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Tokyo, Japan ( August 10 , 1937 )
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Tokyo
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Japan
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Fujio Mitarai , Chairman & CEO<br /> Tsuneji Uchida , President & COO
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4,156,759 million Yen ( FY 2006)
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Imaging
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Business machines, Camera s, Optical and other products
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, }} is a
Japan ese
Multinational Corporation that specializes in imaging and optical products, including
Camera s,
Photocopiers and
Computer Printer s. The headquarters are in 30-2,
Shimomaruko 3-chome,
Ota-ku ,
Tokyo . Their North American headquarters is located in Lake Success, New York, USA.
The predecessor company was established in
1933 by
Goro Yoshida and his brother-in-law
Saburo Uchida . Named , it was funded by
Takeshi Mitarai , a close friend of Uchida. Its original purpose was to develop a 35mm rangefinder camera.
logo depicting the
Bodhisattva Kwan'on .]]
In June
1934 they released their first camera, the ''Kwanon'' (see "Origins of company name" below). Three variations of this product were marketed, however, none were actual products. Of the ten ''Kwanon'' cameras that were rumored to be produced, none were ever known to reach the market.
The new company was off to a good start. However, there was a problem: ''Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory'' had not developed a lens. Several alternatives were considered, but the decision was made to seek help from a corporation known as ''Nippon Kogaku Kogyo'' (Japan Optical Industries, Inc., the predecessor of
Nikon ) to use their Nikkor lens.
So in February
1936 , the ''Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory'' was able to release the "Hansa Canon (Standard Model with the Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 lens)", which became Kwanon's first commercially available camera.
The following year the company name was changed to ''Canon'' to reflect a more modern image, and on
10 August 1937 , the current corporation was founded."[http://www.canon.com/about/outline/index.html About Canon]: Canon Inc. Corporate Profile" (company overview), Canon Inc., May 23, 2006, ''[http://Canon.com./ Canon]''.
Today, despite the company's high profile in the consumer market for cameras and computer printers, most of the company revenue comes from the office products division, especially for analog and digital copiers, and its line of imageRUNNER
Digital Multifunctional Devices . Additionally, Canon is the supplier of print engines found in the hugely popular
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet series of laser printers. "
Cross reference of HP printer to Canon Engine number
Canon has also entered the digital displays market by teaming up with
Toshiba to develop and manufacture
Flat Panel Televisions based on
SED , a new type of display technology. The
Joint Venture company SED Inc. was established in October 2004. In January 2007, Canon announced that it would buy Toshiba's share of the joint venture.
