Canon Is The Patent Catcher – Unbeaten Among Japanese Companies For 8 Years
For the eight year Canon ranks first among Japanese companies in terms of patents filed in the USA. In 2005 Canon filed 1825 patents (2nd in the world). Ad the…
For the eight year Canon ranks first among Japanese companies in terms of patents filed in the USA. In 2005 Canon filed 1825 patents (2nd in the world). Ad the…
Once more Egami (translated) spotted interesting new patents filed by Canon. A 400mm f/4 DO macro 1:1.4, a 400mm f/4 DO macro 2:1, a 600mm f/4 macro 1:1 and an…
This came as a surprise. Could this mean Canon is working on a new version of the Powershot G1X? looks like. Japanese blog Egami (translated) spotted a patent for two…
I reported about two similar patents filed by Canon in the past (here and here). Now Canon files another patent for phase detection Auto-Focus, explicitly referring to phase-detection AF for…
Egami (translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon. This time it is for a 14mm f/2.8 lens with improved coating (tubular coating): It seems it is possible to realize a…
Next two Canon patents! As usual spotted by Japanese site Egami (translated) This time for a 28-135mm f/4-5.6 and a 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.The patent is about reducing chromatic aberrations. Patent…
Egami (translated) spotted a Canon patent for a 300mm f/4 lens, the possible successor of the (?). The patent suggests that performance fluctuations that are due to temperature changes, and…
Egami (machine translated) found a Canon patent for an improved phase-detection AF. Higher accuracy is obtained by better propagation of light. The patent text also suggests, the method should improve accuracy…
Japanese site Egami (machine translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon. This time it is about a 135mm f/2.8 and a 180mm f/3.5 lens. The news are an apodization filter…
Egami (machine translated) found a patent filed by Canon for a 600mm and a 800mm f/5.6 lens using diffractive optical elements. Patent Publication No. 2012-123152 2012.6.28 Release Date 2010.12.8 filing…
Egami (machine translated) found a new Canon patent for a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens with Image Stabilization. They suggest, correctly in my opinion, that Canon has to react to the release of…
Egami (machine translated) spotted a new Canon patent. This time it is for a 35mm f/1.4 prime lens. The existing EF 35mm was released in 1998, so it makes sense…
Egami (Google translated) spotted another patent by Canon. This time it's for a 44x (24-1060mm equivalent) superzoom for a compact camera. Egami suggests it will be featured on Canon's…
Japanese site egami (Google translated) spotted two new Canon patents. The patents refer to the EF 600mm f/4 and the EF 400mm f/2.8 lenses. The lenses will have reduced size…
Ever heard about liquid lenses? It may be the next big thing in optical engineering. Basically, liquid lenses work by applying an electric voltage to an electrolytic solution (that's the liquid)…
Canon applied for a patent in Japan for 50mm F2.8, 90mm F2.8 and 35mm F2.8 lens. Via Egami The patent document and its summarized: ◦ Patent Publication No. 2011-107313 ◦…
We expected it, and it came. The development announcement of the Canon EOS R1. B&H Photo will notify you as soon as it is available for preorder. Canon press release:…
Canon press release: The Mirrorless Data is Clear: Canon is #1 MELVILLE, NY, February 8, 2024 –Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions is proud to announce they have…
Still having doubts about how shitty the rumor industry is? A few days ago, a Canon patent for Quad Pixel Autofocus was spotted. Today, it became a rumor. After the…
It seems Canon is set to announce a new inexpensive telephoto lens, the Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS. This is going to be a non-L lens, i.e. a consumer lens.…
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