New breakthrough in high-speed focusing: Canon EOS R1 New Olympic experience

Photo by Lu Lin

In the SLR era, in order to realize "what you see is what you get", SLR cameras adopted a flip-up mirror box design. With this design, when the photosensitive element is imaging, turning the mirror up will cause the optical viewfinder to be briefly dark, and the phase difference autofocus module and metering module will also be temporarily unable to work due to interruption of the light path.

For sports photography that needs to keep tracking the subject, repeated black screens during continuous shooting may cause the focus plane to shift or even lose the target, causing inconvenience to the photographer. Nowadays, with the increasing maturity of electronic technology, mirrorless cameras using electronic viewfinders have overcome the above problems and have become the new favorite of sports photographers at the just-concluded Paris Olympics.

01 Unprecedented viewing experience

On August 5, Spanish player Gavira Collado saved the ball during the game. On the same day, in the top 16 of the men's beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics, the Spanish combination of Herrera Areps/Gavira Collado defeated the Polish combination of Brailey/Rosjak 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fei Maohua

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/3200 seconds

Canon EOS R1 is positioned as a flagship mirrorless body, and its electronic viewfinder has naturally reached the top level of configuration. : First of all, the number of pixels has reached an astonishing 9.44 million. Considering the screen size of the viewfinder (approximately 16.3 mm), the display effect can be said to be very delicate.

On August 6, Brazilian team player Diego Mariano Ranchi saved the ball during the game. On the same day, in the men's beach volleyball quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics, the Swedish team defeated Brazil 2-0 and advanced to the semifinals. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fei Maohua

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/3200 second

In order to achieve a large and bright viewing experience, Canon EOS R1 achieves a viewfinder magnification of up to 0.9. In comparison, the Canon EOS 1D-X Mark III's optical viewfinder is 0.76x. The magnification of the viewfinder is larger. The most intuitive feeling is that the screen size in front of the eyes is larger, and the size of the subject within the viewing range is also larger.

The electronic viewfinder of Canon EOS R1 is also brighter, and the maximum brightness of its OLED screen is nearly 3 times that of EOS R3. Paired with HDR technology, this electronic viewfinder screen achieves a greater dynamic range. The optical viewfinder simulated view assist can make areas with a large contrast between light and dark in the field of view less prone to highlight overflow and dark areas.

On August 5, American player Evans was competing. On the same day, in the top 16 of the men's beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics, the Norwegian combination Mohr/Sorum defeated the American combination Evans/Badinger 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fei Maohua

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/12800 sec

Thanks to the combination of back-illuminated stack processor and high-performance image processor, Canon EOS R1 captures views during high-speed continuous shooting The device will not flicker or intermittent black screen. In this way, sports photographers can always monitor and track moving subjects and choose the best composition.

02 Eye control focusing, see which one is right

On July 31, the audience cheered for the contestants during the game. On the same day, in the women's individual triathlon competition at the Paris Olympic Games, France's Bergland won the championship, while Switzerland's Delong and Britain's Porter won the runner-up and third place respectively. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/10000 second

In this way, when shooting intense Olympic events, if the photographer wants to change the tracking object, there is no need to manually change the focus point or focus area. Just use eye control focus.

Canon had a black technology called "Eye Controlled Focus" during the EOS film SLR era. When the user wants to switch the focus point, he only needs to stare at the focus point he wants to use, and the sensor located inside the viewfinder can detect eye movement and automatically recognize the switch.

July 27, Alcaraz (right)/Nadal in the match. On the same day, in the first round of the men's doubles tennis match at the Paris Olympic Games, the Spanish pair Alcaraz/Nadal defeated the Argentinian pair Gonzalez/Morteni 2-0 and advanced to the next round. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

Canon EOS R1, f/4.0, 1/1600 seconds

After entering the mirrorless era of electronic viewfinders, Canon has re-added the "eye control focus" function starting from EOS R3, and the newly released EOS R1 with higher positioning and configuration is no exception. Today's eye-controlled focusing function is no longer limited to changing focus points. Under the detection of the more advanced eye control sensor, when the photographer moves his gaze to the subject he wants to focus on, the autofocus frame will quickly move to the designated position to complete the focus switch.

On August 9, French team coach Henry was watching the game from the sidelines. On the same day, in the men's football final of the Paris Olympic Games held at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, France, the Spanish team defeated the French team 5-3 and won the championship. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can

The eye-controlled focus function and the high-precision subject recognition system with deep learning can complete subject recognition - focus switching - tracking and focusing on new subjects in a very short time This process. This can greatly free up the photographer's hands and change the photography intention at any time according to changes in the competition situation.

03 High image quality and high speed

On August 6, Chinese player Wang Jianan was in the game. On the same day, the men's long jump final of track and field at the Paris Olympics was held at the Stade de France. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/5000 second

In the past, the Canon EOS 1D series flagship SLR camera product line was once divided into EOS with lower pixel count and pursuit of high-speed continuous shooting. 1D series, and the high-pixel, high-quality EOS 1Ds series bodies. It can be seen that in order to achieve high-speed continuous shooting and long continuous shooting endurance, the number of pixels of the camera image sensor is often forced to be compromised. The pixel count of the full-frame image sensor of the previous generation flagship body EOS 1D-X Mark III was also set at a more conservative 20.1 million.

The new generation "1" series body EOS R1 has improved the number of pixels to about 24.2 million pixels. With the support of deep learning technology, EOS R1 achieves both high image quality and high-speed continuous shooting. When the photographer turns on the high-resolution magnification function, the camera can enlarge the length and width of the photo to twice the original number, which is an ultra-high resolution of approximately 96 million pixels.

On July 28, Li Jiaman was in the competition. On the same day, in the Paris Olympics archery women's team quarter-finals held at the Invalides in Paris, the Chinese team composed of An Qixuan, Yang Xiaolei and Li Jiaman defeated the Indonesian team 5-1 and advanced to the semi-finals. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/5000 second

In addition, after the photographer crops the photo in the camera, it still supports the high-resolution magnification function to generate a higher-pixel photo of photos. If the photographer encounters a situation where the focal length of the lens cannot reach the subject he wants to photograph and needs to significantly crop the image, the high-resolution zoom function can effectively increase the pixel count and resolution of the photo, improving the usability of the photo.

On August 1st, Yang Jiayu sprinted towards the finish line. On that day, Chinese athlete Yang Jiayu won the championship in the women's 20-kilometer race walking competition at the Paris Olympics. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang (before cropping)

Canon EOS R1, f/3.2, 1/2000 second

On August 1, Yang Jiayu sprinted towards the finish line. On that day, Chinese athlete Yang Jiayu won the championship in the women's 20-kilometer race walking competition at the Paris Olympics. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang (after cropping)

Some camera products on the market previously used the method of taking photos with multiple displacements of the sensor and synthesizing high-pixel photos. However, this method has certain shortcomings. For example, if the object in the picture moves or the photographer's hand shakes, the synthesis may fail. Canon EOS R1 relies on deep learning technology to increase the number of pixels and resolution of a certain photo, making it more practical.

According to past practice, flagship camera bodies are generally updated more slowly, often following the pace of major events such as the Olympics and the World Cup. Therefore, this level of fuselage often brings together the strongest technologies of its own to ensure that it will still have great advantages in the next few years.

On July 27, Chinese players Chang Yani (right)/Chen Yiwen competed. On the same day, the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard final of the Paris Olympic Games was held at the Paris Olympic Aquatics Center. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming

Canon EOS R1, f/2.8, 1/1600 seconds

Canon EOS R1は、このコンセプトに基づいて発売された最新世代のフラッグシップカメラボディであり、閉幕したばかりのパリ夏季オリンピックでも輝きました。世界中の写真家が EOS R1 を使用して、オリンピック大会中に数え切れないほどの素晴らしい瞬間を記録しました。今後数年間のワールドカップや冬季オリンピックでも、キヤノン EOS R1 はその強力なスポーツ撮影機能と優れた画質を活用して、世界中のスポーツ写真家にサービスを提供する予定です。

写真撮影：アン・リンジュン

The above is the detailed content of New breakthrough in high-speed focusing: Canon EOS R1 New Olympic experience. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!