MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon
Inc., is developing a remote-control solution that will allow for
operation of the company's interchangeable-lens cameras. Remote
operation of cameras has been growing in popularity among photo
agencies and media outlets, as seen in today's coverage of global
sporting and news events. With that growth in mind, Canon is
excited to develop a powerful solution that reflects years of
testing and feedback from the organizations that will benefit the
most from this device.
The solution, currently under development, utilizes a system
that enables the camera's optical axis to be perpendicular to the
device's axis of revolution. This intuitive alignment will
provide users with operation capabilities that feel similar to
handheld or tripod shooting. The hardware and software solution
allows a photographer to control multiple cameras at once, with the
ability to control multiple remote-control or static remote systems
from a single computer. Photographers will be able to operate each
device to pan, tilt or rotate the camera and zoom the lens, and
images can transmit via a network connection to a centralized
location, a feature that will prove to be very useful for news
outlets and agencies.
The new solution will allow for image capture from a variety of
angles and viewpoints that might not have not been possible through
conventional shooting methods. Moving forward, Canon's goal is to
create a system suited for a wide range of shooting needs that
go beyond live sporting and news events, including e-commerce,
product photography and more. By developing these types of
innovative image-capture solutions, Canon is helping to provide new
perspectives to the events that shape the world around us.
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 markets. With approximately
$36 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2018† and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2018.
Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its
Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
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and Trademark Office.
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