Canon Celebrates 12 Straight Years of Number One Share in Global Interchangeable-Lens Digital Camera Market
March 26 2015 - 9:36AM
Business Wire
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions,
announced today that its parent company, Canon Inc., is celebrating
that its EOS line of interchangeable-lens digital cameras has
maintained the number one share worldwide in terms of volume within
the interchangeable-lens digital camera market for 12 consecutive
years from 2003 - 2014.1
In addition to the interchangeable lenses, Canon develops key
components – CMOS image sensors and image processors – utilized in
its interchangeable-lens cameras. The most advanced of these
technologies are incorporated across the Company’s entire product
lineup, spanning from the professional level flagship cameras to
entry-level consumer models, enabling the Company to maintain the
top global share by offering a robust product lineup that
effectively responds to the needs of a wide range of users.
In 2003, at the dawn of digital SLR cameras, Canon introduced
its breakthrough EOS Rebel Digital SLR camera. This groundbreaking
camera featured a compact, lightweight design and a competitive
price that helped to set the stage for Canon’s growth in the
digital SLR market and also enabled Canon to capture the top share
of the global market. Since that time, Canon has continued to
launch new products, including the EOS 1D digital SLR camera series
targeting professional photographers and the EOS 5D digital SLR
series, which paved the way for digital SLR video recording thanks
to its full-frame sensor and video-capture function.
In September 2014, targeting advanced-amateur users, Canon
announced the EOS 7D Mark II camera, which has garnered high
acclaim from the market for its fast and continuous shooting speed
of up to 10 frames-per-second and superb autofocus performance.
Because of DSLR cameras like the EOS 7D Mark II and others within
Canon’s impressive camera lineup, the Company has continually
maintained the number one market share for 12 years.
Aiming to further strengthen its wide product lineup, Canon
introduced four new camera models in February of this year. The new
lineup includes the EOS 5DS and 5DS R cameras, both which achieve
the world’s highest pixel count among 35mm full-frame sensor
digital SLR cameras,2 the EOS Rebel T6s and the EOS Rebel T6i
entry-level digital SLR cameras.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to
the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranked third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World’s Most Admired Companies in 2015. In 2014, Canon U.S.A.
received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and
Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the
11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of
social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon
Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a
recognition for the design, construction, operations and
maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
1 Based on a survey by Canon, Inc.
2As of February 6, 2015, based on a survey by Canon.
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