MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon
Inc., celebrated a camera-manufacturing milestone - the production
of the Company's EOS-series silver halide (film) cameras combined
with the digital interchangeable-lens cameras surpassing 100
million units* as of September 20,
2019. An EOS R mirrorless camera (released in October 2018) was the 100 millionth EOS-series
camera produced, which is a true testament to Canon's continued
dedication to innovation and evolution of the EOS series with its
first full-frame mirrorless camera.
Boasting an attractive product lineup that caters to a variety
of user needs and an extensive series of EF lenses, Canon strives
to expand the boundaries of imaging expression. The EOS series has
supported many users over its long history and enabled Canon to
maintain the Number One share of the global interchangeable-lens
digital camera market for 16 consecutive years from 2003 to
2018**.
Here is a timeline of Canon's EOS series history:
- The EOS 650 was released in March
1987, a next-generation AF single-lens reflex (SLR) camera
featuring the world's first fully, electronic lens mount.
Production of the EOS series began in what was then Canon's
Fukushima plant and now takes place at a variety of
locations—including Taiwan,
Miyazaki, Nagasaki and Oita
Canon—where production is under high-product quality
management.
- Following the release of the EOS 650, Canon continued to
introduce products featuring innovative technology that possess
speed and comfort—such as the high-end EOS-1 released in 1989 and
the EOS Rebel released in 1993 —expanding the EOS series to cater
to users ranging from amateur to professional.
- As the pace of digital SLRs (DSLR) adoption picked up from the
year 2000 onwards, Canon sought to create even more appealing
products. The EOS series' core concept expanded to include
"high-image quality," achieved through proprietary, cutting-edge
technology as CMOS sensors and DIGIC image processors.
- In 2003, Canon released the EOS Rebel—a compact, lightweight
DSLR with an affordable price—which contributed to the wider
adoption of interchangeable-lens digital cameras.
- Through the EOS 5D series, which contributed to the use of
interchangeable-lens cameras for video capture as well as the
establishment of the Cinema EOS System of professional digital
cinematography products in 2012, Canon extended its video
technology to the business-to-business, video-production
industry.
- Canon continued to explore new approaches with the EOS series
with the 2018 launch of the EOS R System, which employs the new RF
Mount.
Expanding from its beginnings in still photos to the realm of
video, the EOS series has come to support a wide range of users,
from entry-level to professional. Canon will continue to prioritize
"speed, comfort and high-image quality" as the core concept of the
EOS series, further strengthening and expanding the EOS System
towards expanding the culture of photographic and video
imaging.
For more information, please visit, usa.canon.com
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 2019.
Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its
Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
* Including Cinema EOS System cameras
** Based on units sold. According to a Canon survey
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