Canon patent application EP3522515A1 discusses method and technology for an image sensor dust removal system. Canon already has one of the best dust removal systems in the industry, so it…
Canon patent application 2019-120821 (Japan) describes the optical formula for a 12-48mm f/1.8-4 lens for the Canon EOS M mirrorless camera system. An excerpt from the Canon patent: [...] provide…
US Patent Application 20490158760 discusses how to get better autofocus performance when picturing objects in the sky, like the moon. In recent years, the number of pixels in image capturing…
Interesting Canon patent application (2019-056787, Japan). The patent describes a pop-up flash with LEDs. This is interesting for videographers or anyone needing a continuous light source for their work. From…
Well, this is an interesting Canon patent application we spotted (20180164603), and it shows how much care Canon applies to details. Some background information first. Simplifying it very much, the…
Thanks Barry for the tip. Is this Canon patent application describing a mirrorless system camera with an EVF and IBIS? We tend to believe it does. Canon patent application US20180041705 refers…
Among the huge amount of patent applications filed by Canon, some show how intensely Canon is researching sensor technology. Patent application 2018-014657 describes the technology to build a curved image sensor,…
Indefatigable Canon Labs produced a new, innovative patent, an image sensor that bends when electricity is applied. Such a sensor would allow for optics with larger apertures, and also reduces light falloff at the…
A Canon patent for a 70-200mm F2.8 DO (Diffractive Optics) lens. The patent was spotted by Egami, and they suggest this lens could hit the market before 2020, as replacement…
A Canon patent for an EF-M 55mm f/3.5 macro lens for the EOS M system. Canon is working on the future of the EOS M system, and there is a…
The Canon patent describes a body cap that keeps the lens mount of a DSLR lubricated. To be honest I can't grab the utility of this, except that it could…
Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Canon for an 11-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. Machine translated patent description: Patent publication number Release date Filing date Example 3 Zoom ratio 2.07 Focal…
I totally missed this patent. Found it on Action Camera Rumors while surfing the web. The patent was spotted by Egami (translated). The patent is for a 2mm f/1.4, weather-sealed…
Just recently a rumor about new Canon tilt-shift lenses surfaced. 45mm and 90mm are possible candidates for a replacement. The new tilt-shifts could be announced at the end of 2013…
Once more Egami (translated) spotted interesting new patents filed by Canon. A 400mm f/4 DO macro 1:1.4, a 400mm f/4 DO macro 2:1, a 600mm f/4 macro 1:1 and an…
Hopefully this leads to quicker hybrid AF. Canon filed a patent that aims at improving the speed of hybrid (phase and contrast detection) AF systems, particularly when tracking subjects. The…
I reported about two similar patents filed by Canon in the past (here and here). Now Canon files another patent for phase detection Auto-Focus, explicitly referring to phase-detection AF for…
Egami (machine translated) found a patent by Canon regarding an improved Phase Detection Auto Focus. Such a "hybrid" autofocusing system has been featured on the and the recently announced EOS…
Japanese site Egami (machine translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon. This time it is about a 135mm f/2.8 and a 180mm f/3.5 lens. The news are an apodization filter…
Egami (Google translated) spotted another patent by Canon. This time it's for a 44x (24-1060mm equivalent) superzoom for a compact camera. Egami suggests it will be featured on Canon's…
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