Canon showcases VR concept camera, RF mount zoom fisheye lens is expected to debut soon

The field of VR technology has become a hot topic recently. Not only companies such as Apple and Meta have released related new products, but the imaging industry has also developed related equipment for VR shooting. Recently, Canon demonstrated a VR concept camera. From the appearance design of the camera Look, the overall size of the camera is roughly the same as the recently released vlog camera Powershot V10, and the appearance is more similar to the charger configured on Canon's high-end SLR. It is more like replacing the battery area of ​​the charger with a fisheye lens. .

As can be seen from the back of the camera, one of the fisheye lenses of the camera supports 180° flipping, so this VR concept camera can be used as a 360° panoramic camera, and can also capture 3D content with two fisheye lenses side by side. , and the camera is also equipped with a USB Type-C interface and wireless connection button as well as a microSD memory card slot.

It is worth mentioning that foreign media recently revealed that Canon may launch an RF mount fisheye zoom lens in the near future. Currently, Canon’s RF mount fisheye lenses are only RF 5.2mm, which is designed for VR shooting. f/2.8L DUAL FISHEYE, perhaps the new fisheye zoom lens is also aimed at VR content photographers, but it is not yet known whether the focal length of this RF mount zoom lens will be the same as the EF 8-15 mm f/4L on the previous SLR system How much has changed in USM.

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