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It appears that Canon is continuing R&D into some kind of hybrid viewfinder for DSLRs. Canon News has uncovered a recent <a href="https://www4.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/cgi-bin/tran_web_cgi_ejje?u=http://www4.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/eng/translation/2017111821312543610919157627740159FFB33B3B67A055C06D93808FE631D06C">Japanese patent application</a> from Canon for a hybrid viewfinder.</p>
<p><strong>Patent Summary:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>This one is a clever application where the EVF moves up with the mirror, to show the EVF image through the viewfinder.</p>
<p>This one has some real potential for implementation; as the entire optical path for the viewfinder remains the same for EVF and OVF operation, eliminating what would be a far more complex bulk on top of the camera as the last hybrid viewfinder patent demonstrated.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.canonnews.com/new-canon-patent-application-for-a-hybrid-viewfinder">Read more</a></p>
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