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DIGIC 4
One could say that DIGIC is the "brain" of Canon digital cameras. DIGIC 4, the latest version of the DIGIC digital image processor, provides dramatic improvements in terms of image quality and processing speed. So how have these advances in processor design been achieved?

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The Challenge of Automation
Canon took up the challenge of completely automating its assembly process for toner cartridges. Although the company was able to realize the automated systems, frequent stoppages caused by minor difficulties created many problems. How did they go about overcoming these difficulties to create the necessary automated assembly technology? Listen to what these three engineers who were directly involved in the project have to say.



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Outstanding productivity and high image quality that rivals offset printing
(2007/12)

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Color management system for input and output devices
(2007/06)

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The first CMOS sensor for High Definition video shooting
(2007/03)

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Controlling high-resolution 1,524 x 2,300 mm printing
(2006/10)

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Achieving cinema-like high-quality projected images
(2006/05)

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Creating fade-resistant photo prints
(2005/11)

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A world of microscopic precision in a giant elephant house
(2004/07)

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Enabling the instantaneous processing of 40 times the data of monochrome machines
(2003/04)

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Drawing hair-thin line patterns on a tennis court from several hundred meters in the air
(2002/08)

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High mobility lens enables the capture of formerly elusive subjects
(2002/04)

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X-ray photography in a mere 3 seconds!
(2001/07)