History Of The Canon Camera

By Max Geller

  • EOS-650

    EOS-650
    The EOS-650 was released in March 1987. The Canon Company was created by the four founders, Takeshi Mitarai, Takeo Maeda, Saburo Uchida, Goro Yoshida. The Canon headquarters are located in Tokoyo, Japan.This camera was ahead of its time and was released with the Electro-Focus (EF) Lens Mount. The lens allowed for larger pictures and faster focusing. Canon lenses used to be bulky and big but now they are slimmer.

  • EOS DCS 3 – The first Digital EOS

    EOS DCS 3 – The first Digital EOS
    In July 1995 Canon saw the debut of the Digital EOS. The new camera had a price tag of 12,000 euro, the EOS DCS 3 opened a new chapter in the EOS story by giving people the ability to produce images straight out of the camera. Also known as the first Polaroid. The camera was developed in a partnership with Kodak whick made all the lenses compatible.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_DCS_3

  • EOS-650 cont.

    Canons great auto focusing capability caused many companys to rush to competition and steal the idea of this great innovation.
    http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/20-Years-of-Canon-EOS.aspx

  • EOS-1Ds – Full frame CMOS

    EOS-1Ds – Full frame CMOS
    The EOS-1Ds represented a breakthrough in Canon history because The camera allowed for wider and more detailed pictures. The camera allowed for the same number of pixels on a bigger space. This allowed for a better quality of the picture overall. Some of the new advancements also allowed for a longer battery life. A new development allowed for personal functions to be set op in camera view as well. http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7466980622/canoneos1ds

  • EOS-1Ds Mark II – 16.7 Megapixels

    EOS-1Ds Mark II – 16.7 Megapixels
    EOS-1D Mark 2The EOS-1D set new standards for cameras, specifically the few cameras with 35mm format image quality. The EOS-1 showed new improvements of setting digital EOS in the domain of commercial and fashion photographers. The EOS-1 created stronger color depth,and a better proccesser. The previous camera hax zoom of 3x while the Mark 2 can zoom up to 10x. the new LCD monitor has more than double the amount of pixels compared to the old monitor. Also included is tthe new 5 level contrast control.

  • EOS-1D Mark III

    EOS-1D Mark III
    Mark 320 years after the creation of Canon, the Mark 3 was released with record-breaking speed. The mark 3 had the new record of the fastest D-SLR as of 2007. After 20 years of creating the Canon camera, the Mark 3 is the most improved and the best camera yet. The camera set new standards for professional photographic equipment and it blew away all other competitors. Final advancements include wider monitors, and better picture resolution.