Canon launches Phase V of the Excellent Global Corporation Plan.
Canon Inc., introducing a new corporate structure, appoints CEO Fujio Mitarai as chairman and Masaya Maeda as president and COO.
Fujio Mitarai
Masaya Maeda
Canon makes Toshiba Medical Systems a wholly owned subsidiary to expand Canon’s healthcare business.
2016
Canon launches the 4K500ST 4K projector, then the world’s smallest and lightest among 5,000 lm class projectors.
REALiS 4K500ST
Canon’s digital SLR camera flagship model EOS-1D X Mark II is launched.
EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon launches the imagePROGRAF PRO-1000, featuring improved core inkjet technology, high image quality printing and A2 printing capability.
The AXIS Q1659 interchangeable-lens network camera, which integrates Canon imaging technology and AXIS network technology for high-resolution monitoring, is
introduced.
AXIS Q1659
2017
Customer Experience Center Tokyo, a facility for experiencing Canon’s commercial printing solutions, opens at Canon headquarters
Canon makes Miyazaki Daishin Canon Inc. (today, Miyazaki Canon) a wholly owned subsidiary.
2017
The A3 color MFP imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 series, equipped with features realizing superior operability and productivity, is launched.
Canon launches the enthusiast-oriented EOS 9000D digital SLR camera, offering state-of-the-art functionality
The CXDI-710C Wireless, the industry’s lightest1 wireless 35 x 43 cm digital radiography system, is launched.
Toshiba Medical Systems (today, Canon Medical Systems) launches the high-definition CT diagnostic system Aquilion Precision.
Aquilion Precision
The VarioPrint i300 commercial-use cut sheet printer, capable of A4 double-sided printing of 300 pages per minute (150 sheets/min.), is launched.
VarioPrint i300
Canon Electronics succeeds in launching the CE-SAT-I micro satellite.
Canon delivers the nanoimprint lithography manufacturing equipment FPA-1200NZ2C to Toshiba Memory Corporation’s Yokkaichi Operations plant.
Canon develops the Free Viewpoint Video System.
The Colorado 1640 UVgel wide format printer is introduced.
1: Including battery pack. As of March 6, 2017. (Canon research)
2018
Toshiba Medical Systems changes its name to Canon Medical Systems.
The Canon Eco Technology Park opens to serve as a focal point of the environmental activities of the Canon Group.
The software training facility Canon Institute of Software Technology is opened.
Canon makes BriefCam Ltd. (Israel), a leading video content analysis software developer, a wholly owned subsidiary.
Canon launches a joint research project with the National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties for the creation and use of high-resolution facsimiles of cultural properties.
2018
The EOS M50 mirrorless camera is introduced.
EOS M50
The business inkjet printer PIXMA G-series with refillable ink tank system is introduced.
Introduction of both new software for factory automation and the industrial camera N10-W02.
Canon introduces the EOS R System, a new imaging system, and launches the EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera and RF lens featuring a newly-developed lens mount.
EOS R
With the launch of the WG7000 series, Canon makes a full-scale entry into the A3 business inkjet multifunction printer market.
2019
Joint research begins with the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University.
Canon invests in the Japanese Organization for Medical Device Development to accelerate expansion in the medical business.
2019
Canon launches the compact and lightweight EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera.
Canon and Pioneer co-develop the 3D-LiDAR sensor.
The instant camera printer IVY CLIQ+ ZV-123 is introduced.
IVY CLIQ+ ZV-123 / Zoemini S ZV-123
The world´s first MRI system, Vantage Centurian, featuring noise reduction reconstruction technology using deep learning, is introduced.
Vantage Centurian
The compact, lightweight native 4K laser projector REALiS 4K6021Z is introduced.
REALiS 4K6021Z
Canon provides ultra-high sensitivity CMOS sensors for Tomo-e Gozen, an astronomical observation system at Kiso Observatory, University of Tokyo, now in full operation.
EOS series camera production reaches a total of 100 million units.
The 8K broadcast lens UHD DIGISUPER 51 is introduced.
UHD DIGISUPER 51
Development of video analytics technology for counting people in crowds.
2020
Océ corporate name is changed to Canon Production Printing.
2020
The ME20F-SH ultra-high sensitivity multi-purpose camera is the recipient of the 71st Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards.