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1981
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The New F-1, a system SLR, is introduced. |
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A CVC video system is introduced. |
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1982
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A 40x television zoom lens is introduced. |
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1983
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The T50 SLR camera is introduced
and wins the 1983 Good Design Grand Prize. |
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1985
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The Canon Research Center building
is completed in Atsugi, Japan. |
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The Canovision 8 VM-EI, an 8mm camcorder,
is introduced. |
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1986
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The T90 high-performance electronic
SLR is introduced. |
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A still video system is introduced. |
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Canon introduces the Auto Keratometer
RK-1, designed to measure the eye's refractive power and corneal shape. |
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1987
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The EOS autofocus SLR system is introduced,
along with a range of EF lenses. |
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A 50x television zoom lens with the
world's highest zoom ratio is introduced. |
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1988
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Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd.
is established in the U.K. |
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Canon introduces the RC-760, a still
video camera with a built-in CCD giving a resolution of 600,000 pixels, a definition
unmatched anywhere. |
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The Q-PIC floppy disk camera is introduced. |
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1989
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The EOS-I, a top-of-the-line autofocus
SLR camera, is introduced. |
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The Canovision 8 Al, an 8mm camcorder
with high-band specifications, is introduced. |
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A 55x television zoom lens is introduced. |
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1991
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Canon introduces the LXI, an 8mm
camcorder with interchangeable lenses conforming to the VL-mount standard. |
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1992
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The EOS5, the world's first eye-controlled
autofocus camera, is introduced. |
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Canon and the NHK Engineering Service
Foundation jointly develop a high-speed camera conforming to the Hi-Vision format. |
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1994
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35mm camera production passes the
80 million mark. |
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The EOS- 1N is introduced. |
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1995
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After a 34-year hiatus, Canon reenters
the binocular market with its 12 X 361S model, which compensates for hand-shake by
incorporating Canon's original Vari-Angle Prism. |
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The EOS-DCS3 digital camera series
is released. |
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A new first, the EF75-300mm f/4-1.6
IS USM image-stabilizing lens, is launched. |
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1996
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The ELPH, a 2x zoom compact camera
for the Advanced Photo System, is released. |
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The PowerShot 600 digital camera,
an ultrahigh-quality digital camera with a 570,000-pixel CCD, is released. |
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1997
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Sales commence for the EF300mm F4L
IS image stabilization lens, providing excellent focusing of moving objects. |
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