Canon Inc.: Japanese multinational imaging corporation
Canon Inc.
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) |
| 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 35 mm camera. It was named "Kwanon" after the Buddhist goddess of mercy.
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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