Canon Inc.

Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation founded in 1937 (originally as Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Canon is best known for its imaging and optical products, including digital and film cameras, camcorders, printers, scanners, photocopiers, and related consumables and software. Over decades the company expanded from camera and lens manufacturing into office equipment, professional printing systems, and a range of industrial and medical imaging technologies.

Today Canon operates globally across consumer, business-to-business, and industrial markets. Its product portfolio includes EOS and PowerShot cameras, imageFORMULA scanners, laser and inkjet multifunction printers, production printing systems, medical imaging equipment, and industrial equipment including semiconductor lithography and machine vision solutions. Canon also provides software utilities and device-support applications for setup, scanning, printing, and workflow in...