Because of the slower shutter time-lag, whatever the photographer sees when he pressed the shutter button, the images recorded on film won't exactly be on the same spot as what he has envisaged. These four GP photos are among the batch that were captured with the EOS 300 camera during the opening leg of the 1999 season held in Malaysia's newly-opened Sepang F1 circuit, shot using Shutter-priority AE mode. Missed! Got it! Cropped off Again?! Finally! Even I have some problems with it initially, as I tried to get the EOS 300 to track the riders and their bikes in action despite being a seasoned shooter in this field. After several misses, I managed to get a couple of shots beautifully framed within the viewfinder (or the 24x36mm frame) space. Please bear in mind that 99% of the EOS 300 buyers will not be using their cameras for capturing bike GPs. The above photos proved that the AF system of the new EOS model is able to track fast moving subjects with speeds of up to 320 km/hr. Anything moving slower than the GP bikes will not be a problem for this camera. Depth AE, a Canon exclusive, is also available on the EOS 300. Other features available are Canon's Programmed Image Control (PIC) modes. PIC modes include Portrait, Landscape, Action, Close-up and Night Scene. These modes feed the camera information about the shooting conditions when the user selected anyone of them. The EOS 300 will use its intelligence to fine-tune the settings to guarantee the optimum result for that circumstance. Besides the PIC features, other shooting modes of the EOS 300 are the Intelligent Program AE (P), Shutter-priority AE (TV) and Aperture-priority AE (AV). In P mode, the camera will function as if it is in full auto mode but you still have the flexibility to adapt any one of the parameters if you want to. In TV mode, you only need to select the shutter speed required for your shooting condition and the camera will choose the aperture value that match your selection. The AV mode is the reverse where it lets you control depth-of-field by selecting the optimum aperture value and the camera will select the appropriate shutter speed to match your choice. Among the accessories available for the EOS 300 camera are the Speedlite 220EX & 380EX which provides E-TTL Autoflash, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15 (that extends the eyepiece by 15mm), Remote Switch RS-60E3 and the Battery Pack BP-200 which is an external battery pack that uses four size-AA batteries. A vertical-grip shutter button is also provided. The battery contacts are covered automatically when the battery pack is detached from the camera. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 1999 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .