Canon Powershot G7 X Specs and Image Leaked

Powershot G7 X
Image and specifications of Canon’s upcoming Powershot G7 X have leaked,. The G7 X will feature an 1 inch sensor.

– 1 inch 20MP CMOS sensor
– Zoom equivalent to 24-100mm f/1.8-2.8
– Intelligent optical Image Stabilizer
– 5 stop video image stabilization
– DIGIC6  processor
– 31 points AF. touch AF
– LCD monitor tilting. 1.04 million dots.
– Touch panel
– Built-in flash
– Exposure compensation dial
– Control ring
– ND filter built-in
– Video Full HD 60p, stereo
– Manual video control
– Wi-Fi
– NFC
– remote control function with smartphone

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Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS DxOMarked

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS

DxOMark tested Canon’s new ultra-wide [shoplink 21480]EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM[/shoplink] zoom lens.

With a DxOMark score of 22 points the Canon EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM is generally a good performer. It has good peak sharpness, particularly in the center at 16mm from f/4 onwards, reasonable transmission of 4.5Tstops and low vignetting, though it’s still noticeable wide-open, particularly in the extreme corners at 16mm and more generally in the periphery at 35mm. Sharpness varies throughout the zoom range, as you might expect with a zoom but thanks to some curvature of field this lens has a rather complicated optical performance. At 28mm the lens has somewhat soft corners at full aperture, a marked increase in sharpness across the field at f/5.6 and then at f/8 a return to the lower edge performance seen at f/4. Geometry is good though (particularly at 20mm); there’s no difficult to correct moustache type distortion, only some barrel distortion at 16mm and slight pincushion from 24mm.

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Canon EF 16-35 f/4 IS price check: [shopcountry 21480] Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS

Canon Patent For Super Fast Auto-Focus Using 2 Motors (new STM technology)

Canon Patent

Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Canon for a new, faster auto-focus that appears to be the next step in STM lens technology. The AF in the patent is driven by 2 motors, the main STM and an auxiliary DCM motor. This should be useful especially for continuous shooting & focusing in the videographers domain.

Machine translated text:

  • Patent Publication No. 2014-164106
    • Published Date 2014.9.8
    • Filing date 2013.2.25
  • Example 1
    • Moving the aperture one two motors
    • Main motor STM
    • Auxiliary motor DCM
    • And then rotate the first auxiliary motor, to assist the acceleration of the main motor

Super Hot Deals On Canon EOS 70D Kits (Adorama, starting at $799)

EOS 70D

Adorama has excellent EOS 70D deals. All come bundled with a PIXMA PRO-100 photo printer and other accessories. Discounts are consistent and are cashed in via mail-in rebates (info here).

  • EOS 70D body bundle – on sale for $799 after $350 mail-in rebate, includes:
    • Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera Body (Regular $1,199)
    • Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer (Regular $398)
    • Canon SG-201 Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss, 13×19″, 50 Sheets (Regular $38.41)
    • Slinger Bag, Single Strap Backpack / Shoulder Bag, Black (Regular $59.95)
    • Kodak 32GB Class 10 High Speed SDHC 200x Write, 60x Read (Regular $39.95)
  • EOS 70D with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens – on sale for $999.95 after $350 mail-in rebate, bundle includes:
    • Canon Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens (Regular $1,349)
    • Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer (Regular $398)
    • Canon SG-201 Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss, 13×19″, 50 Sheets (Regular $38.41)
    • Slinger Bag, Single Strap Backpack / Shoulder Bag, Black (Regular $59.95)
    • Kodak 32GB Class 10 High Speed SDHC 200x Write, 60x Read (Regular $39.95)
  • EOS 70D with EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens – on sale for $1,199 after $350 mail-in rebate, bundle includes:
    • Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens (Regular $1,549)
    • Canon PIXMA PRO-100 Professional Photo Inkjet Printer (Regular $398)
    • Canon SG-201 Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss, 13×19″, 50 Sheets (Regular $38.41)
    • Slinger Bag, Single Strap Backpack / Shoulder Bag, Black (Regular $59.95)
    • Kodak 32GB Class 10 High Speed SDHC 200x Write, 60x Read (Regular $39.95)
    • Green Extreme LP-E6 Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery Pack (Regular $34.95)