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Canon has patented an internal liquid cooling system for mirrorless cameras
Aug 22, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is a not unexpected patent filing, really. With all of the overheating issues surrounding the EOS R5 and EOS R6 bodies on release,…
Canon patents a bunch of cinema lenses including 40-100mm f/1.5, 18-45mm f/1.5 and 70-210mm f/2.5
Aug 16, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. Canon patents new lens designed all the time, but these days, it’s typically in relation to RF mount lenses targeted specifically…
Canon publishes patents for a very compact 28-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens
Jun 23, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has published a patent for two new zoom lens in the 28-70mm f/2.8 and 28-60mm f/2.8 focal length ranges. What makes them particularly interesting,…
Apple submits patents for ‘a watch with a camera’
Jun 1, 2022
Alex Baker
Who says the wristwatch is dead? Not Apple at any rate as they have just filed a patent application for a “watch having a camera”…
RED sues Nikon for infringement on video compression patent
May 27, 2022
Alex Baker
High-end video camera brand RED is suing Nikon for illegally copying their video compression patent. Nikon introduced the system in their new firmware 2.0 update…
Canon’s new patent uses AI to optically zoom a lens instead of you
May 24, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Canon has recently patented new technology that lets you zoom the camera’s lens automatically. It’s made to be AI-operated, and it zooms the lens on…
Fujifilm patents 28mm, 32mm and 35mm f/1.0 lenses – Are they expanding their f/1.0 lineup?
Apr 5, 2022
John Aldred
Fujifilm has patented three new lenses, the Fujinon XF 28mm f/1.0, Fujinon XF 32mm f/1.0 and Fujinon FX 35mm f/1.0. That’s three lenses with big…
Canon patents drone gimbal but this one might be for us photographers and filmmakers
Mar 16, 2022
John Aldred
Canon isn’t a name we normally associate with drones, but a new drone gimbal camera patent suggests they might be starting to try to take…
Patent suggests GoPro wants to take on DJI with a modular “Pocket” camera
Mar 14, 2022
John Aldred
While GoPro is still sort of the leader when it comes to action cameras, it’s been a while since they’ve really done anything different. Sure, there’s…
Canon patents new electromagnetic shutter design to minimise “shutter shock” vibrations
Mar 10, 2022
John Aldred
In the days of DSLRs, even when your camera was on a tripod, it was possible to get a little motion blur in your shots…