Patent: More patents related to a new style of ILC from Canon

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1. OSMO is doomed!
   
   But seriously, this looks really cool and useful.

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2. I wonder if this will be an EF-M mount? I like the inclusion of the hotshoe as well...It will be interesting to see how this works - especially if they choose to go with an APS-C sensor.

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3. Hopefully, you wont need a cell phone to view the subject and the startup time will be much quicker than an Osmo.

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4. Hopefully, you wont need a cell phone to view the subject and the startup time will be much quicker than an Osmo.

   Item #303 is a screen. Have a look at the images on Canon News.

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5. I wonder if this will be an EF-M mount? I like the inclusion of the hotshoe as well...It will be interesting to see how this works - especially if they choose to go with an APS-C sensor.

   Looking at the arrangement of lens mount contacts, it is EFM (I appreciate that this image only shows EF-M and EF - I will let someone else try to find the RF mount image, but I don't think RF matches the main diagram).
   

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6. OIS + Digital so it does not need a gimbal but it should still swivel.
   It looks like it can but the illustrations just have it swing.

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7. EFM makes sense for size/weight, and this would make a sizable dent in the OSMO market. It would also make an excellent camera for a drone (lose the hand grip and put the gimbal on the airframe), which is exactly where the OSMO came from in the first place.
   
   I seem to recall suggesting a few years ago that a 'lens cap' camera would be in interesting product. Which this could be the basis of.
   
   Interesting times.

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8. Is the sensor square for portrait shooting? Is this a tik tok EOS-M cam?

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9. If I counted the lens pins on that thingy I see 11 pins directing towards RF mount. With some APS-C like size (or Super35 like the Cxx cameras) maybe the C30 ...
   Hopefully the two round things on the handle are dial wheels which would make it a perfectly ergonomical camera for a lot of things.
   Hopefulle 401 and 402 do not only pan and tilt for changing the perspective but also will add some gimbal stabilization.
   
   Finally a very interesting concept and with RF mount it would be compatible with RF 35 IS + with EF-M mount it would be compatible with EF-M 22 and 32 ...

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10. Good to see Canon bringing out some "different" ideas like this and the little 100-400mm handheld camera.

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11. I look at the pics and feel: "Horisont is going to dance!" . Nah, why can't they just use gimbal ... Are they going to do hardcore IBIS, to get horisont right ... ? Or is the sensor and lens on a disc, which rotates or turns accoding to (against ) handle grip, in order to keep the horisont staight? Can't really see any future in product, which does not automaticly keep the horisont staight.

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12. If this is real, I'd sell my two osmo for these instead.

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13. Canon News has uncovered more patents relating to the vlogging style ILC that follows the release of patents last month about the same product.
    This patent goes into some detail and both DPReview and Canon News thinks we may be looking at an EF to EF-M adapter on this device. Which would make some sense considering the size and weight of EF-M lenses, keep in mind that drawings aren’t always an accurate depiction of certain things.
    
    We also get a pretty detailed photo of a shotgun microphone attached to this new camera type.
    Whatever is going on here, we’re up to almost 10 detailed patents about this product. Be sure to...

    
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14. But I thought EF-M was dead? :-)

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15. But I thought EF-M was dead? :)

    
    This could be a smart way to keep EF-M lenses useful while being moved to the RF mount. ;)

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16. It's just such a strange project really. I am kinda excited to see what this is going to be, or if it pans out at all. Obviously this will be mainly for video function which i would be able to get a lot of use out of it, but, begs the question will it actually record video for under 2k$? Time will tell.

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17. This could be a smart way to keep EF-M lenses useful while being moved to the RF mount. ;)

    
    I agree! It's an excellent idea. Evolve the 'low-end' camera line into something relevent for today.

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18. What I'd like to see (and only me, because I'm pretty sure no-one else feels the same way) is a low cost EF-M body with ONLY viewfinder and no rear screen.

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19. Is the sensor square for portrait shooting? Is this a tik tok EOS-M cam?

    
    No. Although I think canon are missing a trick by not making the whole thing rotatable 90 degrees within the mount to allow portrait format shooting.

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