The Canon EOS R3 will come with eye-controlled autofocus, made most famous by the film camera, the EOS 3. There have likely been a few Read more... The post Patent: Canon shows off some information about the eye-controlled AF point selection appeared first on Canon Rumors - Your best source for Canon rumors, leaks and gossip.
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In a recent interview by DPReview with Canon folks at CP+ last month, they touch on all things Canon mirrorless and a few tidbits of what's coming in the future. One of the more interesting bits of information is in regards to eye-controlled autofocus that we have in the Canon EOS R3. canonrumors.com »
2023-03-27 07:18
Back in the film days Canon had 'eye-controlled' focus that let you set an AF point just by looking at it, and a recent patent suggests Canon is still interested in this technology. Chris and Jordan consider what a modern eye-controlled AF system might mean to photographers. dpreview.com »
2019-09-18 16:00
The Canon EOS 5 (known as the EOS A2/A2E in the Americas) was the world's first SLR camera with eye-controlled focus. Over the past few years, we've become spoiled by a lot of great autofocus technologies like face detection, tap-to-focus, and subject tracking. dpreview.com »
2017-05-11 13:00
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.
Here is an interesting patent that we never thought we’d see from Canon. This one is for a “selfie stick” with all sorts of controls. Read more... The post Patent: Canon takes the selfie stick to the next level appeared first on Canon Rumors - Your best source for Canon rumors, leaks and gossip.
A new patent showing off some lens element coating to help with ghosting and other anomalies has appeared alongside optical formulas for what appears to Read more. . . The post Patent: Optical formulas for a trio of wide f/1.