Patent: The Next Prosumer DSLR to Get Illuminated Buttons?

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Published: November 18, 2017

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Will Canon finally add illuminated buttons to the back of their prosumer DSLRs? This latest patent seems to show that they just might.

Nikon and Pentax have had illuminated rear buttons for quite some time.

Could the EOS 7D Mark III be the first Canon DSLR to get this feature?

Japan Patent Application JP2017-147019A

TAGGED:EOS 5D Mark V EOS 7D Mark III patent

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