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- Stock symbol: CAJ, NYSE and 7751 on TYO
- Annual revenue (2007): 4.481 in (Japanese Yen)
- Founder(s): Goro Yoshida and Saburo Uchida
- Year Established: 1937
- Industry: Imaging
- Phone: (03) 3758-2111
- Fax: (03) 5482-5133
- Customer Service and Technical Support: 1-800-828-4040
- HQ: Ohta-ku, Tokyo
- President: Tsuneji Uchida
- Chairman of the Board: Fujio Mitarai
- Director: Hideki Ozawa
- Staff: 131,352
- Products: Printers, Cameras, Copiers, Optical and other products
- Competitors: Hewlett-Packard and Xerox
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Canon is company that specializes in cameras, photocopiers, optical equipment and computer printers. Established in the 1930s, Canon has become one of the leading manufactures of digital imaging equipment in the world.
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Key Dates
- 1933: Opens Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory
- 1935: Applied for the Canon trademark
- 1937: Incorporated under Precision Optical Industry Company, Ltd.
- 1946: Canon SII is developed
- 1957: Develops the L1 still 8mm camera
- 1975: Canon develops a laser printer
- 1982: Ink Jet printer introduced
- 2005: High-definition video camcorder introduced
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Canon Questions
Just got the Canon 100mm macro. Is there a sweet spot to this lens w/ a 5D? 1 AnswerThat's a pretty sweet lens. The entire focal plane will be your sweet spot on a 5D. You can even shoot portraiture if you stand back far enough to frame your sh... read more
Anyone know how to import Canon CR2 raw photo files to Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac? 1 AnswerWhile Elements does not recognize the CR2 format you're best bet is to use the DPP software that came with your camera. Best reason for doing so? Each camera co... read more
Canon DSLR geeks - which is better? 24-70 f/2.8L or 24-105 f/4.0L with IS? 2 AnswersThey're both great lenses. As to what you should get depends on what you intend to use the lens for. The 24-70 f/2.8L has a larger maximum aperture thus allowi... read more -
Canon Products and Services
- Canon USA: Office/Production Products
- Canon USA: Industrial Products
- Canon USA: Consumer Products
Canon Support
- Customer Service and Technical Support: 1-800-828-4040
- Canon USA: Support | Drivers & Downloads
- Canon Drivers and Software
Get Canon Products
- Official Store: Canon eStore
- Special Offers:
- Canon USA: Where to Buy
- Amazon.com: Canon
- RitzCamera.com: The Canon Store
Canon Photo and Video
- Canon at CNET TV:
- Flickr: Camera Finder: Canon | Canon Inc.
- YouTube & Google Video: Canon Camera
- Google Image Search: Canon Camera
- Canon.jp: How Camera Lenses are Made
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