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With a recent focus on space missions and space exploration going intergalactic, there’s a renewed interest in the solar system and astronomy.  To help families learn about the solar system and inspire the next generation of space explorers, this International Astronomy Day (15 th  May 2021), Canon Europe has collaborated with TV presenter, author and world-class astronomer  Mark Thompson ,  to share his tips connected to Canon’s Creative Park.  2021 has already showcased remarkable human achievements, such as the landing of NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Mars and Space X’s continued Starlink Mission. With more news set to lift off this year, interest in space exploration has spiked, with Twitter citing a 41% increase in conversation around astronomy and the stars. Canon’s Creative Park has a wide selection of  3D  space-themed   paper kits , wall hangings and planetary stickers to get creative with. Available to download for free and print from hom...

Today, with the news of three new innovative RF lens and a new file sharing app, Canon Inc. announces the development of EOS R3 – its latest high-speed and ultra-responsive professional mirrorless camera. With its ground-breaking design, the camera will empower professional sports and news photographers to meet challenging demands – to outpace and outperform. Boasting qualities seen in Canon’s DSLR and mirrorless bodies, the EOS R3 truly is a hybrid, next generation camera for the sports and news photographers of today and tomorrow.   The EOS R3 features a new Canon-developed BSI stacked CMOS sensor, a powerful DIGIC X imaging processor, shooting capabilities of 30fps with AF/AE tracking, eye, head and body detection and a pioneering new autofocus Eye Control Function. It is the ideal camera for action photographers looking for quality images, both still and moving, of objects travelling at intense speeds.    Built on the revolutionary EOS R System, with its unparall...

Canon Inc. announced today that the company’s interchangeable-lens digital cameras (digital SLR and mirrorless cameras) have maintained the No. 1 share of the global market for 18 consecutive years  from 2003 to 2020.   Canon develops the key imaging system components featured in its EOS series of digital interchangeable-lens cameras - CMOS image sensors, image processors and interchangeable lenses - under the core concept of speed, comfort and high image quality. Putting together a wide-ranging product line-up, from high-performance flagship models that are highly trusted by professionals to entry-level models that allow users to enjoy high-image-quality shooting with easy operation, as well as a rich selection of 118   combined RF and EF series lenses that make possible a wealth of creative expression. Canon continues to support the diverse needs of customers. During the dawn of digital SLR cameras, Canon introduced its breakthrough EOS 300D in September 2003. This grou...

Canon Inc. announced today the achievement of a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production on January, 2021, of the Company’s 150-millionth RF and EF series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras—an RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM telephoto zoom lens (released in November 2019).   Production of interchangeable RF and EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF (Autofocus) single-lens reflex film cameras began in 1987 at the Company’s Utsunomiya Plant. Over the years, RF and EF lenses have gained support from a wide range of users and production has since expanded to a total of four manufacturing bases, including Canon Inc., Taiwan; Canon Opto (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; and Oita Canon Inc. in southern Japan.   EF lens production passed the 10-million-unit mark in 1995 and crossed the 50-million-unit threshold in 2009. In April 2014, the Company celebrated its first-in-the-world achievement of having manufactured 100 million interchangeable lenses, and now, setting a new world record for the...