|
|
   |
|
|
Film
Transport Technology
Amazing continuous shooting performance that can capture ten images in a single
second.
The
EOS-1V features the world's fastest continuous shooting speed, enabling film transport
at an astounding rate of 10 fps*. Now Canon gives you the power to transform one
dramatic moment into a series of heart-stopping images. With the Power Drive Booster
PB-E2 (driven by the NP-E2 Ni-MH Battery Pack) the EOS-1V allows unprecedented levels
of visual creativity. Sensational gains in continuous shooting performance mean rapid
film transport of up to 9 fps even in predictive AI Servo AF mode, which can focus
track a subject approaching the camera at 50 km/h up to 8 meters away (with the EF
300 mm f/2.8L IS USM).
What's more, even when set at an intermediate film transport speed of around 3 to
5 fps, the EOS-1V demonstrates outstanding basic performance. For example, the viewfinder
blackout time is remarkably shortened, the minimum distance at which a high-speed
moving subject can be autofocused is reduced, and so on.
*Among 35mm AF SLR cameras with movable mirror as of February 2000.
New technology realizes ultra-high continuous shooting speeds and a sharp viewfinder
image, while Active Mirror Control remarkably reduces mirror blackout.
In
order to control mirror bound, which is an obstacle to ultra-high-speed continuous
shooting performance, Canon introduces an Active Mirror Control method that quickly
reduces energy. This method replaces the conventional approach of suppressing mirror
bound shock from the rear.
With Canon's new method, mirror bounce is mechanically controlled. In other words,
this groundbreaking mechanism reduces mirror shake, confining it to a short duration
and suppressing the shake immediately after it occurs. As a result, mirror blackout
time is remarkably reduced. Because the wave height of mirror shake is low after
its bounce is suppressed, the finder image stabilizes quickly after the shutter is
released in ordinary shooting mode, as well as in continuous shooting. The user always
has a clear and sharp viewfinder image.