Richard CanonNews / Sunday, October 22, 2017 / Categories: Canon Patents This post may contain affiliate links(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase through my link, without any additional cost to you. It helps to keep this site afloat. Thank you in advance for your support. If you like what we do here, maybe buy me a coffee. Canon patents a DPAF sensor with bi-directional pixels Canon continues to work on refining DPAF (Dual Pixel Auto Focus) sensors. Canon was granted a US patent Patent No 09794468 for a DPAF (dual pixel auto focus) sensor with pixels in both the horizontal and vertical directions. This should improve auto focus when shooting in portrait orientation on a mirrorless camera. Thank you Keith from Northlight for finding this patent. Richard CanonNewsRichard CanonNews Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past. Other posts by Richard CanonNews Contact author Facebook page Related articles Canon Inc. Places Third in U.S. Patents Granted in 2021 IFI Claims Rankings Canon Ranks in the top 5 for US patents for 35 straight years Canon places top five in U.S. patent rankings for 33 years running and first among Japanese companies for 14 years running Another curved sensor patent application from Canon Another supertelephoto patent surfaces Previous Article A variety of stacked sensor patent applications Next Article The most exciting patent application - Ever. Print Tags: Patents Please login or register to post comments.