Talk:Canon Inc.

Meaning?

What is this sentence supposed to mean?

The company was founed [...] by the co-founder Yoshida Goro, his brother-in-law Uchida Saburo aid by 御手洗毅 to pursue research of luxury cameras.

It doesn't seem to make any sense to me. -- Timwi 14:40 14 Jun 2003 (UTC)

This page states that the original name was 'Kwanon'. But list of company name etymologies states that it was 'Kannon', named after a Buddhist deity (or somesuch). So, which is it? grendel|khan 07:45, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)

Neither. Its first camera was Kwanon (after buddist goddess of mercy). I have corrected both. T Long 03:01, 2004 Sep 5 (UTC)

Removed a bunch of external link that were too specific (why would we link to tutorials on underwater photography, or the product page for a single line of cameras?) and just left the one link to the official homepage. The others didn't really add anything. grendel|khan 04:37, 2004 Sep 27 (UTC)

Hi, what's up with the backpack picture? :-) Seriously, that's quite a surprise on Canon Inc. page, plus it really does not bring any light on the subject... ClementSeveillac 22:18, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Since no one shouted, I have just removed it ClementSeveillac 22:12, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

I think Nikon cameras must be better, just look at how much better the Nikon wikipedia page is. Funkyj 16:24, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

"The company was founed [...] by the co-founder Yoshida Goro, his brother-in-law Uchida Saburo aid by 御手洗毅 to pursue research of luxury cameras."

御手洗 is "toilet". Someone messed up something big here. Kannon (the goddess) is 観音. (Stefan2 13:33, 17 October 2006 (UTC))

The word for toilet is actually 洗面所 Bilky asko 17:01, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

You're both right, sort of. 御手洗 can be read as おてあらい (Otearai), meaning toilet. However, it is also the current Chairman's surname, and then it's read as みたらい (Mitarai). Yes, it's a weird name. Stauff 00:28, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Canon Still making SLRs

Someone has requested that I post a reference to the paragraph that I removed. I generally don't cite something that isn't there, but placing the link to an appropriate article here, nottaproblemo!

The Associated Press took things even further. Their article entitled "Canon to Stop Making Single-Lens Camera" seemed to suggest that the company would cease making SLR film cameras altogether.

AP oopsied Canon's intent

Madmaxmarchhare 18:03, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for opening the discussion! This is the text that was removed from the article:

In May of 2005, the company announced it would stop developing new single-lens reflex film cameras. The company will continue to sell its existing models as long as demand remains.

Note that it doesn't say that Canon will stop making film cameras; it says the company will stop developing new film camears. They're still making existing models, just not investing in R+D to produce additional new models.

This doesn't conflict with what AP reported, and matches what other news outlets (like Reuters [1]) have reported. -- Mikeblas 18:26, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

To be clear, Canon has not stated that it is halting development of film cameras - be they SLRs or compact models. Instead, the company has basically suggested that it is continuing to evaluate the market, so as to determine how much longer its development of new models (and production of existing models) should continue.

I guess this is the relevant paragraph, here. So, in essence, if I'm reading this right, there's no official anything to suggest that they are giving up film cameras, SLR or otherwise. [to add, including development] Madmaxmarchhare 18:30, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I guess if you want the paragraph back, it could paraphrase this line:

would consider whether it needs to continue developing" film cameras

Madmaxmarchhare 18:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Please read the Reuters article: A spokesman at Canon, the world's largest maker of digital cameras, said it made the decision to freeze development of both compact and single lens reflex (SLR) film models because the markets for both are shrinking. This is the same thing the AP article says (past its headline). Is it your contention that both sources are completely incorrect? The article you've referenced doesn't explain how it knows the intent of Canon better than Reuters and AP. My take is that Development isn't the same as manufacturing; that they're not investing in R+D for film cameras and will focus those efforts instead on digital imaging. -- Mikeblas 18:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't care about the paragraph; I'm just trying to find out the truth. That is, how do we decide if AP and Reuters are correct, or if the unreferenced, unsubstantiated link you've provided is correct? Or something in the middle (that is, it's about development and not manufacturing)? -- Mikeblas 18:39, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Here's the original Kyodo service story, which Reuters and AP are both (mis?) quoting. -- Mikeblas 19:01, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, one could write to the author of the story, Mike Tompkins, to see what more he knows. It does seem like a bit of a confusing snafu. I'm personally not invested enough in this article to desire doing this, but, I agree, it's probably worth finding out the truth in this case.. Madmaxmarchhare 20:30, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Lacking?

This article seems lacking to me, especially considering how much is written about the company's products elsewhere in Wikipedia. Perhaps some inspiration could be found on this page of the Japanese Wikipedia...? Japanese article on Canon cameras It seems like there's some info there that would be relevant to the discussion of Canon's history and entry into the photography market (it's hard for me to tell based on Google's translation of it :) ). Perhaps someone flutent in Japanese can make use of that. Personally, I'd actually like to see the article expanded to talk about their entry into all the markets they're in now (i.e., consumer printers, cameras, etc.). A lot of company pages have histories and I'm rather surprised there isn't one for Canon. RobertM525 19:16, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I concur. I find this article is very poor, one of my biggest disappointments with Wikipedia yet. The four first paragraphs of the history section are nice, and then everything falls apart: the history abruptly stops, and sections of random importance pop up. A comparatively huge section is devoted to environmental issues, but in very vague terms, except for an obscure controversy with Greenpeace. Some random sports sponsorships are then listed. Nothing about what the company did in the past fifty years, nothing about its markets and its strategies, nothing about its products... There is a lot to be done. 194.2.91.222 (talk) 14:59, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I also agree; there is very little information on the development of Canon 35 mm cameras, the strong competition against Nikon for the supremacy in that field and a lot of firsts (just for example, the Canon AE-1 is mentioned, but not the outstanding A-1 or its followers. Scarce mention of the development of the extensive lens line for those 35 mm cameras is also noted. amclaussen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.100.180.20 (talk) 15:50, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Contradiction

The article states that Canon was founded in 1937 but established in 1933. This seems like a contradiction. Greenshed 21:43, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

28-November-2006: The Canon website says "August 10, 1937" so I'll use that date and reword the article about "1933" as formative. -Wikid77 00:44, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Goro Yoshida?

Wasn't Goro Yoshida the main "behind-the-scenes" villain, yami shogun (dark lord) in Raymond Benson's The Man with the Red Tattoo? JIP | Talk 18:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Link confusion

I am searching for Canon PowerShot S2 IS, and this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_PowerShot_S2_IS apparently linked me to Canon Company.

This is quite odd... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Emancipator (talk • contribs) 06:23, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

Slogan

Is "Delighting You Always" only used in Japan? I don't know about the US, but here in the UK they use "You can". 86.132.138.168 15:26, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Suprised

For such a large and well known brand as Canon, it suprises me that it has such a small article? It would be good to see it improved--Matt von Furrie 03:16, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

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Canon Chip Fabrication Equipment

I can't find any resources from this page to Canon's chip fabrication equipment. I don't feel qualified to create an article on it either, however I have first hand experiance with the equipment. If someone with the proper knowledge could add to this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.56.43 (talk) 22:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I would like a link to a page about Canons products

I came to this page to read about Canon Cameras but is still none the wiser... Bjs5005 (talk) 21:08, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. I've added it myself.--Bjs5005 (talk) 01:48, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I added sections for products. Please help improve them. There's too much information on sponsorship, not on the company's products.Twentymiles (talk) 10:39, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Canon Ōita Factory

Made a new page Canon Ōita Factory. Please have a look and improve. kchanyr 20:09, 4 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kchanyr (talk • contribs)

Merge Proposal: Canon Canonflex

The Canonflex article only has two lines about the camera and it claims to be Canon's first slr yet is not mentioned in the article on Canon! I don't know enough to start the merge, so if someone else wanted to do it... Jaqian (talk) 09:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Nothing about Canon Electronics

See http://www.canon.com/corp/list02.html, http://www.canon-elec.co.jp/english/aboutus/profile/index.html and http://www.canon-elec.co.jp/english/aboutus/history/index.html

• Established May 20, 1954
• Head Offices: Chichibu, Tokyo
• ProductsL precision machines and instruments, electric and electronic machines and instruments; information devices; software for computers and communications devices

And according to http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/19639/Canon+Electronics.html and http://gizmodo.com/5273192/canon-employees-are-forbidden-to-sit-down-walk-at-normal-pace

• The president of Canon Electronics, Hisashi Sakamaki, is the author of a book called "A company will do well if you get rid of the chairs" - available on Amazon here. At company headquarters he installed sensors in a hallway to remind employees to walk at least 5 meters for every 3.6 seconds (about 3.1 mph). 67.101.7.130 (talk) 09:24, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Canon USA

Canon USA hq is in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. The cat suffolk companies is inaacurate just because of the USA connection. I removed the category.Americasroof (talk) 01:20, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Canon Digital photocopiers

All Model of canon Copiers available. Authorised canon empowered partner Mumbai.

Contact Mr.Sachin Batheja On 9820065626 now — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sachinbatheja (talk • contribs) 03:13, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Sponsorship: A charity company?

Removing old and irrelevant items according to WP:UNDUE and WP:VALID, compared with others, e.g. ExxonMobil. A good example is Boeing. Tagremover (talk) 14:53, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Canon VR

Wikipedia newbie. I know Canon has a fairly unique VR product (as in, too big and bulky haha) in the works that is getting some press. Would be happy to add it to this page, hesitant to dive in for a mature page like Canon's without checking in first. Assume I would simply add to the "Products" section? Is it notable enough? http://www.stuff.tv/news/eyes-canons-handheld-vr-headset TotoroRules (talk) 00:43, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Bleh - going to dive in and add it - 'be bold!' TotoroRules (talk) 00:44, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Usage of Furigana

Right at the beginning of the article, why are there furigana displayed above the company name (キヤノン)? They seem to be exactly the same as the name itself, which is already written in katakana. Are there companies where the name is written in kana, but nevertheless pronounced in an extraordinary way? --2001:16B8:177F:7200:453:C500:DA8:8588 (talk) 21:41, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Take a close look - spelled with large ヤ but read as small ャ. It's one of few registered names still out there following an older convention to confuse folks in Japan as well. アヲガネ (talk) 01:55, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

"Canon" - for the colorful, for the ..

.. beautys, highly ..

However no for interest, without informativity .. ; 176.59.194.233 (talk) 05:12, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Why is it titled Canon Inc and not Canon KK?

From what I know, Japanese company law doesn't have Inc's. Just why is it titled Canon Inc and not Canon KK? Metric Supporter 89 (talk) 19:28, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia uses common names, not official names for article titles. Japanese companies traditionally translate their names into something easier for foreigners to comprehend, like Inc., Corp., or Ltd. So we go along with what they commonly use. --Coolcaesar (talk) 19:33, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Ok. Metric Supporter 89 (talk) 19:35, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

You will also find that Canon use Canon Inc. on their own website, even for the copyright at the foot of their Japanese language page.--ServeDotty (talk) 13:13, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Canon AS-400 or AS-100 Computer

I was looking for the Canon AS400 PC, but I could not find it. On looking on their own website, they confirm that it was actually, the AS-100 16-bit personal computer. The Centre for Computer History says that it was based on the 8088 chip, and had both colour and monochrome versions. I will modify the article with citations.--ServeDotty (talk) 13:45, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Reflex Zoom 8 "first movie camera zoom lens" claim

The statement that the Reflex Zoom 8 was "the world's first movie camera with a zoom lens" is false. Even Canon doesn't make this claim (see: Canon Camera Musuem). It also conflicts with the Wikipedia article on the Zoom lens.

The first use of a zoom lens in film dates back to the 1927 movie "It" (See: Cinema’s First Known Zoom Lens Shot...).

I am deleting the claim and reworking that sentence a little. --The Extremist (User, Talk) 08:46, 9 February 2023 (UTC)