- Panasonic patent for RGB color separation
- Panasonic patent for extending zoom range by cropping (digital zoom)
- Panasonic patent for reflective mirror AF to improve speed
- Panasonic patent for bouncing flash unit
- Olympus patent for global shutter
- Olympus patent to achieve a very fast flash sync speed
- Pentax patent for a sensor that reduces ghosting
- Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens patent
- Canon radio-sync TTL wireless flash patent
- Canon patent for adding IS via firmware update
- Samsung patent proposes BSI pixel with convex etched shape of photodiodes on the back side