Canon Patents Curved Sensor Designed to Reduce Vignetting

According to the Egami Blog, Canon has submitted a patent for a curved sensor designed to reduce peripheral darkening of the image (vignetting).

Canon Curved Sensor Patent 2

Patent Details

  • Patent Publication No. 2016-197663
  • Published 2016.11.24
  • Filing date 2015.4.3
  • The central portion of the light falloff is not noticeable to the flat shape
  • The periphery light falloff is noticeable a curved shape

Posted: 11/30/2016 5:55:07 AM ET   Posted By: Sean
Posted to: Canon News    Category: Camera and Lens Patents
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