by Richard | Oct 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this patent application, Canon discusses improving the ability to improve the consistency of the sensor’s black level. For a little background information, Canon RAW has a floating black level governed by masked pixels that surround the sensor. The number of...
by Richard | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
We just went into a long discussion over why reducing heat from IBIS units is a good and absolutely necessary thing for Canon to be looking at, so I think if you need some background, have a go with this patent application here. Briefly, a good overall point when it...
by Richard | Oct 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
As sensors get more complicated, faster, and also more stacked there is more heat generated from the sensor itself. As fabrication design rules get smaller, for normal chips that reduces the size of the chip which reduces the resistance to electric current, and...
by Richard | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
This was originally part of the article on the EOS-M discontinued, but then it grew to the point it made sense to unpack it into its own article. You can read about the EOS-M being quietly discontinued here. Be warned, there is not a lot said in this article that is...
by Richard | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Canon dipped its toe into the mirrorless world with the EOS-M back in July 2012, over 11 years ago. Today quietly, Canon Japan has all the EOS-M cameras as being discontinued, a sign from the world’s largest camera manufacturer that the system is no longer...
