About Canon > History of Canon > Canon Enters the Image Information Field (1971-1975)
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| 1971 | Canon Business Machines, Inc. is established. (U.S.A.) Canon Sales Co., Inc.(at the time) is established. |  The Canon F-1, a top-of-the-line 35mm SLR camera, debuts. The BP-1000 billing machine is introduced. |
| 1972 | Canon Giessen GmbH is established in West Germany as Canon's first European production operation. | Canon develops the NP-L7, the world's first PPC with the liquid-dry system. |
| 1973 | Canon Deutschland GmbH is established. Canon Australia Pty. Ltd. is established. | Canon releases Japan's first full-color PPC. A Canon macro zoom lens for cinematography wins an Academy Award in the science and technology category from the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
| 1974 | A business group is established to deal with communication support products. The WWW System, Canon's international warranty system, is inaugurated. Takeo Maeda becomes Canon Inc. president. |
Canonac 100/500 office computers are launched. |
| 1975 | England's Queen Elizabeth visits the Shimomaruko Main Plant. Canon France S.A. is established. |  |
