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Imaging Group
Making life more colorful. Sustaining public infrastructure. The possibilities of imaging are ever-expanding.
Optical technology that opens up society's future
Imaging technology from Canon, a longtime leader in cameras and imaging, is continually enlarging imaging possibilities. Canon pairs optical technology, a core strength since its founding, with AI and other digital technology to provide imaging experiences that bring joy to people and to improve public infrastructure in such areas as community safety and security and factory automation. The company is also developing new technologies, such as video content analytics, VR, AR, and MR, and robotic vision, thereby paving the way to a brighter future.
Network cameras contribute to safety, security, and efficiency
Network camera systems are a key part of the infrastructure that protects communities from crime, natural disasters, and other incidents. Canon provides solutions to social issues in various forms, such as cameras and video content analysis software. Canon also helps make Smart Cities a reality by developing solutions that advance DX, which will be essential to a sustainable society. Applications include monitoring road traffic volumes, ensuring safety at manufacturing sites, and assessing conditions at medical and caregiving facilities.
At the forefront of advances in photography and video culture
Canon's camera business never stops evolving because it always pursues what lies beyond the cutting edge. The EOS series of interchangeable-lens cameras, for example, is designed for quick response, comfortable operation, and high image quality in both video and still photography. This explains its huge popularity among a wide demographic, from beginners to pros, especially the mirrorless models, along with the extensive lineup of lenses that render exactly what photographers envision. The company has also developed new concept cameras, such as vlogging cameras for fun and easy high-quality image and audio recordings. Canon is also a leader in new imaging experiences, being among the first to provide XR systems that deliver high image quality and efficiency, such as the VR system that gives new ways to enjoy entertainment and other content with highly realistic 3D images and the MR system used in development and production settings.
Actualizing highly realistic video productions
Canon broadcast equipment has earned immense trust from TV stations and production companies the world over, starting with its broadcast lenses that deliver outstanding optical performance and usability. To meet the demands of professionals, Canon offers integrated end-to-end solutions that range from Cinema EOS System digital cinema cameras to professional 4K displays renowned for their ease of use, color reproduction, and skin tone expressiveness.
Canon is also making previously impossible video expressions possible, with advances in volumetric video systems that create videos viewable from any angle and in remote camera systems that improve workflow efficiency at video production locations.
Solutions that freely combine cameras, video management, and analytics
Canon's strength is having all the elements that make up network camera systems within its Group: cameras, video management systems (VMS) that record and manage camera footage, and video content analytics (VCA) software. Canon Inc. provides both cameras and facial recognition and other VCA software; Axis, the world leader in network cameras, designs cameras with AI-powered video analytics; Milestone's VMS supports over 13,000 camera models; BriefCam produces outstanding video synopsis technology; and Arcules provides cloudbased video management services. Utilizing the synergy among these companies, the Canon Group constructs solutions aligned with the challenges customers face. Another Group strength is open platforms. This approach enables the integration of cameras and apps from other companies, giving companies the flexibility to build and expand their own network camera systems.
Imaging Group main products:
Interchangeable-lens digital cameras / Interchangeable lenses / Digital compact cameras / Compact photo printers / MR Systems / Network cameras / Video management software / Video content analytics software / Digital camcorders / Digital cinema cameras / Broadcast equipment / Projectors and more
