Canon EOS-b / X7
Images of Canon’s super small DSLR have leaked out. Also new for this release is an STM version of the EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens. The camera looks to be around $799 in the USA.

Specifications (Direct Translation)

18 million pixel sensor DIGIC5
1.04 million dot 3-inch LCD monitor
4 seconds of continuous shooting frames / video
Full HD
30-1/4000 seconds shutter speed
synchronous second 1/200
ISO range is 100-25600
AF sensor 9-point, the central cross
Special scenes can switch the shooting mode six set blur background – effects shots
hybrid CMOS AF II was a wider area
Media SD / SDHC / SDXC
Battery LP-E12
(body only) 370g, weighs 407g (battery, memory card included)
Late May 4, (on-sale date) is the expected price of ¥ 79 000 over-the-counter sale of Kiss X7
EF -S 18-55mm lens kit is available with the IS STM, the double zoom kit.
Source: [DCI]

Canon’s New, Much Smaller Entry-Level DSLR Gets Pictured And Detailed In New Leak

Darrell Etherington

Canon is said to be working on a new smaller DSLR called the EOS-b (or Kiss X7 in Asia), according to a series of recent reports, including one today from Japanese blog Digicame-info (via Canon Rumors). The new much smaller entry-level body will also come with a new kit lens, a version of the EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 complete with STM, Canon’s new AF motor that’s designed to reduce or eliminate AF noise when shooting video, as well as produce smoother incremental zoom.

The camera will have an 18 million pixel APS-C sensor with a Digic 5 processor, as well as a fixed 1.04 million dot 3-inch LCD display. The camera overall seems to borrow a lot from the recently released Canon T4i, but it has a much smaller physical footprint, as you can see from the side-by-side comparison pic below.

Some advantages the camera will have include what looks like a new hybrid CMOS AF system with a wider range than the one introduced on the T4i, and it also looks to use the LP-E12 battery pack Canon introduced for the EOS-M mirrorless interchangeable lens camera system it introduced last year.

The big advantages are the extremely small body size, which also weighs around 30 percent less than the T4i in addition to taking up less space. At only 370g body-only, the so-called EOS-b would be a small carry-anywhere camera without the compromises of a mirrorless compact (slower AF, manual focus-by-wire, lack of a true optical viewfinder, etc.).

Canon Rumors says this new DSLR will retail for around $799 for the kit when it debuts in the U.S., which could happen sometime in May. If true, it might be a very attractive option for anyone looking for a cheap and portable entry point into DSLR photography, though Canon’s decision to keep introducing new products into its lineup without really removing any does seem a bit perplexing. Lackluster performance of the too-compromised EOS M might be behind the development of the EOS-b, but it’ll be interesting to see if a super-small DSLR entices them more than a strong ILC competitor.

Possible EOS 70D Announcement

DL Cade · Apr 07, 2013



Canon Press Event Rumored for April 23, Possible EOS 70D Announcement 70dmockup

Rumors have been swirling that Canon is primed to announce yet another DSLR by month’s end. According to Craig Blair of Canon Rumors, Canon’s EOS 70D — the long-rumored successor to the 60D — may finally see its official debut at a rumored April 23rd press event.

So far, rumors about the 70D haven’t been very substantial. Initially, it was thought that the 70D would be a 60D/7D hybrid that would steal the APS-C crown away from the 7D when an entry-level full-frame 7D Mark II came out. However, a recently-leaked list of specs for the 7D Mark II has it keeping that crown as a lower-cost, APS-C alternative to the 1D X.

Most sources expect a big jump in performance from the 60D to the 70D, but the only spec we’ve heard so far is that the 70D will house the same sensor found in Canon’s tiny SL1, with the 7D Mark II sporting a 24.1 megapixel sensor whenever it finally debuts.

Blair is still waiting to get an invitation in hand before he can confirm the April 23rd press event, but this particular source of his has been reliable in the past, so keep your fingers crossed for yet another SLR to hit shelves by month’s end — our apologies to Mr. Bailey.

(via Canon Rumors)

Image credit: Photo illustration based on Canon EOS 60D by 246-You
Read more at http://www.petapixel.com/2013/04/07/...wGh8jO162Aq.99

Canon EOS 70D Spec List
JUNE 27, 2013 CANON 70D FOLLOW ON OUR FORUM

New Sensor!
Below is the spec list of the upcoming Canon EOS 70D.

The new autofocus type we were told about appears to be the Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus. It works up to a claimed 5 times faster than previous EOS cameras in live view.


Click for Larger
Canon EOS 70D Specifications

20.2mp CMOS Sensor
DIGIC 5+
19pt AF System (All Cross Type)
7fps
Built-in WiFi
3″ Vari-Angle Touch Screen LCD
ISO 12,800 Maximum
Dual Pixel CMOS Autofocus
Full HD Video
HDR
Multiexposure Mode
LP-E6 Battery
Announcement on July 2, 2013

Canons 75+ Megapixel DSLR May Use a New Stacked Three-Layer Sensor

• Michael Zhang · Jul 23, 2013

The photography world is abuzz with news that Canon may be planning to launch a high-end DSLR with a beastly 75-megapixel sensor. If you’re drooling over the idea of shooting photos that can span billboards, you might want to hold your horses: the sensor may not be what you think it is.

Instead of using a standard 75-megapixel Bayer sensor that spits out 75-megapixel photographs, the upcoming camera may actually contain a stacked sensor that uses three sensor layers in red, green, and blue in order to capture greater amounts of color information in each shot.
This type of 3-layer sensor was spotted in a published Canon patent back in May by Japanese website Egami:

Northlight Images is hearing from a source that Canon’s upcoming high-MP DSLR will indeed use this type of sensor. “75MP is a ‘total usable photosite’ count,” they write. That figure reportedly refers to a non-Bayer multilayer sensor that uses blue, green, and red layers.

This type of stacked sensor began appearing in the camera market a few years ago when Sigma began including Foveon X3 sensors in its cameras. Those cameras are known to have fantastic color reproduction at low ISOs, but struggle when sensitivity is boosted higher.

Like with Nokia’s 41-megapixel PureView cameras, which can condense multiple pixels into one for a higher-quality/lower-resolution image, Canon’s 75+ MP DSLR may not actually create 75MP photos. If the count refers to three layers of equal sizes, then we may actually be seeing a camera that shoots 25 megapixel photos that are created using 75 megapixels worth of color data.

“75MP is just too big a number for any marketing department to ignore,” Northlight Images writes. “[...] expect some subtleties in wording if this one is for real.”

(via Northlight Images via Canon Watch)

Additional Canon EOS 7D MK II Specs Revealed [Rumor]

By Tyler Lee on 02/17/2014

The Canon EOS 7D MK II has yet to be announced, although if the rumors are to be believed, it seems that we can look forward to an announcement this year. In fact the latest rumor had us believing that CP+ could be the platform in which Canon unveiled the camera, but unfortunately CP+ has come and gone with no announcement of the device. In any case while we are waiting on an official announcement from Canon, additional specifications of the camera have surfaced, thanks to a media presentation for the Panasonic Lumix GH4 in which the camera was compared against other models from different manufacturers.

As you can see in the screenshot above, one of the compared models was that of the Canon EOS 7D successor, which is widely believed to be the EOS 7D MK II. There’s no telling if these specs are the official ones, so try not to read too much into it for now. According to the list of specs, the EOS 7D MK II will feature a 20MP sensor, an ISO range of 100-12,800 (25,6000 extended), shutter speed of 1/8000, quiet shutter mode, phase detect AF, 8fps continuous shooting, a 3-inch LCD touchscreen display, and just like the EOS 7D, the camera will be weather sealed as well. In any case we’re not sure when Canon’s next announcement will be, but we’ll definitely be keeping our eyes peeled for more info.

Featuring Canon’s proven 61-Point High Density Reticular AF, Extreme Fast Shooting up to 24 fps, 39.9-Megapixel Near-Full-Frame CMOS Sensor, Outstanding ISO Sensitivity up to 204800, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, Full HD Video Recording, Extreme-Durability Camouflage Finish, Development Announcement of EF 200-600mm f/4 L W IS USM/STM Lens

Massive Storage Capability

Extreme resolution image files captured at extremely fast rates demand massive storage capabilities. The EOS-1D W provides four SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slots that can be used successively or optionally configured to RAID 0 (mirrored) or RAID 5 (parity bit stored on a single card). Ultra High Speed (UHS-1) cards are supported with currently available cards providing up to 1TB of total storage.

Built-in Wildlife Call

Canon Interested in Acquiring Panasonic’s Camera Division? [CR1]
MARCH 31, 2014 THIRD PARTY CAMERAS FOLLOW ON OUR FORUM



An article on Planet5D talking about Panasonic potentially dropping the Micro 4/3 system (except for the GH4) also mentions the possibility of Canon acquiring Panasonic’s camera division. We’ve heard various things in the past about Canon acquiring camera technologies and companies, but nothing has ever come of it. It’s usually been focused around medium format companies or print technology companies such as Kodak.

From Planet5D
dalubo 1:15PM
I heard from some very reliable sources that Canon is about to take over the Panasonic camera division. And that Olympus retreats from MFT too.

I have no idea what Panasonic has that Canon would want, perhaps there’s some video technology or patents that are of interest. I am reminded of a few articles I’ve read about the camera industry needing a giant shakeup. One of the suggested shakeups is less camera manufacturers. Panasonic, while making some very good products in the industry, seems to relegated to a niche market of budget conscience videographers and photographers.

Whether or not this is true doesn’t matter, it’s a telling reminder of the state of the industry. Some companies are going to be leaving the camera marketplace in the coming years, there just isn’t enough growth to keep companies profitable. Canon and Nikon are safe, though the latter isn’t exactly a profit machine. Sony seems content of giving it their all to find a place in the photography world and Fuji is making some cool niche products and are profitable. Leica has become a lifestyle brand, and the Louis Vuitton customer will continue to purchase the high margin German cameras. The rest? I’m not sure how much longer we’ll see Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung and Ricoh/Pentax in the game, I expect at least 2 of those names will be moving onto other things.

Canon Rumored To Be Working On Depth Of Field Control

By Tyler Lee on 05/05/2014



One of the joys of having a fast camera is the ability to fire off a shot and capture the moment as it happens. Sometimes the best photos come from these moments, but unfortunately the need to focus onto the subject can sometimes hamper the speed. This is why the Lytro camera is so unique because it allows users to shoot their photos first, then refocus later on the area that they want.

It is also this feature that allows photographers to come up with creative photos since the focus can always be adjusted on different subjects or areas in the photo. This is not a feature that has made its way onto modern day cameras but according to Canon Rumors, they have learnt that Canon is working on implement such a feature in future PowerShot and Rebel-branded DSLR cameras.

We’re not sure why Canon is only planning on introducing this to their lower-end lineup of cameras, but it is possible that the higher-end cameras are usually reserved for professionals who already know what they are doing and who might not need such gimmicky features. No word on when Canon plans on bringing depth of field control to their cameras, assuming this is even a real feature they’re working on to begin with.

Take it with a grain of salt for now but what do you guys think? Are such features a welcome feature in cameras, or do you think that focusing should be done first and done properly before the photo is taken?

We have received a couple of specs for the upcoming replacement to the EOS 7D which lead us to believe it will in fact be a “pro” APS-C camera.

EOS-1 style top plate, which means no mode dial.
Pop-up flash, even with the new style top plate.
WiFi & GPS will be internal. We all figured this one.