viewfinder.
An 18-megapixel Canon CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Imaging Processors fuel the EOS 7D’s 14-bit A/D data conversion and ability to freeze motion in high-resolution with eight fps continuous shooting up to 126 Large JPEGS using a UDMA CF card.
The EOS 7D captures low-light images with or without a flash thanks to a wide range of ISO speed settings from 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800). In addition to its new still capture capabilities, the EOS 7D features Full HD video capture at 1920 x 1080 resolution with selectable frame rates of 24p, 25p or 30p.
The EOS 7D’s New Autofocus System
The completely re-designed system includes a new multi-axis cross-type 19-point AF grid, where the focusing points are evenly spread out across the image plane and clearly displayed through Canon’s new Intelligent Viewfinder.
All 19 points are f/5.6-sensitive for both horizontal and vertical cross-type focusing, while the center AF point adds high-precision diagonal cross-type sensitivity for f/2.8 and larger aperture lenses.
The Canon EOS 7D’s AF system allows numerous AF area selection modes:
- Spot AF mode reduces the size of a single AF point to focus on small subjects like an animal in a cage.
- AF Point Expansion mode uses a cluster of AF points adjacent to the selected AF point to automatically assist focusing on moving subjects, such as an athlete on the run.
- Zone AF divides the 19 AF points into five selectable focusing zones and makes it easier to achieve focus with subjects that are difficult to track with Single Point AF or AF point expansion.
Additional improvements include a revised Automatic AF point selection sequence that allows a user to pick any one of the 19 AF points as a starting point for tracking moving subjects in AI Servo mode.
For more technical details you can go to Canon EOS 7D product page.
More about Canon EOS 7D digital camera:
- Canon’s EOS 7D web page
- Canon’s new EOS 7D DSLR
- Canon EOS 7D – DPhotoJournal
- Canon EOS 7D release date and price
- Is the new Canon EOS 7D a Nikon D300s killer?
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