Better late than never, Canon finally filed a patent for a new type of internal flash for Canon DSLRs that bounces the light back just like a external flash.
Patent Details
- Patent Publication No. 2015-166789
- Published 2015.9.24
- Filing date 2014.3.4
- Canon patents
- Rotatable light-emitting part
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