Couple the Dual Pixel AF system with the touch-screen and it's easy to see the potential of the EOS 70D - just tap almost anywhere on the screen and the camera will quickly and confidently refocus without any hunting. Unlike many AF systems which only work with certain lenses, Canon also claims its Dual Pixel CMOS AF system will work with no fewer than 103 lenses in the EF catalogue, and that it's also 30% faster than the Hybrid AF system on models like the EOS SL1 / 100D. It is in short, the Holy Grail of AF for movies and Live View

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_EOS_70D/

The above test uses touch-screen focus to focus pull. This test uses the flexi-zone single AF servo focus, in very low light (ISO1600), and reproduces the Laing 70D test of going from a close-up of a cup to a far scene and back in the same focus mode (except that in his setting the light was much greater: ISO 400). And this is the EOS M. The lens is also an STM lens (EF M 18-55mm). His shot is prettier.

Again, how much better would the new focusing system be for this type of shot?

http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/canon_eos_70d_photos/

http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-1661/reflex-canon-70d-exemples-photos-15.html

might not be a ground breaking camera but the AF system and likely promise of 720p continuous RAW with magic lantern is good enough for me.. if canon keeps up with their non ground breaking incremental updates i'll have no complaints, we should have the perfect camera for a great price before long!

Battery life is rated at 920 shots according to Canon / CIPA test results, and for anyone thinking of upgrading from the Canon EOS 60D, you will be pleased to see that the Canon EOS 70D uses the same LP-E6 battery. Using live view dramatically reduces battery life, with Canon reporting 230 shots possible when using live view full-time.

ISO100 to ISO6400 is selectable in manual movie mode. Digital zoom is also an option, when enabled can be set between 3x or 10x, and can be adjusted while recording using the touch screen, an example can be seen here. Continuous focus in video mode is impressive with the camera quickly refocusing when needed, an example can be seen here. The movie mode features face tracking as well as AF tracking, which can be set on the touch screen, so that the camera will track the subject and keep it in focus with very little noise picked up by the camera when using STM lenses. Video quality is very good, although moiré is visible in this video below.

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/canon-eos-70d-dslr-review-22815

Serious moiree in the test chart--thanks for posting the comparison.

The 70D doesn't just provide for still imaging. Video can be captured, too, at up to Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixel) resolution. When shooting at this maximum resolution, you have a choice of 30, 25, or 24 frames per second. At 720p HD (1280 x 720 pixels), your choices are 60 or 50 frames per second. Finally, there's a VGA (640 x 480 pixel) mode, recorded at 30 or 25 fps.

Full-time phase detection movie autofocus is possible, although you can opt for single AF or manual focusing, should you prefer.

The clear stand-out feature of the 70D is the new Dual Pixel CMOS AF system. Canon's previous full-time continuous video autofocus systems, called Hybrid CMOS AF (T5i, T4i, EOS-M) and Hybrid CMOS AF II (SL1), used both phase-detect and contrast-detect AF. The way this system worked was that phase-detect would get the ball rolling for focusing, then contrast-detect would take over for fine-tuning to achieve crisp focus. The downside is that this process is typically slower, plus the lens still has to hunt back and forth a bit to determine the point of best focus.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-70d/canon-70dA.HTM

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Reviews/Canon-EOS-70D-video-AF-test-how-well-does-the-new-sensor-based-AF-perform