Canon Japan announced the Canon Mini Projector C-5 in Japan, a pocket-sized mobile projector . No idea so far if we will see it in Europe and USA. Shipment is expected early August 2015. No price indication. Silver and deep blue color options are available. A tripod is included.
The Canon C-5 is a small and lightweight projector, it measures 124×71×20mm and weights 169g. The C-5 features a miniHDM terminal, MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) standard is supported. MHL allows you to feed the projector with data from your PC, smartphone, or tablet. The LED light sources are stated to last 10,000 hours. The C-5 has a resolution of 640×480 pixels, a brightness of 50 Lumen, and a contrast rate of 800:1.
You can read the machine translated press release here.
Specifications (machine translated):
| Product name |
C-5 (Deep Blue / Silver of 2 models) |
| Image element (number) |
One DLP × |
| Number of pixels |
640 × 480 (VGA) |
| Real input resolution / aspect |
VGA / 4: 3 |
| Zoom |
Fixation |
| Focus |
Manual |
| Light source |
LED light source (life guideline 10,000 hours) |
| Brightness |
50lm |
|
Contrast ratio |
800: 1 |
| Keystone correction function |
None |
|
Video input |
Mini HDMI × 1 (MHL compatible) |
| Audio output |
Stereo mini Jack × 1 |
| Built-in speaker |
1W (monaural) |
| Battery drive |
Up to three hours |
| Dimensions (including protrusions) |
124 (width) × 71 (depth) × 20 (height) mm |
| Mass |
169g |
[via
Akihabara News via
DC Watch]
