The type of stepper motor used in STM lenses is a 2-phase bipolar stepper motor with permanent magnet rotor. Unlike the AFD stepper motor, the STM version uses a rotationally symmetrical stator. First, the general principle of stepper motor operation … Read more
Introduction Sometimes, companies make what seems, on the surface, technically poor decisions. I consider this the case with Canon’s new R5 Mark ii (and R1) dropping support for sensor Pixel Shifting High Resolution (what Canon calls IBIS High Res). Canon … Read more
Canon pushes for the APS-C market by with the new Canon EOS R7 and EOS R10. It’s no surprise that camera giant Canon is continuing with the massively popular mirrorless camera trend. This time around, they’ve decided to shake things … Read more
Imagine an original Macintosh, a beige box with an oversized chin and offset floppy drive. A friendly little machine. You sit down to draft a letter, tap the keyboard to rouse the Mac from its slumber, and discover the Mac … Read more
Update: Please check out and join the “Canon Cat” Google Group — that’s where the Canon Cat activists meet these days. The Canon Cat is a word processing appliance which was sold by Canon in 1987. It was designed by … Read more
Canon USA is being sued for not allowing owners of certain printers to use the scanner or faxing functions if they run out of ink. David Leacraft, a customer of Canon, filed the class action lawsuit on Tuesday alleging deceptive … Read more
