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EISACameraInnovation2019-2020FujifilmGFX100WiththeGFX100,Fujifilmhasmadea 100-megapixel
mediumformatcamerathatdoesnotsufferfromthe
restraintsusuallyassociatedwithlarge-sensor,high-resolution
systems.Asthefirstcameraof thistypewithin-bodyimage
stabilisation,it canbeusedforhandheldshootingundera
muchwiderrangeof conditions.Thespring-mountedshutter
mechanismis isolatedfromthesensor,minimisingtheriskof
shuttervibrationaffectingthesharpness.TheGFX100is also
thefirstmediumformatcameratoofferon-sensorphase
detection,whichresultsin muchfasterautofocus.What’s
more,it’sthefirstmediumformat camera to shoot 4K video
with no fi eld-of-view crop.EISAPhotoInnovation2019-2020Sony Real-time Eye AFSony’slatestreal-timeautofocusalgorithmsarea game-
changer.TheenhancedReal-timeEyeAFfocusespreciselyon
a person’seyes– orevenona pet’swiththeReal-timeAnimal
EyeAFfunction.In continuousautofocusmode,Real-timeEye
AFmaintainsfocusona movingsubjectevenwhenpartof their
faceis temporarilyobscuredorturnedawayfromthecamera.
TheAI-drivenimprovementsalsoprovideaccurateandreliable
trackingformovingsubjects.TheReal-timeTrackingsystem
recognisesthewholebody,andthefocusareawillseamlessly
changebetweenthefaceandtheeyes.Thismeanssports
photographerscanreliablytrackunpredictablemovements,
trusting the AF system to get every shot in focus.EISALensInnovation2019-2020
CanonRF28-70mmF2LUSM
TheCanonRF28-70mmF2LUSMis thefirststandardzoom
lensforfull-framemirrorlesscamerastomaintaina constant
apertureof f/2throughoutitsentirefocallengthrange.This
allowsphotographerstolimitdepthof fieldtoa degreepreviously
onlypossiblewithprimelenses,andallowsfastershutterspeeds
in low-lightconditions.Theimagequalityandsharpnessare
excellentthroughoutthezoomrange,whiletheUSMmotor
providesfastandreliableautofocus.Thelensis a spectacular
demonstration of what can be achieved with the EOS R mount.