After years of finding interesting information on upcoming cameras and lenses in the latest design patents, Nikon finally found a solution by filing “secret” patents. This probably explains why we have seen only a few Nikon patents in the past few years. Currently, there are four new Nikon design patents that are marked as “secret” […]
Back in 2020, the patent troll Digimedia Tech sued Nikon (and many other companies) for patent infringement on the following patents: 6,914,635 for “Microminiature Zoom System for Digital Camera” 6,545,706 and 7,715,476 for “System, Method and Article of Manufacture for Tracking a Head of a Camera-Generated Image of a Person.” The impacted cameras were the Nikon Coolpix A1000 and Nikon Coolpix […]
The latest trend is that Nikon patent applications are shrinking over the years – here is the data:
I have been behind on my Nikon patents reporting – my last patent-related blog post is from 2019! Unacceptable! I have over 50 different patents I want to cover on the blog. I will try to catch in the next few weeks. Here is the first batch of 12 Nikkor Z lens patents: NIKKOR Z […]
Here are some Nikon mirrorless camera design patents interpretations sent by a reader:
The latest Nikon patens:
→ Refurbished Nikon Z6 cameras are now $1,349. → Coming to Luminar 4: new AI skin and portrait enhancers features (more info available here). → ON1 Photo RAW 2020 public beta now available for a free trial. → Collection of selected Nikon patents can be found here (pictured above is the lens patent for the Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens).
I have been reporting for a while that two, maybe even three different Nikon APS-C mirrorless cameras are rumored. We now have two different design patents that clearly show the differences between both models – basically, the high-end model (shown above) has more buttons on the top and on the back plus a larger grip:
