More Patent Fun
A couple of New Patents filed by Canon this month.
Just remember, not all patents make it to market.
The first patent found is for what appears to be sensor based stabilization. Could this be for a powershot, and SLR or perhaps a new EVIL camera system?
US Patent: 20100003025
LCD in Viewfinder
This one adds a small LCD in the viewfinder. You can keep the camera up to your eye and see through the viewfinder while reviewing previous images taken.
US Patent: 20100002109
from PetaPixel via Photography Bay
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81 Comments
So chimping automatically makes someone a bad photographer?
Well lens based IS works quite well for stills and video, you can see how well it works for video just by activating the IS as you look through the view finder. Hence why even Sony uses a lens based IS system in their video cameras.
Second image looks like a in-camera sensor shift mechanism…
Well Nikon could not be considered the innovator! Their cameras are good but could never be considered innovations of the industry. They simply improve upon existing technology. While they are good at it, they are not creating much “new” technology and incorporating it in their cameras.
Canon was the first to really push good, quality, high ISO.
Canon was the first to really use good extremely fast primes and still has the fastest f/1.2
Canon Introduced IS lenses to their incredible and industry leading telephoto lenses.
The list goes on and on…
You may think otherwise, but still in my opinion it’s the difference between bad and worse.
Of course it depends on the use. If you want to shoot videos quickly and without too much demands regarding the quality, just a short family video, something funny or whatever, then I agree that IS is useful. As long as you don’t move and the only shaking is the shaking of your hands (ok and maybe a bit more ;) ), which is hopefully only a few mm or less, it will work ok (better with tripod). But in the moment you start to move the camera, we talk about cm (or inches) and the IS is not enough to avoid shaking anymore.
I’ll rather use a tripod/steadycam/dolly…