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Oct 20, 2017 at 11:22 AM
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Oct 20, 2017 at 11:24 AM
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Oct 20, 2017 at 11:27 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Canon patents a huge, hinged and reversible DSLR LCD


A camera that doesn't allow me to access the rear controls without using the LCD?

No thanks.



Oct 20, 2017 at 11:29 AM
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^ That was my first thought!

Hmmm, this can be solved if a duplicate set of controls were added to the backside of the screen.

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Oct 20, 2017 at 11:42 AM
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Chances are when it’s flipped to the screen side, you would use touch controls.


Oct 20, 2017 at 11:43 AM
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What kind of ridiculous invention is that?
I don't want to flip up a humongous display to access basic controls 100 times a day. I need to access controls without my eye leaving the viewfinder. How does that LCD setup even work with a rain cover? It seems more like a video product than one for outdoor and challenging environments.

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Oct 20, 2017 at 12:12 PM
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I hope that Canon has spent their valuable R&D in some other DSLR areas too, because that isn't going to help sales numbers much.


Oct 21, 2017 at 05:18 AM
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What a great innovation . A dual purpose screen...and a fly swatter.







Oct 21, 2017 at 06:01 AM
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Maybe the other side is a light panel.

EBH



Oct 21, 2017 at 06:20 AM
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OntheRez wrote:
A camera that doesn't allow me to access the rear controls without using the LCD?

No thanks.


A camera that doesn't use film No thanks.



Oct 21, 2017 at 07:29 AM
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VictorJB wrote:
Chances are when it’s flipped to the screen side, you would use touch controls.


Sounds great with gloves at 20 below.

Maybe now they can patent a sensor with dynamic range to blow Fuji and Nikon out of the water?



Oct 21, 2017 at 11:14 AM
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John Power wrote:
A camera that doesn't use film No thanks.


Or can't shake it's print like a Polaroid picture No thanks!



Oct 21, 2017 at 11:21 AM
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Daniel Smith wrote:
Sounds great with gloves at 20 below.

Maybe now they can patent a sensor with dynamic range to blow Fuji and Nikon out of the water?


It's a patent that will probably never see light. But based on other Flip Touchscreens, this screen would probably be used in the XXD series, which is used by a more casual user who isn't shooting in 20 below or in other harsh conditions. It's standard practice to patent any idea that could possibly be used in the future.



Oct 21, 2017 at 01:08 PM
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John Power wrote:
A camera that doesn't use film No thanks.


Good comeback.

Bit rather than halite is different but the fundamental action is the same. With my old Minolta, I set my ASA (film choice), my shutter speed, and my aperture all based on a handheld light meter. Regardless of the change in media, consolidating all those functions into one tight interface was - for me - a bigger break thru. Also being able to change ASA (now ISO) on the fly was an enormous advantage. Without a doubt an electronic image is universes more malleable. This does go to the film->digital change. It's a big reason I finally moved.

My protest is against an "innovation" that reduces my flexibility. This looks like some sort of device to enhance video. If I want to shoot video, I get a camcorder. I'm shooting images - not recording flow.

This isn't a knock on video. Recording motion in time is amazing. Still, if I seek mastery of anything, it requires focus and dedication. Catching that burst in time/space is - for me - profoundly consuming.




Oct 21, 2017 at 01:38 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Canon patents a huge, hinged and reversible DSLR LCD


Battery drain would be crazy.


Oct 21, 2017 at 06:36 PM
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It sounds like many have not read the patent, if you have, say so.

The patent is intended to allow for a effectively variable diopter for the lcd screen. It can adjust such that a person can look at it quickly from the viewfinder without moving the camera further back to a point where the eye can focus.

Apparently everyone missed that.

It does look klutzy, but the basic idea is a good one, no need to hold a camera out in front of you at arms length so your eyes can focus on the LCD.

It also puts controls on the screen when its docked to the camera, and can remove them when its folded into position.



Oct 21, 2017 at 08:32 PM
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Relax folks, it is only a patent. Do you know how many patents Canon has that will never go into production?


Oct 22, 2017 at 02:03 PM
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600/4 IS for example?

EBH



Oct 22, 2017 at 02:10 PM
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Having read the patent briefly I still can't see what is novel or patentable. The US patent system is an affront to intelligence, which is how Apple was so successful in the courts, in US, luckily not Europe.
When I think of the brilliant ideas which Canon refused to patent whilst I was working for them, this is galling to see such trivial stuff patented.



Oct 22, 2017 at 11:33 PM
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