Canon Technology

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  • Imagining the Future of Imaging

Features

  • New Horizons in Medical Imaging, Canon's Visualization Technologies — Making the Invisible Visible
  • Super Machine Vision, Canon's Recognition Technologies — Vision and Intelligence for the Future
  • Prime-Focus Corrector Lens System for the Subaru Telescope, Canon technology can even be found here!

Technology Explained

The following section introduces the various technologies found in Canon products and the many technologies involved in the process of creating Canon products.

Look at how technologies and products work

What's New

September 8, 2011
An interview with development team members of Consumer Digital Video Camcorders has been added to "The Minds Behind the Magic".
March 29, 2011
Updated technology commentary in Geared for Technology.
Added video for DIGIC 4, DO Lens, Large-Format Inkjet Printers (L-COA, LUCIA, PosterArtist), Mirror Projection Aligners, Color Management and CMOS Sensor.
Redesigned Science Lab's "What is Light?" section.
Added interviews for the imageRUNNER ADVANCE, MR Technology and Dynamic/Static Digital Radiography Systems.
Updated PDF Download.
June 7, 2010
"Geared for Technology," "In Products," and "Key Technologies" have been updated.
"The Quest for Medical Imaging," "Super Machine Vision," and "Prime-Focus Corrector Lens System for the Subaru Telescope" have been added as feature topics.
"Core Technologies" has been added to provide stories behind the development of core technologies used in Canon products.

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Science Lab

What is Light?
Light is all around us, yet so much about it remains a mystery. So, let's start exploring!

Interview

Produce Professional-Quality Movies! Consumer digital video camcorder with state-of-the-art technology
A consumer video camcorder with performance comparable to that of professional-level models. However, many difficulties had to be overcome to achieve it.

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Canon Technology Highlights

Brochure providing an overview of Canon technologies

  • English PDF (8.8MB)

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