Canon Might Work On Curved Sensors, Lens Patent Suggests
This is a very interesting Canon patent. A Canon patent application for a bunch of lenses gives reasons to think Canon is working on curved sensors technology. Canon patent P2021-43385A…
Canon Patent: 15-45mm f/4.6-8 For Fixed Lens Full Frame Mirrorless Camera
Here is an interesting Canon patent for a lens featured on a fixed lens full frame mirrorless camera. Canon might be set to release a camera with a full frame…
Canon Patent For Eye-Controlled Focus For Mirrorless Cameras
A technology already seen on Canon film cameras might come to last generation mirrorless camera technology, sooner or later. Canon patent application US20210051265 (USA) discusses how to implement eye-controlled focus…
Canon Working To Improve Electronic Viewfinder Optics, Patent Suggests
Since Canon's commitment to mirrorless technology we can expect the company to improve the technology itself. For instance the Electronic Viewfinder. An Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) is the only mean to…
Latest Canon Patents: Stacked Sensor and C700 Shaped Video Camera
Two new Canon patents for you to speculate about. One is about a stacked imaging sensor, the other one describes a video camera that looks a lot like the C700…
Canon Patent: Quad Pixel Autofocus Imaging Sensor
Dual Pixel AF was true innovation when first launched by Canon on the EOS 70D. It's just common sense to assume Canon will develop it further. Welcome Quad Pixel AF…
Canon Patent: Macro Lenses For EOS R System (85mm, 95mm, 100mm, all f/2.8)
And now let's go for one more Canon patent for an RF mount lens. Canon patent application 2020-91334A (spotted by Hi Lows Note) discusses optical formulas for three macro lens…
Canon Patent: Telephoto Lenses For The EOS R System (100-600mm & 120-700mm)
And yet another Canon patent dealing with lenses for the Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless system. Canon patent application 20200174234 (US) discusses optical formulas for two telephoto lenses for…
The Canon EOS R System Might Be Used To Produce VR Footage, Patent Suggests
Is Canon planning some VR (Virtual Reality) production system based on the Canon EOS R camera system? A patent application appears to suggest exactly this. Canon patent application 2020-42197A (Japan)…
Canon Patent: Prime Lenses And A Wide Angle Zoom For Canon EOS R
Canon patent application 2019-204115A presents a bunch of prime lenses and a wide angle zoom, all for the RF mount The Canon patent discusses the optical formulas for these lenses…
Canon Patent: 180mm F3.5 Macro, 300mm F4 Macro, And 100mm F4 Macro
Canon patent application 2024103311 (Japan, published 08/01/2024) discusses method and optical formulas for three telephoto macro lenses: 180mm F3.5 Macro 300mm F4 Macro 100mm F4 Macro From the patent literature:…
Canon Patent: 9-18mm F4 IS, 10-20mm F2.8-4 IS And 11-22mm F2.8 IS
Here is another Canon patent application. Canon patent application 2024100498 (Japan, published 7/26/2024) discusses optical formulas or three wide angle lenses: 9-18mm F4 IS 10-20mm F2.8-4 IS 11-22mm F2.8 IS…
Canon Patent: 15-60mm f/2.8 And 22-80mm f/2.8 With Inner Zoom Mechanism
A new Canon patent for two lenses with inner zoom mechanism. Canon patent application 2024079936 (Japan, published 6/13/2024) discusses optical formulas for two (likely RF-mount) lenses with an inner zoom,…
Canon Patent: 24-70mm f/4, 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6, 20-60mm f/2.8-4 And 50mm f/1.4 (composite opticals)
A new Canon patent application for RF-mount lenses with composite optical elements. Canon patent 2024039231 (Japan, published 3/22/2024) discusses optical formulas and methods for four lenses with composite optical elements:…
Canon Patent: Automatic Bracketing For Tilt-shift Lenses
This Canon patent appears to be related to a tilt-shift lens that supports automatic control and allows multiple shots to be taken while automatically setting values. Cool. Canon patent application…
Canon Patent: Quad Pixel Phase Detection Auto-Focus
Here is a new and definitely interesting Canon patent application: Quad Pixel Phase Detection AF. It's not the first patent for this technology. Canon patent application 2023166867 (Japan, published 11/22/2023)…
Canon Patent: On Camera Display Of Tilt-shift Information
Here is a new Canon patent, and it is another one referring to tilt-shift lenses. Canon patent application 2023160385 (japan, published 11/2/2023) discusses methods and technology to display tilt-shift lens…
Canon Patent: Camera Built-in Fan Stops When Removing Lens
A rather interesting Canon patent application, but we doubt it will go into production soon. Canon patent application 2023157248 (Japan, published 10/26/2023) discusses technology and methods to implement a heat…
Canon Patent: Keep High-precision Autofocus During Tilt-shift Operations
Here is a new Canon patent application, another one that deals with tilt-shift lenses. The Canon patent application, published on October 18, 2023, discusses methods and technology to make sure…
Canon Patent: Wide-angle Fixed Lens For 1″ Imaging Sensor (PowerShot?)
A new Canon patent for a wide-angle single focus lens for a camera with an 1 inch imaging sensor. A new PowerShot camera? Canon patent application 2023-140823 (Japan, published 10/5/2023)…