Real Or April Fools Joke? Meet The Canon EOS Smart 1 Smartphone (Update)

Canon EOS Smart 1
Images courtesy of Photo Rumors

Update: As it was obvious, the image is photoshopped. Thanks to visitor Prasad we know it’s the image of a luxury phone by Tag Heuer that was used for the Photoshop job.

The original by Tag Heuer

A greek magazine published an article about a Canon smartphone, named Canon EOS Smart 1. It is said to have the following specifications:

  • Android KitKat 4.4
  • 8 core 64bit Snapdragon 615 with 8 ARM Cortex A53 inside
  • 8GB RAM
  • 64GB storage
  • CPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
  • Double lens camera
  • The first camera has 1″ sensor 12,2×8,8mm 20MP and 35mm equivalent lens
  • The second camera has 1/1,7″ 10MP sensor with 3x liquid zoom lens (with liquid optical elements that change zoom range by piezoelectricity).

What do you think? Is this for real or just an anticipated April’s Fool joke? I mean “liquid zoom lenses”? ;-)

[via Photo Rumors]

Canon EOS Smart 1

Canon Patent For New 85mm, 100mm, and 50mm Lenses

Canon PatentCanon Patent

Egami (translated) spotted a new patent filed by Canon.

The patent refers to 85mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.4, and 100mm f/2 lenses. The next reiteration of some of Canon’s lenses?

Patent Publication No. 2014-52412

  • Publication date 2014.3.20
  • Filing date 2012.9.5

Example embodiment
Example     Focal length     Fno.     Length     BF
One             85.00     1.24     125.55     38.98
Two            85.00     1.80     113.57     39.50
Three         51.70     1.41     88.04     39.00
Four         100.00     2.00     120.00     39.60
Image height = 21.64mm

 

Canon Powershot G17 To Be Announced Soon? (and leaked spec list)

Powershot G17
The Canon Powershot G16

One of the compact cameras Canon is expected to announce in the next time is the replacement of the Powershot G16 [shoplink 15884](price & specs)[/shoplink], supposedly named Powershot G17.

A rumor surfaced on the web stating that Canon will announce the Powershot G17 during May 2014. That means less than a year after the announcement of the Powershot G16. Unusual but not implausible.

A short specification list also came with the rumor. The Powershot G17 could have the following specs:

  • A 24-200mm f/1.4-2.0 lens
  • A new developed 1″ Sensor
  • an all magnesium body with comfortable grip
  • DIGIC 6 CPU

At least the f/1.4-2.0 lens is an exciting news.

[via CR]