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Research and Development / Design
More convenience. More comfort. Canon opens doors to the future and brings innovation to people's lives.
Increased beauty and precision. Greater speed and efficiency. Lower environmental impact.
Canon's technological innovations enable people to make use of a variety of images and information to freely express and reproduce their ideas and thoughts, anytime, anywhere.
Blue Surface Emitting Laser (SEL)
Image sensor development
Medical equipment and printer solutions
Advanced synergies between Canon's imaging products and information network technologies allow consumers to easily and accurately express their thoughts and ideas. With innovative products and an expanding range of services and solutions, Canon gives birth to new businesses and new lifestyles.
R&D into robotic vision
Canon is developing robotic vision capable of detecting, assessing and learning from changes in surroundings. Drawing on leading-edge optical, imaging, and recognition technologies, Canon is producing an “eye” for intelligent industrial robots and reliable monitoring systems that exceed the capabilities of human vision.
Development of a 120-megapixel CMOS sensor, the world's highest resolution for its size
Key components, such as image sensors for digital cameras, DIGIC image processors, and Advanced iR Controllers used in multifunction office systems, are the key to competitiveness in digital imaging products. Canon applies its advanced technologies and vast expertise to the development of such key components.
MR is a next-generation imaging technology that fuses real and virtual space in real time. With successful research using head-mounted display and image position alignment technology, Canon is conducting MR simulations to achieve design and manufacturing solutions and pursuing new applications in the medical and education fields.
Canon uses 3-D computer-aided design (3D CAD) to develop products. Besides enabling the confirmation of positional relationships of components from all angles, CAD supports innovation through simulated function and performance evaluations and the sharing of data between company divisions.
Simulation of ink droplet ejection
Canon's proprietary simulation technology predicts complex phenomena, including the image-formation process in copying machines and ink ejection in inkjet printers. With simulation technology, Canon is able to enhance product performance, produce new R&D technology, and achieve shorter development lead-times.
Ultra high-defi nition display prototype
A world leader in the field of imaging, Canon is active in the development of next-generation high image quality displays. Currently, Canon is conducting R&D into the commercialization of organic light-emitting diode displays and ultra high-definition displays, which surpass the image quality of full HD, for business and industry.
Kyuanos, Canon's high-accuracy color management system, precisely matches colors among input and output devices with varying ranges of color expression. Not only does Kyuanos faithfully reproduce colors, it automatically compensates for variances in color appearance due to lighting conditions and other factors.
