Canon Developing Next-Generation Imaging Devices to Expand the Possibilities of Visual Expression
September 08 2015 - 9:27AM
Business Wire
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today
announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., is developing a
Cinema EOS System 8K camera* and professional-use 8K reference
display* that will support the production of next-generation 8K
video content, along with a still-image single-lens reflex camera
equipped with a CMOS sensor featuring approximately 120 million
effective pixels.* Through the Company’s proprietary imaging
technologies, Canon provides still and video input and output
devices that contribute to the development of imaging culture.
Canon Inc., as a leading company in the field of imaging
technology, conducts research and development into devices designed
to support cinema and video production with the aim of expanding
the boundaries of visual expression. Through the development of the
Cinema EOS System 8K camera and professional-use 8K reference
display, Canon aims to contribute to smooth production workflows,
facilitating not only the input and output of 8K video content, but
also such processes as 8K to 4K down-conversion and 4K
cropping.
The Cinema EOS System 8K camera, being developed, will be
equipped with a Canon Super 35 mm-equivalent CMOS sensor that makes
possible high-resolution 8,192 x 4,320 pixel (approximately 35.39
million effective pixels) imaging performance, even at a frame rate
of up-to-60 frames per second with 13 stops1 of dynamic range and a
richly expressive wide color gamut. Additionally, featuring a body
size that realizes outstanding mobility and a design that delivers
high levels of operability, along with an EF mount that offers
compatibility with most of Canon’s extensive interchangeable EF
lens lineup,2 the camera will support diverse shooting styles and
means of visual expression.
Incorporating Canon image-processing technology, the
ultra-high-resolution 8K reference display currently under
development aims to achieve high brightness, high contrast (high
dynamic range) and a wide color gamut. Additionally, with a pixel
density exceeding 300 pixels per inch, a level approaching the
limit of human visibility, the display intends to make possible
ultra-realistic imaging that can enable the reproduction of even
subtle changes in light. Furthermore, when used in combination with
the Cinema EOS System 8K camera, the display under development will
be capable of conveying truly impressive levels of visual
expression.
Featuring a resolution of approximately 120 effective
megapixels, the SLR camera now being developed will incorporate a
Canon-developed high-pixel-density CMOS sensor within the current
EOS camera -series platform, which will realize compatibility with
most of the Company’s diverse interchangeable EF lens lineup.3 The
high-resolution images that the camera is being designed to be
capable of producing can recreate the three-dimensional texture,
feel and presence of subjects, making them appear as if they are
really before one’s eyes. The camera under development is being
designed to facilitate a level of resolution more than sufficient
for large-format printing and extensive cropping capability while
maintaining fantastic image quality.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to
the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World's Most Admired Companies in 2015. Canon U.S.A. is committed
to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty,
providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for
all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to
its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.
In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold
certification, a recognition for the design, construction,
operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of
their respective owners.
* These products are currently under development and are not
available for sale or use in the U.S. Specifications may change and
no assurances can be given that it will be made available for sale
or use in the U.S.
1 A stop is a unit of measurement used to express dynamic range,
which refers to the difference between the brightest and darkest
areas of an image that can be simultaneously captured.
2 Out of the 96 lenses that make up the EF lens lineup, 78
models (60 EF lenses and 18 EF Cinema Lenses) will be compatible
with the 8K camera under development.
3 Out of the 96 lenses that make up the EF lens lineup, 60
models will be compatible with the SLR camera under
development.
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