Canon Inc. (キヤノン株式会社, Kyanon Kabushiki Gaisha, TYO: 7751 , NYSE: CAJ) is a Japanese company that makes imaging and optical products. These include cameras, film, image scanners and computer printers. The company was started in 1937.
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| Company type | Public (TYO: 7751 , NYSE: CAJ) |
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| Industry | Imaging |
| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (10 August 1937) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Fujio Mitarai, Chairman & CEO Tsuneji Uchida, President & COO |
| Products | Print and document solutions, photographic equipment including printers, scanners and digital and SLR cameras. Binoculars, calculators and medical, optical, broadcast and IT imaging equipment. |
| Revenue |  4,481,346 million Yen (FY 2007) |
Number of employees | 23,429 (2008)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
Canon began as the Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. In 1934, the first Japanese 35mm focal plane-shutter camera prototype was made. It was called the "Kwanon". In the next few years, Canon became very important in creating new camera products and making them better.
Today, Canon creates everything from digital cameras and camcorders to laser printers and film.
Name origins
The name Canon came from the company's first prototype 35 mm camera "kwanon" but then change it. When the Company sought to begin full-scale marketing, it needed a brand name that would be accepted by people worldwide. From this standpoint, in 1935 the name Canon was registered as the official trademark. The word Canon has a number of meanings, including scriptures, criterion and standard
Locations
Canon is now an international company. Canon has buildings in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the South Seas.
References
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