Source: canon.com
Dec 13, 2014
Source: canon.com
Me, myself and I
Daniela
18 years old
Kristiinankaupunki, Finland
Yrkesakademin in Närpiö
After graduation -> photography
Photograpy and animals
Source: private
Canon Inc. Japanese corporation
Founded in August 1937,by Goro Yoshida
Canon headquarters arefound in Tokyo, Japan
Keypeople Fujio Mitarai – chairman
and managing director
Tsuneji Uchida – presidentand chief operating officer
Source: http://cuabroad.cua.edu
Canon’s products Photographic equipment
Digital SLR cameras
Camcorders
Lenses
Optical products Printers
Scanners
IT imaging equipment
Source: canon.com & printerreviewsonline.com
Revenue $68,764 billion (2010)
Net income $3,044 billion (2010)
Employees 192,572 (2011)
Solutions Consumer
Office
Industry
Source: Private
HistoryOrigins of company name
Got the name ”Kwanon” byGoro Yoshida
In 1937 Kwanon begandeveloping a prototype ofJapan’s first-ever 35mm camera
The name ”Canon” began in 1947
Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory (POIL)
The predecessor of Canon Inc.
Founded in 1937 in Tokyo
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Company milestones
1930s – 1960s 1933 – 1936: “The Kwanon”, Japan’s
first 35 mm focal plane-shutter camera,was produced in prototype form.
1940: An indirect X-ray camera is developed.
1947: Company is renamed to Canon Camera Co., Inc.
1958: A field zoom lens for television broadcasting is introduced.
1959: Reflex Zoom 8, the world’s first camcorder are introduced
1961: Canon creates an outstanding Rangefinder camera, Canon 7.
1964: “Canola 130”, the first Japanese made 10-key calculator is introduced.
1965: Canon introduces Canon Pellix
1969: The company’s name is changed to Canon Inc.
Source: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/5609239363_dd9f745b3c.jpg
Company milestones
1970s – 2010s 1971: F-1, a top-end SLR camera, and
FD lenses are introduced.
1976: AE-1 is launched
1985: The world’s first Inkjet printer is introduced.
1987: Canon introduces Canon Electro-Optical System (EOS). EOS 650 autofocus SLR camera is introduced, and the Canon Foundation is established.
1988: Canon introduces “Kyosei philosophy”, Canon’s corporate philosophy
1989: EOS RT is unveiled
1992: EOS 5, the first-ever camera with eye-controlled AF, is launched.
1995: Canon introducers the first commercially available SLR lens with internal image stabilization. EOS-1N RS is introduced.
1996: ELPH (America) IXUS (Europe) is introduced.
1997: Canon enters the digital video camcorder market.
Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Canon_EOS_650.jpg
Company milestones
1970s – 2010s 2002: Fujio Mitarai is named one
of the world’s top 25 managers byBusinessWeek.
2003: The world’s first portable digital X-ray system is used to reconstruct the face of an Egyptian mummy.
2004: The XEED SX50 LCD projector is introduced.
2005: Canon’s first high-definition video camcorder is introduced.
2007: Canon Europe celebrates its 50th anniversary.
2009: Canon acquires Océ.
2010: Canon acquires Tereck Office Solutions, Inc.
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Closure Thanks for listening!