Here is a new Canon patent application for two zoom lenses. Canon patent application 2024160458…
Canon Patent for new Auto-Focus System for Mirrorless Cameras and DSLR with Translucent Mirror
Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Canon that appears to refer to a new auto-focus technology to implement in mirrorless cameras and in cameras with a translucent mirror (like the Sony A99).
- Patent Publication No. 2015-22264
- Published 2015.2.2
- Filing date 2013.7.23
- Canon patent
- Phase difference detection method to be received by the AF sensor can be reflected incident light from the imaging lens
- The phase difference detection by the image plane phase difference AF
- The phase difference detection by external light AF sensor