These are all high resolution mirrorless cameras, and among the top models of the respective manufacturers. How do the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and Nikon Z8 and Sony a7R V compare to each other? Find out in the video below, courtesy of the folks at PetaPixel.
A new Canon patent application for a lens that seems based on the optical design of the EF 135mm f/2.
Canon patent application 2024133316 (Japan, published 10/1/2024) discusses optical formulas for a 135mm f/2 lens.
From the patent literature:
Patent Document 1 discloses an optical system in which various aberrations such as chromatic aberration are effectively corrected by appropriately arranging a positive lens made of a material with a small Abbe number (high dispersion material).
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an optical system and an imaging device which are small in size and in which various aberrations such as chromatic aberration are well corrected.
Adds [Protect Images] and [Rating] during FTP Transfer.
Adds the ability to select [Wired] as a connection option when [Airplane mode] is set to [On].
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when Wi-Fi is disconnected, Err 70 occurs.
Fixes an issue, in which when shooting subjects that are smaller in the frame, the card access indicator blinks and operations can no longer be performed.
Fixes an issue, in which while operating both the touch function on the LCD monitor and a customized button, and then performing shooting, operations can no longer be performed.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
Fixes an issue in which movies captured in RAW/SRAW format may not play back properly on applications due to the attached lens and camera not communicating.
Improves the stability of the touch operation control when the [Touch control] is set to [Sensitive].
Fixes an issue in which the camera’s LCD display may become abnormal after the camera resumes operations from the [Viewfinder off] state.
Fixes an issue in which the camera may stop working properly when the shutter button is operated while the BUSY message is being displayed on the screen.
Fixes an issue in which Err70 may be displayed when the display mode is switched between the LCD screen and viewfinder while the BUSY message is being displayed on the screen.
Fixes an issue, in which the camera’s LCD display becomes abnormal after using EOS Utility to capture and import movies.
Fixes an issue, in which movies captured using EOS Utility may not be played back on the camera.
Optimizes the auto white balance for specific environments when the Custom Picture function is set to [On].
Enables functions to be used without limitation in conjunction with the new Battery Pack LP-E6P.
This makes it possible to shoot at the same continuous shooting speed as when using LP-E6NH.
In-camera charging of LP-E6P is also supported.
Adds [Protect Images] and [Rating] during FTP Transfer.
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when Wi-Fi is disconnected, Err 70 occurs.
Fixes an issue, in which when shooting subjects that are smaller in the frame, the card access indicator blinks and operations can no longer be performed.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
Enables functions to be used without limitation in conjunction with the new Battery Pack LP-E6P.
This makes it possible to shoot at the same continuous shooting speed as when using LP-E6NH.
In-camera charging of LP-E6P is also supported.
Adds [Protect Images] and [Rating] during FTP Transfer.
Adds support for the “Peripheral Coordinated Control”. Peripheral Coordinated Control is now always performed when a compatible lens is attached (there is no need to set it on the menu screen). * Peripheral Coordinated Control is a function that reduces changes in distortion around the periphery of the image caused by camera shake, which tends to occur with wide-angle lenses.
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing continuous shooting using the electronic shutter with both the [High-Frequency Anti-Flicker Shooting] and [OVF sim. view assist] options set to [On], Err 70 may occur.
Fixes an issue, in which when Wi-Fi is disconnected, Err 70 occurs.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
Enables functions to be used without limitation in conjunction with the new Battery Pack LP-E6P. This makes it possible to shoot at the same continuous shooting speed as when using LP-E6NH.
In-camera charging of LP-E6P is also supported.
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
Fixes an issue, in which when shooting subjects that are smaller in the frame, the card access indicator blinks andoperations can no longer be performed.
Enables functions to be used without limitation in conjunction with the new Battery Pack LP-E6P.
This makes it possible to shoot at the same continuous shooting speed as when using LP-E6NH.
In-camera charging of LP-E6P is also supported.
Adds the ability to select [WPA2] and [WPA3] as a secured protocol.
Adds support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when SPEEDLITE EL-5, EL-10 is attached, the “Accessory unavailable status” message may be displayed when restarting after the camera has gone into Auto Power Off. (Only occurs with firmware Ver.1.5.0)
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
Adds the ability to select [WPA2] and [WPA3] as a secured protocol.
Adds support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing continuous shooting using the electronic shutter with both the [High-Frequency Anti-Flicker Shooting] and [OVF sim. view assist] options set to [On], Err 70 may occur.
Adds the ability to select [WPA2] and [WPA3] as a secured protocol.
Adds support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when SPEEDLITE EL-5, EL-10 is attached, the “Accessory unavailable status” message may be displayed when restarting after the camera has gone into Auto Power Off. (Only occurs with firmware Ver.1.5.0)
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
Adds the ability to select [WPA2] and [WPA3] as a secured protocol.
Adds support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).
The following issues have been fixed.
Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.
New Enhancement menu: The new model selection interface shows examples of when to use each of Video AI’s Enhancement models, and will automatically suggest models.
Frame-accurate trimming with the new Timeline: All-new timeline experience that allows for much more responsive and accurate navigation. Trim, seek, and preview exact sections of a video and jump across hours or comb through frames with ease.
Denoise with cinema-level detail. Trained with millions of video frames, Video AI 5 intelligently understands the difference between noise and detail.
Recognizes people and faces, knows exactly how to correct them. Sprawling desert and a beautiful portrait are vastly different, as should be the way you correct them. Video AI 5 uses temporally aware facial recognition technology to do it automatically and instantly.
Create new frames out of thin AI-r. Match cameras with different frame rates, or achieve slow motion without changing camera settings. Apollo and Chronos models generate new frames to make it all super smooth.
Stabilize it in post. Keep the focus on your subject, not on the camera shake. Stabilize the frame and recover detail lost by unwanted camera movement, while also reducing blur caused by motion and slow shutter speeds. All in post.
Instant upscale to 16K. Get the upscaling you want, without sacrificing quality. Video AI both increases resolution and handles unwanted artifacts caused by traditional upscaling methods. All with one click. Get 4K, 8K, up to 16K resolution with spectacular visual quality, all in Video AI.
DxO released a new version of their winning photo editing software, PhotoLab 8, already available for purchase (trail version also available). It’s the software I use for my own photos.
Introducing DxO PhotoLab 8
“The noise reduction and detail extraction is like nothing you’ve seen before, and its refreshed tools and new features give photographers more precision than ever before.” Jean-Marc Alexia VP of Product Strategy.
Now available in PhotoLab 8 is DeepPRIME XD2s the pinnacle of DxO’s Raw processing technology, giving unprecedented levels of noise reduction and detail extraction.
With PhotoLab 8, lens softness compensation has been enhanced via DxO’s Optics Modules which are mathematical models developed from observing the performance of each lens across the entire field of view and focal range. With DxO’s newly improved exclusive lens softness algorithms revealing detail without adding fringing artifacts in high-frequency areas, bringing new levels of lens performance to your images.
Image Preview has evolved within PhotoLab 8, you can now visualise the changes and effects you want in your images faster by using the new Loupe tool to see the effects applied by for example: DeepPRIME XD2s, Exposure, ClearView, Smart Lighting, Tone Curve, etc. This tool can be repositioned, enlarged and used at various resolutions, to visualise the changes the photographer is making.
Local Adjustments get a new Hue Mask tool giving even more options for making precise selections, using DxO’s unique U Point™ technology. Enabling photographers to select individual hues for targeted editing. DxO has further developed the Tone Curve palette, with the addition of some great new features.
Luma Curves, which enables photographers to neutrally adjust image tones while avoiding unexpected colour shifts when modifying brightness and contrast. With the new Tone Picker tool the photographer can now see where a tone value is on the Tone Curve, thereby enabling you to make precise image adjustments.
The Histogram is now displayed in the Tone Curve Palette, photographers working in either R,G,B channels now get a visual guide with bi-colour tints and can now edit using numerical values to precisely dial in their adjustments, followed up with a new ability to save presets within the Tone Curve palette.
The new Correction Rollover gives a live preview of effects when the cursor hovers over rendering settings (eg; Color Renderings, LUTs, Tone Curve Presets) making correction choices easier to see.
Faster workflow, DxO has boosted the library performance, with browsing and image loading speeds noticeably faster.
Compare mode has evolved enabling the photographer to set a reference image to then use as a reference point when processing multiple images.
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