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Digital Camera World
Kalum Carter

Is this another nail in the coffin for mechanical shutters? Canon submits patents for fingertip haptic feedback

Canon patent haptic feedback.

It was only two days ago I was writing about Canon's latest trip to the Japanese patent office with HDR sensors, and it appears that they have returned for the third time this month!

Canon has submitted two patent applications that would provide cameras with a haptic feedback vibration when an exposure is taken. The best Canon cameras are being created with a focus on electronic shutters, and considering the growing trend of global shutters, mechanical shutters are seemingly being phased out. This would mean losing the audible 'clunk' to notify you that an exposure has been taken - hence the need for vibrations!  

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