Patent: Canon Hexa Pixel CMOS AF

Craig
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A patent showing advancements in CMOS based autofocus from Canon has appeared. This patent seems to address an advanced pixel based contrast and phase AF, and even using the two together for focus adjustment. This could also be an advancement to Dual Pixel AF that Canon currently uses in various cameras across their lineup.

Patent Publication No. 2015-121778 (Google Translated)

  • Published 2015.7.2
  • Filing date 2013.11.21

Canon patents

  • Image plane phase difference AF using 16 sub-pixels
  • Light field contrast AF that uses a
  • It does focus adjustment (Microadjustment) from the difference between the image plane phase difference AF and contrast AF
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Craig is the founder and editorial director for Canon Rumors. He has been writing about all things Canon for more than 17 years. When he's not writing, you can find him shooting professional basketball and travelling the world looking for the next wildlife adventure. The Canon EOS R1 is his camera of choice.
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