Digital Camera Powered By a Fuel Cell

An anonymous reader notes a development from the world of photography that could spread to notebooks and cell phones. Canon has filed for a patent on a fuel cell-powered DSLR. The fuel cell would power not only the camera body but also all accessories attached to it, doing away with the need to power flashes (for example) with AA or other batteries. The patent covers other electronic devices generally, but is clearly directed toward DSLR cameras, given the diagrams and examples used. "Canon continues to push its fuel cell development by devising a method for powering not only the internal DSLR body electronics, but also external components such as lenses and hotshoe flashes."

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Re:oh boy

[ILuvRamen]

that's not a fuel cell, it's a fuel tank then. And I got the idea from a car manufacturer being interviewed for a TV show. They said people will get a new fuel cell at the dealership. The whole idea behind a fuel cell is the factory fills it up and then you use it until it's empty and swap it out and the factory refils it. If you just dump in alcohol, it's not a fuel cell it's a fuel tank.