The latest patents from Canon and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

Canon patents for a 400mm f/4, 200mm f/5.6, 300mm f/4 lenses.
The next Canon patent is for a 18-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for a APS-C mirrorless camera:

Canon filed a patent for RAW video recording.
Panasonic filed patent 2012-18354 in Japan for a built-in ND filter for compact cameras, something that is already present in the Fuji X100.
Panasonic filed a patent for RGB pixel color separation and for a low cost 3MOS sensor.

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