A high-end SLR camera for professionals and advanced amateurs. This camera has many innovative features such as 45-point Area AF, high-speed and precision Eye Controlled Focus, and 7 fps high-speed predictive AF continuous shooting mode. The EOS3 is a camera which can fully respond to the photographer’s intention. It retains many of the features and operability of EOS-1N while also incorporating various recommendations and requests submitted by EOS-1N and EOS 5 users. It also reflects a variety of recent trends and developments in the SLR industry. This model has 45-point Area AF by Canon’s originally developed CMOS sensor and new focusing optical system. This AF system offers high subject-capturing and unrestricted framing capability. Eye Controlled Focus, refined to make it almost twice as fast and more precise than before together with 45-point Area AF system bring EOS3’s high-performance AF system another step closer to the human eye. The 21-zone evaluative metering linked to the focusing points, multi-spot metering with up to eight readings per exposure and eight metering system, including E-TTL autoflash with 550Ex are applied to this camera as well. The superb operability is achieved by dual electronic dials, 18 custom functions and firm grip holding, using the same material and design as EOS-1N. The same level of protection against moisture and dust as EOS-1N and silent film rewind are also provided. The high-performance 1/8000sec. shutter unit passed Canon’s standard endurance test of 100,000 times shutter cycle. System accessories launched at the same time as the camera include Power Drive Booster PB-E2, Ni-MH Pack NP-E2, Speedlite 550EX, Remote Switches with better clip-on operability and an anti-fog eyepiece. The nine Ec- series focusing screens for EOS-1N are compatible.