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.…
Here Is Canon’s Upcoming Lens Roadmap For The Canon EOS R System
A list of upcoming RF lenses leaked over the web. And it looks very interesting for the EOS R system. Canon Rumors posted what with some likelihood could be Canon's…
What To Expect Next From Canon?
Time to sum up the speculations about what we might see next from Canon. What's happening on the RF lenses front? These lenses are likely to be announced next from…
Canon Patent: Electronic Viewfinder With Folded Optics
Here is a Canon patent application for a new EVF (Electronic ViewFinder) for a mirrorless camera. Folded optics are employed. Canon patent application 2020-95073A (Japan) discusses a new kind of…
Canon EOS R5 Announcement – Yet Another Date Is Rumored (7/9/2020)
And yet another Canon EOS R5 announcement date is rumored. The EOS R5 and more gear might get announced on July 9, 2020. Previously July 2, 2020, was the candidate…
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…
These Are The Lenses Canon Will Announce In 2020, Report
Here is the list of the lenses Canon will announce in 2020, courtesy of ever-reliable Nokishita. Not surprising at all, all lenses are for the RF mount, i.e. for the…
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…
Here Is Another Canon Patent For IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization)
Here is one more Canon patent dealing with IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization). We'll see this technology soon on the upcoming Canon EOS R5. Canon patent application US20200120251 discusses technology…
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: Battery Grip That Works With Different Cameras
Well that's an interesting Canon patent application. One that might get into production. Canon patent application 20200073213 (USA) describes a battery grip with adapter that fits various cameras. From the…
Canon Patent: 13-21mm f/2.8 Lens For EOS R Camera System
Here is another Canon patent application dealing with a lens for the Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless system. Canon patent application P2020-30251A (Japan) discusses optical formulas for a 13-21mm…
The Optical Viewfinder Is Not Dead, Canon Patent Suggests
This Canon patent suggests that despite all the mirrorless hype, and even now that Canon announced the development of a new industry game changer, the EOS R5, there is sill…
Canon Patent: 100-400mm f/5.5-7.1 Lens For APS-C Camera
Here is an inetersting Canon patent for a 100-40mm lens. Canon Patent Application 2020-027156 (Japan) discusses optical formulas for a 100-400mm f/5.5-7.1 lens. The interesting fact is that this 100-400mm f/5.5-7.1…
Canon Patent: IBIS Might Come To The Canon EOS M and PowerShot Lineup Too
We have no doubts that Canon will feature IBIS (In Body Image Stabilisation) on future cameras, given the remarkable collection of patent applications dealing with it and the fact that a Canon exec told the…