A new patent surfaced over the web that shows Canon is putting focus on increasing the reliability AF system, patent details translated below
Description and self-interpretation of the patent literature
- Patent Publication No. 2013-254194
- Publication date 2013.12.19
- Filing date 2012.5.11
- Issues surrounding the AF adjustment
- The looseness of the phase difference AF sensor, because the AF accuracy is worse, need AF adjustment
- It is not done correctly the AF adjustment in your environment
- Necessary facilities such as service center
- Canon patents
- Automation of the AF adjustment
- Procedure
- Let me be the difference adjusted value of the phase difference AF and contrast AF
- To determine the reliability
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