The outdoor activity camera concept from Canon will be a customizable rugged and waterproof camera with big carabiner on its body. During CP+ 2019 show in Japan, among other camera concepts, Canon presented their outdoor activity camera concept. Saki from cinema5D talked with Watanabe-san from Canon development team about this new concept camera and its features. Please note, that CP+ is a local show taking place in Japan and as such, most japanese company representatives speak japanese only. We chose to highlight this product and bring you the video in japanese with english subtitles. Canon Outdoor Activity Camera There are unfortunately not many technical details about this camera yet as it is still in the development stage. Canon only presented this device as a concept. We did not find out what kind of sensor is going to be inside, but my bet is somethng like the GoPro’s 1/2.3″ sensor size. The camera will have a fixed focal length lens. As we found out Canon aims to have 1080p 60fps recording capability in the device when it gets released. That’s all the information there is for now regarding image quality. Canon is positioning this particular camera for situations where it is difficult to use smartphone for taking photos and filming. Watanabe-san mentioned snowy mountains, swimming pool or sea side. Therefore the camera body is waterproof and rugged. The camera’s design includes a rather big carabiner on the side that allows it to be clipped almost anywhere. The front cover is removable and it...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 11 March, 2019