Canon Tips: what’s the best metering mode to use with autofocus? –> read it here 
ephotozine had the chance to shot some pictures of a pre-production model of the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS at Focus On Imaging 2013. No price nor release date announced so far.
Two weeks ago we reported about Canon’s Mixed Reality system, MREAL (click here). Now there is a nice article by extremetech explaining the technology and possible uses of it.
The core of the setup is the Canon HMD (head-mounted display) which works in conjunction with various sensors — optical and magnetic, as well as visual markers — to help create the mixed reality environment. The HMD employs two cameras located in front of each eye that captures video and shoots it off to an off-board, tethered computer. The computer then combines the real-world visuals with computer-generated visuals, and beams that back to two monitors placed in front of the eyes within the HMD. The unit combines with a development platform, dubbed the MR Platform, which allows companies to create mixed reality images to display on the HMD.
Canon’s MREAL system isn’t for everyone. The system will be released on 03/01/13, and it is not targeted to general consumers: it’s sold for $125,000, with a $25,000 additional bucks to pay for annual maintenance. Nice toy! :-)
According to Canon the main benefits of MREAL are:
Full Suite of Canon Solutions for Multiple Healthcare Environments, from Digital Radiology, Eyecare and Document Technology Solutions
NEW ORLEANS, March 4, 2013 – Canon U.S.A., Inc. (booth #8741), a leader in digital imaging solutions, will feature the latest of its digital radiography (DR) technologies, Eyecare instruments, multifunction devices and scanning solutions at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Annual Conference (HIMSS), at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, from March 3-7, 2013.
With an ability to provide solutions for both general information processing and clinical patient care, Canon's comprehensive technology portfolio can help healthcare customers streamline their business operations while enhancing information management.
Canon's booth will feature the demonstration of technology in real-world environments including:
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Product description:
The Canon EOS Rebel T4i Digital Camera is the most sophisticated Rebel yet. It is an ideal camera for any level photographer. The new Rebel T4i delivers phenomenal image quality, high performance, and fast, intuitive operation.
This 18.0 megapixel DSLR features an APS-C-sized CMOS sensor and a DIGIC 5 image processor for fast operation and tremendous low light performance to an expanded ISO of 25600. A 9-point all cross-type AF system (including a high-precision dual cross f/2.8 center point) delivers improved autofocus performance, and a new Hybrid CMOS AF System increases autofocus speed when shooting photos and video in Live View.
Full HD 1080p video is supported and features a full-time Movie Servo AF system for continuous auto focusing while using live view to record movies. A built-in stereo microphone and manual audio level adjustment helps ensure that your audio will match the stunning quality of your video.
A 3.0″ Vari-angle touch screen LCD is incorporated and flips out and tilts for viewing from a wide variety of angles. The touch screen operation is highly intuitive and even allows you to control your focus points from the LCD.
The Rebel T4i is compatible with SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards and Canon’s full line of EF and EF-S lenses.
This came today as a small suprise. Canon announced the development of a new 35mm equivalent full-frame sensor (picture above) exclusively thought for video. The full-frame sensor is said to be extremely sensitive yet maintaining low-noise imaging performance. In other words: full HD video in exceptionally low-light environments while delivering high-sensitivity, low-noise imaging performance. The immediate field of application seems to be astral photography. Not all press releases are interesting to read. This press release is it, and there is a video showing the sensor’s capabilities on Canon’s site (scroll down to the end of the press release).
TOKYO, March 4, 2013—Canon Inc. announced today that the company has successfully developed a high-sensitivity 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor exclusively for video recording. Delivering high-sensitivity, low-noise imaging performance, the new Canon 35 mm CMOS sensor*1 enables the capture of Full HD video even in exceptionally low-light environments.
The newly developed CMOS sensor features pixels measuring 19 microns square in size, which is more than 7.5-times the surface area of the pixels on the CMOS sensor incorporated in Canon’s top-of-the-line EOS-1D X and other digital SLR cameras. In addition, the sensor’s pixels and readout circuitry employ new technologies that reduce noise, which tends to increase as pixel size increases. Thanks to these technologies, the sensor facilitates the shooting of clearly visible video images even in dimly lit environments with as little as 0.03 lux of illumination, or approximately the brightness of a crescent moon—a level of brightness in which it is difficult for the naked eye to perceive objects. When recording video of astral bodies, while an electron-multiplying CCD,*2 which realizes approximately the same level of perception as the naked eye, can capture magnitude-6 stars, Canon’s newly developed CMOS sensor is capable of recording faint stars with a magnitude of 8.5 and above.*3
Using a prototype camera employing the newly developed sensor, Canon successfully captured a wide range of test video,*4 such as footage recorded in a room illuminated only by the light from burning incense sticks (approximately 0.05–0.01 lux) and video of the Geminid meteor shower. The company is looking to such future applications for the new sensor as astronomical and natural observation, support for medical research, and use in surveillance and security equipment. Through the further development of innovative CMOS sensors, Canon aims to expand the world of new imaging expression.
Canon Marketing Japan Inc. will be exhibiting a prototype camera that incorporates the newly developed 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor and sample footage captured with the camera at SECURITY SHOW 2013 (www.shopbiz.jp/en/ss/), which will be held from Tuesday, March 5, to Friday, March 8, at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Tokyo, Japan.
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