Canon patents pop-up LED for on-camera continuous lighting

Canon patents pop-up LED for on-camera continuous lighting

When looking for the best DSLR or best mirrorless camera, the question of whether or not it has a pop-up flash isn't generally a deciding factor. If you're a videographer, however, having a pop-up LED could play a huge part in your decision – and that's something you may soon have to consider, if Canon's latest patent is anything to go by. 

Spotted by Canon News, Japanese patent application JP,2019-056787,A describes "a lighting system and relates to a lighting system with the pop-up function using especially LED as a light source… The type which has what is called a pop-up function for which the lighting system built in a camera moves the type with which the light-emitting part was fixed to the camera body". 

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James Artaius
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James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.