Popularity of Canon Cameras and Camcorders Increases With Professionals and Consumers; Major Publications Cite Canon's Leadership in Technology, Features and Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CES 2002 LAKE SUCCESS, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002 Buyers Rely On Expert Opinions Before Making Purchasing Decisions Reflecting on a very successful 2001 in which over 25 new photo and video products were introduced, including the Canon XL1S camcorder along with the Canon EOS Eos (ē`ŏs), in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of dawn; daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Every morning she arose early and preceded her brother Helios into the heavens. 1-D and Canon PowerShot S The PowerShot products are a line of consumer grade digital cameras, launched by Canon in 1995. The PowerShot line has been successful for Canon, and is one of the best-selling digital camera lines worldwide. 40 and S30 cameras, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ), will showcase its comprehensive award-winning line of cameras and camcorders at the Consumer Electronics Show (January 8-11 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. ). During 2001, Canon's optical, film and digital expertise received critical acclaim from photography and video experts at a variety of publications that focus on the newest technology and the hottest gadgets. When contemplating purchasing decisions, professionals and consumers rely on these publications for technology updates, new feature explanations and product evaluations. American Photo, PC World, Popular Science, Presentations, Professional Photographer and Videomaker are among the prominent publications that tested, reviewed and provided high marks for Canon cameras and camcorders during 2001. "Canon strives to provide cameras and camcorders for professionals and consumers that offer high-quality images and allow the users to enjoy the experience of taking pictures and making movies," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, vice president and general manager, Photographic Products Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "We are grateful that the professionals who test our products recognize and appreciate Canon's leadership in this area." In the February 2002 issue of Videomaker, which focuses on tools, tips and techniques for consumers and professionals, the new Canon Optura 100MC digital camcorder will be declared the best single-chip MiniDV camcorder introduced during 2001. The magazine also concluded that the new Canon XL1S is the best three-chip MiniDV camcorder introduced last year. "Videomaker is exposed to many new products every year," said Stephen Muratore, editor in chief, York Publishing. "Our readers appreciate the efforts toward making video production more enjoyable, and the new Canon camcorders achieve that." The Canon XL1S, along with the Canon PowerShot S300 Digital Elph camera, were recognized with the 2001 Standing Ovation Awards Established in 1989, the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are a major Southern California award for excellence in theatre with is held each November. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Called the "... from Presentations, a magazine for those involved in the creation and delivery of presentations in corporations, education and government. "Our editors selected both these products as ideal companions for the professional and educational presentation markets, " said Tad Simons, editor in chief, Presentations. "We believe that Canon is focused clearly on helping our readers enhance their presentations." Popular Science cited the Canon EOS-1D The Canon EOS-1D was launched in November, 2001. It uses a 4 megapixel 1.3x crop factor CCD image sensor sourced from Panasonic. Despite being over six years old now, the EOS-1D is still found in many newspapers and print media offices; as well as smaller photographic , the world's fastest digital SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. (as of September 2001) with its 2001 Grand Photography Award. Best Digital SLR in 2001 by Professional Photographer was given to the Canon EOS D30, the world's smallest 3 megapixel digital SLR (as of August 2001). PC World cited the Canon PowerShot G The Canon PowerShot Gx is a series of digital cameras released by Canon. The G series cameras, aimed at photography enthusiasts, falls in the middle range of Canon's digital camera offerings and are a step up from the mid-level A series. 2, a compact 4 million pixel digital camera with 3x optical zoom Changing the focal length of a camera by adjusting the physical zoom lens. All zoom lenses in film cameras and digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are optical zoom. Digital point-and-shoot cameras as well as consumer and prosumer video camcorders have optical zoom, but they also , and the Canon PowerShot A20, a compact 2.1 megapixel digital camera with 3x optical zoom, with its Best Buy Award. American Photo showcased many cameras and camcorders in Canon's digital and non-digital lines with editor's choice and personal best citations. Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon, Inc., provides professional and consumer imaging solutions that give people the Know How to access the latest technology. The company's comprehensive product line includes networked multifunction devices; digital and analog copiers (color and black and white); printers, scanners, image filing systems, and facsimile machines; camcorders, cameras and lenses; and semiconductor, broadcast and medical equipment. Canon employs 12,000 people at more than 30 facilities throughout North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the Caribbean. All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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