Canon Working On A Successor Of The G1X With APS-C Sensor?

Egami (translated) spotted a 18-70mm F2.8-6 lens patent for a filed by Canon that suggests the company is working on a fixed lens camera with an APS-C sensor. In other words: the successor of the G1X with a new sensor.

Patent Publication No. 2012-247758

• Release Date 2012.12.13
• Filing date 2011.5.31
• Example 1
• Zoom ratio 3.80
• 35.12 – – 69.05mm f = 18.17 focal length
• Fno 2.89 -. 4.58 – 5.94
• Half angle of view ω = 33.37 – 20.87 – 11.14 °
• 13.39 – – 13.60mm 11.97 image height
• 89.56 – – 110.05mm 86.88 overall length of the lens
• BF 0.36mm
• 11 pictures in 9 groups lens configuration
• 5 three aspherical surface
• 4-group zoom positive negative positive
• Rear Focus (Group 4)