The Hansa Canon, one of Japan's first quality 35mm cameras. |
Over 70 years ago, Canon introduced one of Japan's first quality 35mm cameras - the Hansa Canon, a copy of a Leica - and followed this with many innovations around imaging.
The company launched Japan's first plain paper copier in 1970, and introduced its first laser printer with a semiconductor laser eight years later.
Then in 1985, the company's ventured into inkjet printing with the BJ-10, the first thermal inkjet printer using bubble jet technology that Canon engineer Ichiro Endo had discovered in August 1977 by accident when a soldering iron touched a syringe and a bubble of liquid was discharged.
Canon remains a leader in both digital and film photography, being highly-regarded for its EOS autofocus SLR cameras introduced in 1987, as well as for its scanners and copiers, such as the imageRUNNER models with advanced digital colour copier technology, and for inkjet printing.
It's expertise in both input and output is said to be part of the company's DNA, and Canon's strengths in the fields of digital input and digital output provide valuable insights in product development, Canon executives claim.
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