Canon To Exhibit Latest Digital Cinema Technologies At The 2014 Cine Gear Expo In Los Angeles

2014 Cine Gear Expo

Highlights Include Demonstrations of the New CINE-SERVO Zoom Lens and DP-V3010 4K Reference Display, and In-Depth Seminars and Workshops

MELVILLE, N.Y., May 29, 2014 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will showcase its full line of professional motion picture equipment at the 2014 Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles, CA from June 6-7, 2014. At Booth 12, Canon will offer visitors the opportunity to demo Canon Cinema EOS and DSLR cameras, Canon HD Video Camcorders, and Canon optics, including the new CINE-SERVO 17-120mm T2.95 zoom lens. Canon will also exhibit cinema workflow solutions including the EOS C300 and EOS C100 Digital Cinema Cameras featuring the Dual Pixel CMOS AF Feature Upgrade, new XF205 and XF200 Professional Camcorders, and the DP-V3010 4K Reference Display, now available for purchase.

Industry Seminars
Canon will host three informative seminars featuring renowned cinematographers and industry leaders, who will showcase their work created using Canon equipment, while sharing their best practices and real-world insights into the art and craft of cinematography.

The seminar schedule is as follows:

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Canon Patent Visually Guides You While Manually Focusing

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To be honest I am not 100% sure I got this right, since I read Google’s automatic translation.

However, Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Canon that visually guides you thru the in camera display system while manual focusing (fine focusing, I suppose). Any help to better understand this patent would be appreciated.

  • Patent Publication No. 2014-89329
    • Publication date 2014.5.15
    • Filing date 2012.10.30
  • Canon patents
    • I get information on the rotation direction of the focus ring
    • I get the image of the near side and the image of the far side of the optimum than the current position
    • I displays an image corresponding to the direction of rotation of the focus ring
    • Upon detecting the rotation of the focus ring, to release the image display

Canon EOS-1D X Firmware 2.0 – Learn How To Set Up And Use With These 3 Videos

CanonUSA on YouTube posted 3 videos about firmware 2.0 for the [shoplink 4119]Canon EOS-1D X[/shoplink]. The first video above is about setting up the firmware, below the videos about AI servo controls and AF point management and exposure options.

There is also a long and detailed article at Canon Digital Learning Center about the firmware.

[shoplink 4119]EOS-1D X Firmware[/shoplink]