Canon patent to apply different skin effects to different subjects in the picture

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As usual, I hope I got it right. Any help is greatly appreciated. This Canon patent seems to refer to a an algorithm that applies skin effects to the subjects in a photo. The interesting thing is that according to my understanding of the patent description, the skin effects can be of different degree for the various subjects that may be in the frame.

The machine-translated description mentions “skin-beautifying effect“, so I guess this filter will make the skin of pictured people smoother. If I got it right, the algorithm should be able to get a measure of the “roughness” of the skin of portrayed subjects, and will then apply the right amount of “skin-beautifying effect“. Guess this will be a new picture style to be featured on future Canon cameras.

  • Patent Publication No. 2016-148933
    • Published 2016.8.18
    • Filing date 2015.2.10
  • Canon patent
    • Beautiful skin treatment to reduce the degree of roughness
    • As the degree of roughness of the skin after image processing is close, changing the beautiful skin effect in each subject
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV deal – $3,344 (reg. $3,499)

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At a glance:

  • 30.4MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 6+ Image Processor
  • 3.2″ 1.62m-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
  • DCI 4K Video at 30 fps; 8.8MP Still Grab
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF
  • Native ISO 32000, Expanded to ISO 102400
  • Dual Pixel RAW; AF Area Select Button
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF
  • 7 fps Shooting; CF & SD Card Slots
  • Built-In GPS and Wi-Fi with NFC

Top Rated Plus seller ElectronicsValley on eBay (99.7% positive ratings) has the first Canon EOS 5D Mark IV deal we feature here on CW. The EOS 5D Mark IV is on sale at $3,344. Compare at $3,499. Free shipping. This is an import model with 1 year seller warranty. Seller and item are based in the US.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV user manual download

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV firmware update released (ver. 1.0.2)

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: [shopcountry 40051]

Canon released a firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (and it’s not what I was told). This is not the only firmware update released today by Canon.

Firmware 1.0.2 fixes the following

Improves communication reliability when using EOS Utility to register/update* new Digital Lens Optimizer.

You can download firmware 1.0.2 for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV clicking here.

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Canon release firmware updates for EOS 70, EOS 6D, SL1, Rebel T5i and T6

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Canon released a bunch of firmware updates for a set of DSLRs. The update…

corrects a phenomenon in which when using the camera with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM or EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens, even if lens aberration correction is set to “Enable”, correction will not be applied.

The EOS 6D firmware update won’t fix the EF-S 18-135mm since this lens can’t be used on a full-frame body.

The updates:

Canon will likely add these fixes to more firmware updates for other DSLRs.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV hands-on field test

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: [shopcountry 40051]

At a glance:

  • 30.4MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 6+ Image Processor
  • 3.2″ 1.62m-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
  • DCI 4K Video at 30 fps; 8.8MP Still Grab
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF
  • Native ISO 32000, Expanded to ISO 102400
  • Dual Pixel RAW; AF Area Select Button
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF
  • 7 fps Shooting; CF & SD Card Slots
  • Built-In GPS and Wi-Fi with NFC

Jordan Drake and the folks at TheCameraStoreTV published a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV hands-on field test video. Enjoy.

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Canon patent for 10.2-30.6mm F/2.0-4.9 for 1″ sensor Powershot cameras

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Canon patent for a 10.2-30.6mm f/2.0-4.9 lens for cameras featuring an 1″ sensor, that’s the Powershot G line-up.

  • Patent Publication No. 2016-161889
    • Published 2016.9.5
    • Filing date 2015.3.5
  • Example 1
    • Zoom ratio 2.85
    • Focal length 10.50 19.76 29.90
    • F-number 2.06 4.30 5.01
    • Half angle of view (degrees) 31.44 21.76 14.78
    • The image height 6.42 7.89 7.89
    • Overall length of the lens 52.34 49.73 53.96
    • BF 7.48 5.72 5.08
  • Canon patent
    • Inner focus
    • Vibration control
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