Canon 應該會於2012發表MILC，讓我們拭目以待

根據 Canon Rumor http://www.canonrumors.com/category/photography/canongeneral-photography-2/, 加上最近發表的 G1X，Canon 應該會於 2012 發表 MILC，而且估計 sensor 尺吋應該不會太小，就讓我們拭目以待吧…

其訪談 Canon 管理主任兼影像通訊產品運作執行長 Masaya Maeda 大綱如下：

他談到 Canon 將於 2012 年發表輕便的無反光鏡相機系統。

．試著開發高畫質的小相機

．當相機愈做愈小，無反光鏡為解決之道 (快做吧…)

．縮小相機的尺吋為當務之急，也就是說，有可能使用不同於EF的接頭。(有可能不同於EF哦！)

．對無反光鏡相機來說，可更換鏡頭肯定是一大優勢，不過，目前使用可換鏡頭的比例非常低，關鍵是我們必需思考如何增加可換鏡頭使用者的數量。(Canon，你的單眼已經賣到全世界第一名了，還不滿意啊…, 你趕快做MILC就會增加了啦)

．所有使用EF接頭的單眼相機將愈做愈小，並擁有更高畫質。針對可交換鏡頭，我們將持續採用EF接頭。(這裏又說將續用EF接頭，我糊塗了！)

．EF鏡頭不斷地演進與被更廣泛地運用，這包含其錄影用途。新系統與EF系統的相容性非常重要。(很好，Canon 沒忘記我手上的一堆L鏡，可是…，用L鏡就縮小不了啊…您不是說縮小為當務之急嗎？)

．若在無反光鏡系統採用新接頭規格的前提下，”感光元件較一般標準尺吋來得大”可能是必要的。(較大尺吋的 sensor 啊！這個非常好，我可不想要 2.7x 那個爛規格，除了微距，幾乎拍不出淺景深，不過您指的"一般標準尺吋"是多大呀？)

．感光元件的品質會不斷提升，說到這，將來感光元件的縮小是可預期的。(這裏卻提到感光元件未來會縮小，我又被搞糊塗了…我只能猜，整個訪談中，可能原稿截了前後文吧)

Summary of interview with Masaya Maeda, Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Image Communication Products Operation at Canon Inc.

He stated that they are planning to release mirrorless compact system cameras in 2012.

．Try to develop a compact camera which features high image quality.

．Trying to make cameras smaller and more compact, mirrorless system could be the key.

．Miniaturization of cameras is the top priority, which means the cameras may have a different mount to the EF mount.

．For mirrorless cameras, being able to change lenses is certainly a big merit, however, the ratio of use of interchangeable lenses is very low. We have to think on how we can make users use interchangeable lenses more, that is very critical. We have to look into the whole system as well as miniaturization.

．All DSLRs featuring EF mount would be getting smaller and smaller with high image quality. For interchangeable lenses, we are going to stick to EF mount.

．EF lenses are being developed and extended this will include shooting movies. The compatibility of the new system and the EF system is very important.

．As a premise of the new mount for mirrorless system, “the image sensor will be larger than the regular standard size” would be necessary.

．The quality of image sensor will be improving. Having said that, in time downsizing the sensor is coming in the future.