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CANON GOES EVENWIDER Fans of wide-angle zoom lenses for Canon mirrorless cameras will be pleased – the product giant has
combined lens and in-body image stabilisation for a seven-stop benefit. It shares the same 77mm filter thread and compact form factor with its RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM and RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM siblings. The 14-35mm lens uses three ultra- low dispersion and three aspherical glass-moulded lens elements – one of which is both. The rear design allows close focusing, reducing breathing to less than a third of the EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM. Its Nano USM focus motor delivers fast, smooth, quiet AF, and the wide-angle, fixed f/4 aperture stays constant over the full focal length. canon.co.uk
revealed its widest RF lens to date: the 14-35mm f/4L IS USM. It completes Canon’s RF trinity of compact f/4 lenses, which together offer a focal range covering 14-200mm. With quiet autofocus, 5.5-stop optical image stabilisation, and incorporating aspherical and UD elements, the £1750/$1700 RF 14- 35mm f/4L is ideal for landscapes and architecture. It’s also great for vlogging, where filmmakers need a broad and stable field of view. Used with the Canon EOS R5 or EOS R6, the new lens takes advantage of
The Alpha for vloggers
interface via the Multi Interface (MI) Shoe, as well as a conventional mic jack and headphone jack. Audio output timing can also be set for live or lip sync. A face priority AE algorithm allows the camera to detect the subject’s face, and adjusts to ensure correct exposure. Internal 4K movie recording is via full pixel readout, without pixel binning, and the high-bit rate XAVC S codec records at 100Mbps in 4K. There is Hybrid Log-Gamma for HDR recording and S-Log3 settings. The optional GP-VPT2BT shooting grip with Wireless Remote Commander delivers one-handed shooting, with easy-to-access zoom, record and a customisable button. A recording lamp is fitted to the front face of the body for an indication of recording status. The camera can also be used as a high-quality webcam or live- streaming camera by connecting to a PC or smartphone, with no additional software needed. The new ZV-E10 will be available in August for £679/$698 – or £770/ $798 including the E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS power zoom lens. sony.co.uk
Sony has revealed its first Alpha series interchangeable-lens vlog camera, the new ZV-E10. Using a 24.2-megapixel APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor that can record in 4K, or up to 120p in FHD, its precise AF promises excellent tracking. To make it useful for vloggers, its side-opening vari-angle LCD screen allows the connection of external mics on top of the camera – and a newmode button easily changes between still, movie, slow and quick modes. A ‘Background Defocus’ mode can switch between a blurred and sharp background, and the ‘Product Showcase Setting’ allows the camera to automatically shift focus from the subject’s face to an object being highlighted. It has fast hybrid AF and eye AF for video, with real-time tracking, allowing the camera to track the subject’s face and eyes. AF transition speed and AF subject shift sensitivity can be customised, too. And the ZV-E10’s touch focus function allows you to set focus position by touching the screen. For audio, it has a directional three-capsule mic, and the ZV-E10 includes Sony’s latest digital audio
SHOOT SELFIES WITH SONY The ZV-E10’s vari-angle LCD screen makes it the perfect vlogging camera – and it has the specs to back it up
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