Canon | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:14:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Canon | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Canon announces creation of 250 megapixel camera sensor https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/jon-martindale/canon-announces-creation-of-250-megapixel-camera-sensor/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/jon-martindale/canon-announces-creation-of-250-megapixel-camera-sensor/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:37:20 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=266715 Although the consumer smartphone market may have largely moved on from the Megapixel race when it comes to improving camera image quality, there are some benefits to be found from maximising the number of pixels sucked in by a camera lens. Take the new prototype CMOS sensor that Canon has created, which it claims with …

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Although the consumer smartphone market may have largely moved on from the Megapixel race when it comes to improving camera image quality, there are some benefits to be found from maximising the number of pixels sucked in by a camera lens. Take the new prototype CMOS sensor that Canon has created, which it claims with a sensitivity of 250 megapixels, is capable of reading lettering on the tail of a plane over 11 miles away.

Of course that wouldn't be viewable in any normally sized image, but with an image that is more than 30 times more detailed than 4k (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) you can zoom in a long way without sacrificing image quality.

This isn't even a sensor that's enormous or unwieldy, Canon has already fitted it to a commercial sized DSLR body and in-fact it's been the miniaturisation of technology that has made this sensor possible.

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All in all, we're told that the sensor can record as many as 1.25 billion pixels of visual data per second and can even capture it in video. Admittedly the frame rate is restricted to just five per second, but that's somewhat understandable when you remember that it's coming through at 125 times 1080p HD resolution.

If it were to operate at 30 frames per second, Skynews points out that it would require 1.25GB of space for every second of video recorded.

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KitGuru Says: As much as sensors like these may allow for the capturing of astonishing pictures, it opens up a new argument in personal privacy. If someone taking an image from miles away can zoom in and view your bedroom in HD detail, is there something we need to do to mitigate that?

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Canon launches highest resolution full-frame DSLRs ever made https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/camera-peripherals/matthew-wilson/canon-launches-highest-resolution-full-frame-dslrs-ever-made/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/camera-peripherals/matthew-wilson/canon-launches-highest-resolution-full-frame-dslrs-ever-made/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2015 09:28:11 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=234383 Canon has launched its new 5DS and 5DS R DSLR cameras, packing in 50 megapixels of resolution, making them the highest resolution full-frame DSLRs ever made. There isn't a big difference between the two models, they both use 50 megapixel full-frame sensors along with the body of the 5D Mark III. However, the 5DS R …

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Canon has launched its new 5DS and 5DS R DSLR cameras, packing in 50 megapixels of resolution, making them the highest resolution full-frame DSLRs ever made. There isn't a big difference between the two models, they both use 50 megapixel full-frame sensors along with the body of the 5D Mark III.

However, the 5DS R lets you cancel the low pass filter, allowing for a boost in detail for an extra $200. The 5DS will set you back $3700 while the 5DS R will cost $3900.

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The cameras feature a 61 point AF system and dual DIGIC 6 processors, which may make it as speedy as the 7D Mark II. Some tweaks have also been made to reduce shake, allowing for better still images.

Due to the sensor pixels being so densely packed, they will gather less light. Low light performance is said to also be in line with the 7D Mark II. The 5DS is capable of shooting video but Canon hasn't said much about features, codecs or frame rates, so it likely isn't a strong suit.

It is likely that Canon's new 50 megapixel sensor will push other camera makers to match the pixel count. There is also a rumor suggesting that Canon's new sensor was actually made by Sony for its own cameras in the future.

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KitGuru Says: What do you guys think of the 5DS and 5DS R from Canon?

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Canon and Microsoft sign broad cross-licensing agreement https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/anton-shilov/canon-and-microsoft-sign-broad-cross-licensing-agreement/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/anton-shilov/canon-and-microsoft-sign-broad-cross-licensing-agreement/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:58:34 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=201276 Microsoft Corp. and Canon on Wednesday said that they have signed a broad patent cross-licensing agreement. Thanks to the new pact the two companies gain licenses to each other’s highly valued and growing patent portfolios. Theoretically, Canon’s licensing of Microsoft patents may indicate that the company is preparing a family of all-new products. The software …

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Microsoft Corp. and Canon on Wednesday said that they have signed a broad patent cross-licensing agreement. Thanks to the new pact the two companies gain licenses to each other’s highly valued and growing patent portfolios. Theoretically, Canon’s licensing of Microsoft patents may indicate that the company is preparing a family of all-new products. The software giant may also be interested in Canon’s intellectual property for its own devices.

This agreement covers “a broad range of products and services” each company offers, including “certain digital imaging and mobile consumer products”, but exact contents of the agreement will not be disclosed. Given the fact that Microsoft is now a maker of mobile devices (thanks to acquisition of a division of Nokia Corp.), it may need imaging patents of Canon to boost its mobile hardware and software. What is, perhaps, more interesting is what type of IP Canon needs from Microsoft.

In the recent years the Redmond, Washington-based software giant licensed its intellectual property that covered mobile operating systems, including Google’s Android and Chrome.

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As sales of consumer cameras drop, their manufacturers begin to eye smartphone users. For example, Samsung last year released an Android-based consumer camera which could upload photos to the Internet automatically. Canon’s arch-rival Nikon also talked about “non-camera consumer products” last year. Earlier this year rumours about a smartphone from Canon emerged, but did not sound realistic. Perhaps, smartphones with high-quality cameras or cameras with extensive functionality provided by the Android operating system are something that Canon needs Microsoft’s IP for.

It should be noted that any talk about Canon’s products featuring Microsoft IP or Google’s Android is a pure speculation at the moment. The company has a very broad product portfolio, so it could use the intellectual property for an extensive range of devices. Still, Canon and Microsoft did say that the former gets access to IP covering “mobile consumer products.”

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KitGuru Says: It will be definitely interesting to see what kind of mobile consumer products Canon plans to introduce. The smartphone market is crowded and it will be extremely hard for Canon to enter it. But an Android-based camera for consumers seems to be a good option…

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Panasonic GH4 could offer 4K res for just over 1K pounds https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/camera-peripherals/bill-smyth/panasonic-gh4-could-offer-4k-res-for-just-over-1k-pounds/ https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/camera-peripherals/bill-smyth/panasonic-gh4-could-offer-4k-res-for-just-over-1k-pounds/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=181588 While 3D might be on its knees, praying for Avatar 2 and 3 to save its over-hyped butt, tomorrow's world of 4K delight seems to be a single, inevitable step away. While the TVs can certainly be made available for less than £1,000, there's still the question of content. Panasonic is doing its part. When …

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While 3D might be on its knees, praying for Avatar 2 and 3 to save its over-hyped butt, tomorrow's world of 4K delight seems to be a single, inevitable step away. While the TVs can certainly be made available for less than £1,000, there's still the question of content. Panasonic is doing its part.

When KitGuru brought you the story of Panasonic's brand new DSLR that shoots 4K video at the start of the year, we had no idea what the street price was likely to be.

The team at Black Magic has an awesome 2.5K camera that retails around the £1,400 mark, with a 4K version rumoured to be coming along soon with a price tag closer to £3,000.

The Panasonic cameras is just about ready for the shelves and the price is, well, breath-taking.

if you can convert dollar prices to pound prices at the current exchange rate, then it should be on Amazon around the £1,000 level.

Sure, we live in rip-off Britain, so that won't happen, but even if the price is a few hundred ponds more, it's still creating a new class for next-generation videographers and film-makers.

According to Panasonic, the camera can capture a Hollywood style 24 frames a second when you have 4K defined as 4096×2160. That's high enough for any nay-sayers to agree it is truly 4K.

It also has faster capture modes, up to 30 frames a second, at the kind of 4K that most TVs will offer, 3840×2160.

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KitGuru says:  Film makers who want a cheap solution which can shoot 4K video and decent photographic stills, will be checking out the Panasonic GH4. In the meantime, Canon and Nikon must be praying for bad reviews/a factory fire. System builders will be rubbing their hands together.

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Canon IPF6400 wide format printer – first look https://www.kitguru.net/components/printer-components/arwyn-bailey/canon-ipf6400-wide-format-printer/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/printer-components/arwyn-bailey/canon-ipf6400-wide-format-printer/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:10:21 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=171029 Since the birth of desktop computing there have been adoring Apple fans fighting from one corner, with die-hard PC format proponents in the other and Linux users unwilling to join the fray as they own and operate the “superior” OS. In the contest that engenders this variety of choice comes much banter and humour,  but more …

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Since the birth of desktop computing there have been adoring Apple fans fighting from one corner, with die-hard PC format proponents in the other and Linux users unwilling to join the fray as they own and operate the “superior” OS. In the contest that engenders this variety of choice comes much banter and humour,  but more importantly there is considerable frustration in some areas.

As a Pro photographer running a small studio in NW London, I decided to take the bull by the horns and take control of the cost, quality and speed in the production of high res large format images for my clients. I carried out the research that was required, and read up on the three main contenders of HP, Epson and Canon, ultimately decided on the rather nice Canon IPF6400.

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Once the machine was erected, aligned and calibrated by our friends from the UK resellers Condor, we moved onto the software.

This is where I encountered the first problem for the Mac user.  Canon advertise the rather useful accountancy and cost analysis software that enables you to check the cost of each print from this machine.  The problem, the software is NOT MAC compatible!

We then moved onto the installation of the drivers.  This highlighted another fundamental problem. As a user of Mavericks OS Server, the drivers from Canon are not compatible with OS 10.9.x, they are only compatible up to OS 10.8! I scanned the internet for a solution and there is, apparently, a problem with the entire range of IPF printers and compatibility with MAC OS 10.9.

When considering supply and demand one can perhaps forgive Canon in its policy as an estimated (1)5% to around (2)9% of users, worldwide, use some form of MAC OS.  One can safely assume that those using Mavericks will be a fairly small proportion overall.  It is interesting to note that Mac sales in the US are higher than this and have hit (3)10% of all computer sales.  This is the first time that this percentage has been hit since 1991.

However when considering the future, and the manner that the likes of Adobe are progressing, perhaps Canon should consider the growth of Mac users signing up to the Creative Cloud offering of Adobe:

 (4)“Over 2.5 million customers have now signed up worldwide [to Adobe Creative Cloud], including over 500,000 paying subscribers – with an accelerating pace of almost 12,000 new paid members per week.”

This innovation of Adobe is obviously set to grow as users adopt to a format that offer cloud storage, but more importantly upgrades on an entire suite of software for a reasonable fee, the likes of Canon needs to consider this market, and the relevancy of the OS being deployed, when devising its proprietary software and drivers.

(5)This is said whilst acknowledging that it is quite hard to discover any concrete statistics that hold up the widely held perception that the majority of photographers use MAC OS, of one form or another, above that of the PC environ—and most data is circumstantial at most—but what evidence is available does indicate an point toward the fact that photographers use a MAC OS more than PCs.  And, this is the market that Canon are ignoring as the IPF6400 is ideal as an entry level wide format printer for photographers.

The solution regarding the driver issue was the rather contorted methodology of having to use (6)Bonjour in order to install the printer on the network.  Regarding the costing of each print, this option, on this printer, remains firmly entrenched within the PC world.

I will be posting a full review of this printer shortly, but in the meantime, check with your reseller, before purchasing any periphery device as PCs, no matter what any MAC user may wish to believe, still dominates and influences the cold decision making processes of most manufacturers.

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems 
  2. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp 
  3. http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/apple-mac-sales-back-above-10-percent-after-10-years-002 
  4. http://prodesigntools.com/number-creative-cloud-members-news.html 
  5. http://petapixel.com/2010/03/17/mac-dominates-in-the-photography-ring/ 6
  6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonjour_(software)
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