Patent: Improved Sensor Based AF

Craig
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A patent showing what appears to be improved sensor based AF has appeared, this one uses some kind of “light field” processing.

Patent Publication No. 2015-161785 (Google Translated)

  • Published 2015.9.7
  • Filing date 2014.2.27
  • The image plane phase difference AF, the light field I comprises a
  • First, it is focusing on the image plane phase difference AF
  • Then, detect the focus from refocus image
  • To determine the driving range from the re-focus information in the case of out-of-focus
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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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