TNC EXCLUSIVE: The patent surfaced over the web shows Panasonic is working on DSLR with built- in image stabilization.The patent was published on 2014, same year when Panasonic GH4 camera was announced. Take a look at the patent image and details below
It was possible that Panasonic was also interested to introduce a DSLR lineup parallel to Mirrorless line-up.
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Translated summery:
The object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera with operability thereof enhanced, which includes a movable mirror and is capable of displaying a subject image in a live view through an electronic viewfinder.
A first digital camera according to the present invention having a movable mirror provided so as to enter or retract with respect to an optical path of an image pickup optical system for purpose of guiding a subject image to an optical viewfinder includes: an image pickup element that captures the subject image formed by the image pickup optical system to generate image data; a setting manipulation portion that receives an instruction of a user regarding display of setting information on the digital camera; a display portion that displays the setting information on the digital camera in accordance with the manipulation of the setting manipulation portion, together with the image data generated by the image pickup element or image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the image pickup element to predetermined processing; and a control portion having a live view mode controlling so that the image data generated by the image pickup element or the image data obtained by subjecting the image data generated by the image pickup element to predetermined processing is displayed on the display portion as a moving image in real time, wherein when the live view mode is set, the control portion controls so that the digital camera comes out of the live view mode and the setting information on the digital camera is displayed on the display portion, in accordance with the manipulation of the setting manipulation portion.
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