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Canon Patent: Image Stabilized Lens For Astro-Photography

Canon Patent

Egami (translated) spotted a Canon patent concerning an image stabilized lens for astro-photography. The lens is able to automatically track objects (stars etc). Canon has a DSLR suited for astro-photography, the EOS 60Da (price & specs). Such a lens obviously needs a camera that supports it. That means GPS, levelling, and a powerful CPU.

  • Patent Publication No. 2013-77910
    • Publication date 2013.4.25
    • Filing date 2011.9.29
  • Canon patent
    • In the lens anti-vibration mechanism from etc., let me change the direction of the optical axis
    • From the GPS, etc., I ask the coordinates and altitude
    • Detects the inclination of the posture from the electronic level, etc., to determine the direction of the optical axis
    • Calculate the speed and direction of movement of celestial angle of view, and controls the lens according to the calculation result
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