New canon patent reported on dpreview.com

[RGF]

Looks interesting but not sure it will make it to market

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05/31/Canon-patent-describes-novel-liquid-lens-design

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Canon suggests it could be used for a cell phone or surveillance camera, which are likely uses that have a large depth of field and only need two focus positions - close and far.

 

[noisejammer]

[quote author=Mt Spokane Photography] .... only need two focus positions - close and far. [/quote]
Ah, a binary focus algorithm. Just perfect for digital photography

 

[bycostello]

looks great though...

 

[RGF]

looks great though...

who knows what else will follow from this work