Saturday, March 22, 2014
CANON Inc. is
a Japanese multinational
corporation specialized 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.
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 Exchange.
The company was originally
named Seikikōgaku
kenkyūsho (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 based shutter. In 1947 the company name was changed toCanon Camera Co., Inc., shortened to Canon Inc. in 1969. The name Canon comes from
Buddhism, of Buddhist bodhisattva Guan Yin,
in Japanese, despite that spelling is closer to canon (law).
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
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.
DeVito/Verdi was hired for an award winning, humorous campaign
with the concept “If business were that easy, you wouldn't need us,” using old
office footage to describe the new ways Canon Business Solutions was bringing
copiers and office supplies forward.
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.
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