Take a look at the latest patent filed by Canon, the new generation of optical viewfinder have a small sensor above the eyepiece as you can notice. The exact details aren’t clear yet, we will update this page soon as we get any new information.
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- Patent Publication No. 2016-177038
- Published 2016.10.6
- Filing date 2015.3.19
- Canon patent
- A finder optical system having a reduction optical system and the imaging device
- Reduction optical system for forming an object image formed on the focusing plate an imaging element
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