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Canon patents fingerprint ID for their cameras and lenses
Jan 29, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Canon has recently admitted that they are lagging in innovation behind other companies. Judging from that interview, there was no word about their plans related…
Sigma is working on a Foveon sensor for video use
Nov 28, 2017
John Aldred
Well, this is a surprise and not an unwelcome one. Few people seem to realise that as well as being a leading 3rd party lens…
Patent shows the Canon 7D Mark III may get illuminated buttons
Nov 23, 2017
John Aldred
A new Canon patent has recently been published which highlights a long-awaited feature. It shows what looks like a Canon 7D or 5D style body,…
Israeli start-up sues Apple over alleged dual camera patent infringement
Nov 9, 2017
John Aldred
It seems like Apple’s always in the news for some alleged patent infringement. Or taking somebody else to court for it. Although, primarily that patent…
Canon patent shows giant new LCD flip screen for DSLRs
Oct 20, 2017
John Aldred
People have been begging Canon for years to put flippy out (or up) articulated LCDs on their higher end bodies for years. Now it looks…
Nikon patents 35mm f/2 full frame lens for curved sensors
Jul 24, 2017
John Aldred
This could be the biggest indicator so far that Nikon are actually starting to take mirrorless seriously. Yes, they did mention recently that they plan…
Facebook’s creepy patent wants to “read emotions” through your smartphone’s camera
Jun 10, 2017
John Aldred
A patent recently approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office details how Facebook wants to read your emotions. And it wants to do it…
Your future Apple laptop could be an iPhone
Mar 28, 2017
John Aldred
It’s not exactly a new idea, but we all know it’s not cool until Apple does it. There have been attempts at a device like…
Canon file new patents for one curved and one bendy sensor
Dec 13, 2016
John Aldred
Technically, I suppose, it’s two curved sensors. But, one of them can actually be bent and have the curve adjusted at will. At least, that’s…
Tamron patents 115mm f/1.4 VC lens
Aug 25, 2016
John Aldred
It seems that these days, 3rd party lens manufacturers are doing everything they can to try to upstage everybody else. After Nikon’s recent introduction of the…