Daniela is an 18-year-old student from Finland who enjoys photography and animals. Canon is a Japanese corporation founded in 1937 that produces photographic equipment, optical products, and IT imaging equipment. It has annual revenue of $68.7 billion and over 192,000 employees worldwide. Some key milestones in Canon's history include developing Japan's first 35mm camera prototype in the 1930s, renaming to Canon Camera Co. in 1947, introducing the world's first camcorder in 1959, and expanding into digital cameras, printers, and other products from the 1980s onward.
2. Me, myself and I
Daniela
18 years old
Kristiinankaupunki, Finland
Yrkesakademin in Närpiö
After graduation ->
photography
Photograpy and animals
Source: private
3. Canon Inc.
Japanese corporation
Founded in August 1937,
by Goro Yoshida
Canon headquarters are
found in Tokyo, Japan
Keypeople
Fujio Mitarai – chairman
and managing director
Tsuneji Uchida – president
and chief operating officer
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5. Revenue
$68,764 billion (2010)
Net income
$3,044 billion (2010)
Employees
192,572 (2011)
Solutions
Consumer
Office
Industry
Source: Private
6. History
Origins of company name
Got the name ”Kwanon” by
Goro Yoshida
In 1937 Kwanon began
developing a prototype of
Japan’s first-ever 35mm camera
The name ”Canon” began in 1947
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Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory (POIL)
The predecessor of Canon Inc.
Founded in 1937 in Tokyo
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Company milestones
1970s – 2010s
2002: Fujio Mitarai is named one
of the world’s top 25 managers by
BusinessWeek.
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.
