A Canon patent application shows what looks to be expanding on ASC (air sphere coating). As you can see in the image below, ASC in fact looks like little bubbles From Japan Patent Application: 2017-167271 To provide an optical member having an anti-reflection film with high strength, uniform refractive index distribution, and low scattering, and a Read more...
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Canon appears to be developing a new type of brighter focusing screen according to a recent patent. Keith over at Northlight appears to have done the legwork in breaking down the patent. A Canon patent looks at making less regularly spaced micro lenses for, amongst other things, a brighter view Improved brightness in a viewfinder Read more... canonrumors.com »
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The thermal hurdles engineers must overcome become even more significant as cameras get increasingly more robust video recording features. A new Canon camera patent hopes to overcome these concerns through a relatively compact active cooling system to keep internal recording media cool. [Read More]
According to a new report, Apple is considering putting infrared cameras into future models of its popular AirPods wireless earbuds. [Read More]
Thanks to improvements in sensor design, iPhone and Android smartphones are gaining traction with enthusiast and professional creators. However, one area that has lagged behind developments in imaging sensors is image stabilization.
This patent application (Japan 2023-125903) has a lot of esoteric fast zoom lenses in some very nontraditional focal lengths. Many of the embodiments are missing the image height, however since we also have the half angle of view, we can work backward to verify if these lenses are meant for full frame or for APS-C.
Canon has filed a patent in Japan that shows what appears to be a compact built-in teleconverter that relies upon external controls and internal actuators to provide photographers with quick access to various focal lengths. [Read More]
In this Japan Patent Application, JP 2023-118490, Canon is investigating creating smaller built in teleconverters for use in lenses that we would normally not expect to see a teleconverter installed in.
It's been a few years since we first started reporting on the possibility of an affordable “box” style cinema camera from Canon. For a while we were running with the name Canon Cinema EOS C50.