First camera from Canon inc. In 1937
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Canon Inc. (キヤノン株式会社?) Kiyanon kabushiki-gaisha is a Japanese multinational corporation specialised in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers, computer printers and medical equipment. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.[3]
Canon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock ExchangeZ
The company was originally named Seikikōgaku kenkyūsho (jap. 精機光學研究所, Precision Optical Industry Co. Ltd.). In 1934 it produced the Kwanon, a prototype for Japan’s first-ever 35 mm camera with a focal plane shutter based.[4] In 1947 the company name was changed to Canon
[edit] 1937 to 1970 Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory is the predecessor of Canon Inc. and was founded in Tokyo in 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida and Takeo Maeda. During its early years the company did not have the facilities to produce their own optical glass, so the first cameras came with Nikkor lenses from Nippon Kogaku K.K. (the later Nikon Corporation).[5]
1934 logo depicting Bodhisattva Kwan'on Early Seiki Kogaku Hansa-Canon with 3.5/50mm Nikkor lens
Canon manufactures consumer imaging products including printers, scanners, binoculars, compact digital cameras, film SLR and digital SLR cameras, lenses and video camcorders.
The Business Solutions division offers print and document solutions for small and medium businesses, large corporations and governments. These include multi-functional printers, black and white and color office printers, large format printers, scanners, black and white and color production printers, as well as software to support these products.
Lesser known Canon products include medical, optical and broadcast products, including ophthalmic and x-ray devices, broadcast lenses, semiconductors, digital microfilm scanners, and handy terminals.
Canon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock ExchangeZ
The company was originally named Seikikōgaku kenkyūsho (jap. 精機光學研究所, Precision Optical Industry Co. Ltd.). In 1934 it produced the Kwanon, a prototype for Japan’s first-ever 35 mm camera with a focal plane shutter based.[4] In 1947 the company name was changed to Canon
[edit] 1937 to 1970 Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory is the predecessor of Canon Inc. and was founded in Tokyo in 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida and Takeo Maeda. During its early years the company did not have the facilities to produce their own optical glass, so the first cameras came with Nikkor lenses from Nippon Kogaku K.K. (the later Nikon Corporation).[5]
1934 logo depicting Bodhisattva Kwan'on Early Seiki Kogaku Hansa-Canon with 3.5/50mm Nikkor lens
- 1933 – 1936: ‘The Kwanon’,[6] a copy of the Leica design, Japan’s first 35 mm focal plane-shutter camera, was produced in prototype form.
- 1940: An indirect X-ray camera, also a first for Japan, is developed.
- 1947: The company is renamed Canon Camera Co., Inc.
- 1958: A field zoom lens for television broadcasting is introduced.
- 1959: Reflex Zoom 8, the world’s first movie camera with a zoom lens, and Canonflex are introduced.
- 1961: Canon creates an Rangefinder camera, Canon 7, and 50mm 1:0.95 lens in a special bayonet mount.
- 1964: 'Canola 130', the first Japanese made 10-key calculator, is introduced. It was a substantial improvement on the design of the British Bell Punch company, which introduced the first fully electronic calculator two years earlier with the Sumlock Anita Mark 8 unit.
- 1965: Canon introduces Canon Pellix, an SLR camera with a semi-transparent stationary mirror which enables taking pictures through the mirror.
- 1969: The company's name is changed to Canon Inc.
- 1971: F-1, a top-end SLR (single lens reflex) camera, and FD lenses are introduced.
- 1976: AE-1 is launched, the world’s first[citation needed] camera with an embedded micro-computer.
- 1982: The "Wildlife as Canon Sees It" print ads first appear in the National Geographic magazine.
- 1985: The world’s first Inkjet printer using the bubble jet technology is introduced.
- 1987: Canon introduces Canon Electro-Optical System (EOS). EOS is also the name of a goddess of the dawn. EOS 650 autofocus SLR camera is introduced, and the Canon Foundation is established.
- 1988: Canon introduces 'Kyosei philosophy'.[7]
- 1989: EOS 1 Flagship Professional SLR line launched.[8]
- 1989: EOS RT is unveiled, the world's first AF SLR with a fixed, semi-transparent pellicle mirror.
- 1992: EOS 5, the first-ever camera with eye-controlled AF, is launched.
- 1992: PowerShot 600 – Canon's first digital Camera[8]
- 1995: Canon introduces the first commercially available SLR lens with internal image stabilization, EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM. EOS-1N RS, the world's fastest AF SLR camera with a continuous shooting speed of 10 frame/s at the time. Based on the EOS-1N, the EOS-1N RS has a fixed, semi-transparent pellicle mirror with a hard coat.
- 1996: ELPH (America) IXUS (Europe), a pocket-sized digital camera with the Advanced Photo System, is introduced.
- 1997: Canon enters the digital video camcorder market.
- 2002: Fujio Mitarai, president and CEO of Canon Inc., is named one of the world’s top 25 managers by BusinessWeek.
- 2003: The world’s first portable digital X-ray system is used to reconstruct the face of an Egyptian mummy believed to be Queen Nefertiti.
- 2004: The XEED SX50 LCD projector is introduced.
- 2005: Canon’s first high-definition video camcorder is introduced.
- 2007: Canon Europe celebrates its 50th anniversary.
- 2009: Canon acquires Océ.
- 2010: Canon acquires Tereck Office Solutions, Inc.[9]
Canon manufactures consumer imaging products including printers, scanners, binoculars, compact digital cameras, film SLR and digital SLR cameras, lenses and video camcorders.
The Business Solutions division offers print and document solutions for small and medium businesses, large corporations and governments. These include multi-functional printers, black and white and color office printers, large format printers, scanners, black and white and color production printers, as well as software to support these products.
Lesser known Canon products include medical, optical and broadcast products, including ophthalmic and x-ray devices, broadcast lenses, semiconductors, digital microfilm scanners, and handy terminals.