Canon Patent Application: Handheld Gimbal Camera

[Richard CN]

About 4 years ago, Canon trolled me with a series of patent applications describing a handheld interchangeable lens camera attached to a handheld gimbal system. It appeared as if Canon was thinking about taking the EOS-M in a different direction.

Canon Patent Application: Handheld Gimbal Camera

About 4 years ago, Canon trolled me with a series of patent applications describing a handheld interchangeable lens camera attached to a handheld gimbal system. It appeared as if Canon was thinking…

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[Zadak]

Yet another mount that will get dropped a few years in because this is just a stupid fad.

I don\'t get why do you need a SEPARATE gimbal with a camera when you can get a gimbal for your phone? Or why not get an Insta 360? Either of those will give you better results imo

Also why if I post from the website (not forum) you escape single quotes? Is that necessary?

 

[koenkooi]

Yet another mount that will get dropped a few years in because this is just a stupid fad.

I don\'t get why do you need a SEPARATE gimbal with a camera when you can get a gimbal for your phone? Or why not get an Insta 360? Either of those will give you better results imo

I suspect camera companies think of it like “Better quality than your phone” and don’t really think about how a phone+gimbal remove the need for using a computer to get the footage where you want.

Lumix is going in the right direction with a powerful and easy to use phone app, Canon has a loooooong way to go there.

 

[Besisika]

I would be interested.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

Yet another mount that will get dropped a few years in because this is just a stupid fad.

I don\'t get why do you need a SEPARATE gimbal with a camera when you can get a gimbal for your phone? Or why not get an Insta 360? Either of those will give you better results imo

Also why if I post from the website (not forum) you escape single quotes? Is that necessary?

The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is a huge seller.
DJI sells plenty of phone gimbals as well.
They make money on both.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

Unlike the DJI Osmo Pocket, this one has a zoom lens.

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[EOS 4 Life]

I can only see the abstract in the English translation.
The PDF seems to be longer but it is in Japanese.

 

[osakawayne]

Yet another mount that will get dropped a few years in because this is just a stupid fad.

I don\'t get why do you need a SEPARATE gimbal with a camera when you can get a gimbal for your phone? Or why not get an Insta 360? Either of those will give you better results imo

Also why if I post from the website (not forum) you escape single quotes? Is that necessary?

Osmo Pocket 3 is heaps better than an iphone on a gimbal, once they went to 1" sensor the quality improved drastically over an iphone. If Canon released an APS-C version of this, perhaps with interchangeable lenses, it would crush.

 

[Zadak]

Osmo Pocket 3 is heaps better than an iphone on a gimbal, once they went to 1" sensor the quality improved drastically over an iphone. If Canon released an APS-C version of this, perhaps with interchangeable lenses, it would crush.

Iphone doesn't have the best phone cameras, though.

Also for smaller sensors, software will play a much more important role than hardware.

APS-C on a gimbal? Sounds big, losing its whole purpose

 

[osakawayne]

Iphone doesn't have the best phone cameras, though.

Also for smaller sensors, software will play a much more important role than hardware.

APS-C on a gimbal? Sounds big, losing its whole purpose

Being better than the bestselling smartphone camera is the bar they need to set. Canon is a lens maker who HAPPENS to sell camera bodies. They would probably want to sell lenses for it, or treat it like a new generation of powershot cameras possibly with yearly upgrades.

 

[DBounce]

Osmo Pocket 3 is heaps better than an iphone on a gimbal, once they went to 1" sensor the quality improved drastically over an iphone. If Canon released an APS-C version of this, perhaps with interchangeable lenses, it would crush.

DJI is already working on a Pro version of the Pocket 3. They had previously made a gimbal integrated camera with an interchangeable lens system, based on M43. DJI’s Ronin 4D has been a fire a couple years now and features a full frame sensor. I suspect their upcoming release is going to be a refined version of that, with a smaller sensor. Rumors are that it has zoom lens. Hopefully it has built in NDs and internal compressed raw.

 

[Franklyok]

Hi all,

Many Canon shooters (and ex-DJI Pocket users) dream about a true Canon-level compact gimbal camera.

DJI dominates this space alone — the Pocket 3 has no real rival if you want a 1” sensor, mechanical 3-axis gimbal, and pocket size.

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro now offers 10-bit Log ProRes, eating away at compact “run & gun” shooters — but no mechanical gimbal.

So here’s a concept I drafted:

Canon R Pocket L
1” BSI CMOS sensor — 12–20 MP, Dual Gain
Fixed 10mm F/1.4 L-series lens — weather-sealed, true L-glass quality
Cinema RAW Light video — 4K120, 10-bit, C-Log3
3-axis mechanical gimbal — not just EIS or IBIS
Storage: microSD V90 or CFexpress Type A, and also external SSD support.
USB-C 3.2, direct output, Canon Connect Pro app
Weight: ~300 g, Head size: ~50 mm × 60 mm
Price target: €1,500–2,000

Why does this make sense for Canon?

• Pocket-size run & gun filmmakers want more than smartphone EIS — real bokeh, true colors, Log, RAW.
• DJI owns this niche with no competition.
• Canon could easily position this between smartphones and Cinema EOS.
• L-series front glass = Canon signature.
• Not cannibalizing R5, R5C, or Cinema EOS — instead, it blocks Apple & DJI from taking this niche completely.

This is obviously just an open wish, no proprietary claim.

If you think this is interesting — give it a +1 or share your tweaks.

Maybe Canon watches here — maybe they don’t — but at least let’s get the conversation going.

Would you buy a Canon R Pocket L?


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