Canon announces pocket-sized Mini Projector C-5 (in Japan)

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Canon Japan announced the Canon Mini Projector C-5 in Japan, a pocket-sized mobile projector . No idea so far if we will see it in Europe and USA. Shipment is expected early August 2015. No price indication. Silver and deep blue color options are available. A tripod is included.

The Canon C-5 is a small and lightweight projector, it measures 124×71×20mm and weights 169g. The C-5 features a miniHDM terminal, MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) standard is supported. MHL allows you to feed the projector with data from your PC, smartphone, or tablet. The LED light sources are stated to last 10,000 hours. The C-5 has a resolution of 640×480 pixels, a brightness of 50 Lumen, and a contrast rate of 800:1.

You can read the machine translated press release here.

Specifications (machine translated):

Product name C-5 (Deep Blue / Silver of 2 models)
Image element (number) One DLP ×
Number of pixels 640 × 480 (VGA)
Real input resolution / aspect VGA / 4: 3
Zoom Fixation
Focus Manual
Light source LED light source (life guideline 10,000 hours)
Brightness 50lm
Contrast ratio 800: 1
Keystone correction function None
Video input Mini HDMI × 1 (MHL compatible)
Audio output Stereo mini Jack × 1
Built-in speaker 1W (monaural)
Battery drive Up to three hours
Dimensions (including protrusions) 124 (width) × 71 (depth) × 20 (height) mm
Mass 169g
[via Akihabara News via DC Watch]

Canon promo video for Adobe Photography Plan & KelbyOne Training 1-Year free subscription with purchase of EOS 6D, 7D2, and 5D3

CanonUSA on YouTube posted a short promo video for the Adobe Photography Plan and KelbyOne Training 1-Year free subscription that y0u can get for free with the purchase of EOS 6D, EOS 7D Mark II, and EOS 5D Mark III. The offer expires October 3, 2015.

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Save up to $1100 on select Canon DSLR and lens bundles (and there are a lot, EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R included!)

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B&H Photo has a discount program going on select Canon DSLR and lens bundles. You can choose between EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5Ds/5Ds R, EOS 6D, EOS 70D, EOS 7D, EOS 7D Mark II, Rebel T6i, Rebel T5, Rebel T5i, and Rebel SL1 bundles. Saving go up to $1,100 for EOS 7D bundles, up to $550 for EOS 7D Mark II, EOS 70D & EOS 6D bundles, etc. Expires 8/1/2015.

Check all bundles and combination on this page.

Why the Canon EOS 5Ds/5Ds R DxOMarks shouldn’t worry you (at the end of the day the 5Ds has a noticeably better IQ)

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Last week DxOMark posted their test results for the Canon EOS 5Ds and EOS 5Ds R. As usual, DxOMark’s scores on a Canon sensor start bold headlines and heated discussions, especially when compared to Sony’s A7R. Well, I guess most of my readers are smart and do not buy posts based on the uneducated interpretation of DxOMark scores, which are a mere engineering figure. No Canon sensor is “far behind” a Sony sensor, as a site titled.

However, it is always good to remind people why the DxOMark scores do not count very much at the end of the day. Tony Northrup posted an interesting article where he explains why you shouldn’t care about the EOS 5Ds/5Ds R DxOMark scores. I recommend you read the whole article, for those in a hurry (these are not the only points listed):

  1. DxOMark doesn’t factor in the number of megapixels
  2. DxOMark doesn’t factor in the negative effects of an anti-aliasing filter

Please note that Mr. Northrup doesn’t “disagree with DxOMark, just [with] the presentation and interpretation of the numbers“. Same here. While there is a lot to read and learn in the article, I particularly like these :-) :

  • The [EOS 5Ds] overall image quality is noticeably better than the D810 or a7R.
  • All [EOS 5Ds] images show more detail, whether using sharp, expensive lenses and less expensive zooms.
  • [the EOS 5Ds] is overall a far more usable camera than the a7R, with a vastly superior focusing system.
  • It gets the most out of our Canon lenses, including the Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS II, which Nikon doesn’t have a decent alternative for.

Hmm, noticeably better IQ, more detail, more usable camera, superior focusing system…sounds good, doesn’t it? Who wants a Sony A7R ;-) Read Tony Northrup’s article.

Canon EOS 5DS: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA | Canon EOS 5DS R: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

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