Now look at the photo of the group
of Proton's auto assembly employees admiring the range of moped bikes as well as
Team Modenas' KR3 500cc Grand Prix bike. The assortment of blues (uniforms) plus
the bikes' multiple colours of blacks, whites and greys are rendered correctly without
over-or-underexposing the faces of the employees.
In addition, Partial metering - which takes readings from a small (9.5%) central area of the viewfinder to eliminate unwanted background interference. Thereby guaranteeing spot-on exposure in all shooting conditions. How about the performance of the EOS 300's built-in flash? With a guide number of only 12 (ISO 100, metres), naturally, one does not expect such a small flash unit to do much in most situations but where it matters, the flash can be counted on giving the proper amount of fill-in exposure when needed. Look at these two photos: Photo A was shot with the EOS 300's built-in flash in Shutter-priority AE mode while Photo B was shot with the flash unit switched off. The shadows appearing in the faces of the fans (Photo B) waiting for their autographs to be signed, were taken care of by the fill-in flash of the camera (Photo A).
How about the performance of the EOS 300's AF system? For a start, let's look at one important point about the AF capability of any entry-level EOS models. The AF system used is as fast as those employed in the top range of the Canon EOS System. If any EOS users or other photo enthusiasts alike have previously heard of any negative remarks that the entry-level EOS models' AF systems are not equivalent to the top range, let me assure you that those critics do not know what they were talking about. To prove the point, I tested the EOS 300 on one of the fastest moving subjects available: FIM's World Motorcycling Championship in the 500cc category. You won't be able to read any test reports or reviews of the EOS 300 from anywhere else using GP bikes as the test subjects except here. Trust me. The EOS 300's 7 AF-point are able to track the bikes coming towards the camera or moving across the frame. The reason why you wonÕt find advanced amateurs or professional photographers using entry-level EOS cameras in shooting motorsports is due to the slower shutter time-lag of these cameras. What is shutter time-lag? The amount of time (measured in milliseconds) between your index finger pressing the shutter button and the opening of the shutter curtains for light to expose the film. Canon's EOS cameras like the EOS 50/50E, EOS 5, EOS-3 and the EOS-1N models are able to capture action shots within that split seconds with minimal loss of shutter time-lag. Even if your pressing of the shutter button's timing is slightly off, rest assured that most of your images would be captured within that viewfinder frame of your EOS cameras. With the EOS-1N RS, capturing action scenes is one step ahead of the rest. With a shutter time-lag of 0.006 milliseconds in the RS mode, your action photos will be recorded within that fraction-of-a-second on film. That's how fast the camera is. On the EOS 300, if you are not a seasoned GP photographer, chances are you will not be able to capture the riders and their bikes effectively compared to the higher specs EOS models. The EOS 300's slower time-lag is the cause, coupled with its 1.5 fps (frames-per-second) film winding speed, are not "fast" enough to capture such shots effectively. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . |
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