When was the Canon single camera born?

Hehe, what you want to ask is a SLR camera!

Canon launched the first 35mm single-lens reflex camera Canon Flex 1959.

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Canon was founded in June of 1933+0 1, and was named "Seiki Optical Research Institute" at that time. 1934, a group of young people copied the German Leica camera in Tokyo and developed the first 35 mm focal plane shutter camera Kwanon in Japan. 1935 introduced the 35 mm focal plane camera Hansa Canon, and in the same year officially registered Canon's trademark "Canon". On August 1937, "Precision Optics Industry Company" was formally established, and on August 1947, it was renamed as "Canon Camera Co., Ltd.". Kwanon is the evolution of the Roman word Guanyin in Japanese. For more than half a century, with the advent of a new generation of Canon cameras, Canon has created countless firsts in the history of camera development in the world, and the "Canon" camera brand has become one of the most famous cameras in the world.

Canon launched the first 35mm single-lens reflex camera Canon Flex 1959. After years of research and development, the professional 135 SLR F- 1 and its supporting FD lens were first introduced in 197 1. This advanced professional camera, which is famous for its durability, can be used at -30℃ and 60℃. The shutter of this camera has withstood the trouble-free test of100000 times and adopted the advanced ultra-thin titanium horizontal curtain shutter. As soon as this well-designed professional camera went on the market, it caused a sensation in the whole photography industry.

1In March, 976, Canon Company introduced the all-electronic Canon AE- 1 model, and adopted the automatic exposure mode of "speed first, automatic aperture" for the first time. AE- 1 is the world's first all-electronic camera with built-in computer central processing unit (CPU), which is the best in the market.

198 1 year, Canon introduced an improved new Canon product, F- 1, which is a professional camera with outstanding performance and has become a weapon for many professional photographers for a long time in the 1980s.

1986 Canon introduced T90, which is the highest grade in the T series. In addition to autofocus, other functions of the camera have reached a high level. For example, the shutter Hou Lian synchronous flash is the first. T90 was one of the most advanced manual focusing 35mm SLR cameras at that time.

In the mid-1980s, 35mm SLR entered the era of automatic focusing (AF). 1987, Canon introduced EOS (abbreviation of electro-optical system) series with brand-new bayonet, which means "electro-optical system". Different from other autofocus cameras, Canon installed an autofocus drive motor in the lens to improve the autofocus speed. It will be imitated by other camera factories in the future. 1989, EOS 1, the top professional camera in EOS series, went on sale. During the two years from 1987 to 1989, Canon has successively launched six AF SLR machines, and the launch of EOS 1 has established Canon's leading position in the professional AF SLR machines. 1994 introduced the second professional top matching machine EOS 1N, which has just entered the 2 1 century. In 2000, the third professional machine EOS 1V was launched, which became the flagship of Canon AF camera.

Canon has created many firsts in the world during the research and development of 35mm AF SLR, and the launch of each new model will always surprise people. EOS 5 was launched on 1992, which used the new technology of eye control focusing for the first time, and caused a great sensation as soon as it went on the market. 1998, Canon introduced the third eye-controlled focusing camera EOS 3. This camera uses 45-point eye control focusing, and 45 focus points are densely distributed on an ellipse with an area of 8mmX 15mm, accounting for about 23% of the viewfinder area. The camera focuses where the eyes see it, and the focusing speed is nearly four times faster than EOS 5. The launch of this high-end camera marks the development of Canon's eye-controlled autofocus technology to a new stage.

It is worth mentioning that Canon launched a sister EOS 1N RS camera at the same time. The machine uses ultra-thin film polyester sheet with a thickness of only 0.023 mm to make a fixed semi-transparent mirror, which is coated with a special evaporation film of 0.5 micron. Photographers can still see the subject from the viewfinder during exposure, which is very beneficial for capturing dynamic and long-term exposure. Since 1990s, digital photography has developed rapidly. Because of the advantages of digital photography, it has a tendency to catch up. 1995, the number of pixels of digital cameras in the world was only 4 10000, but in 1996, it almost increased by 8 10000 times, and in 1997, it increased to 10000.

In order to meet the needs of professional photographers as soon as possible, Canon took the lead in developing a single-lens reflex digital camera that can use autofocus lens. 1995, Canon cooperated with Kodak to launch three kinds of digital SLR cameras based on EOS 1N, namely EOS DCS 1, EOS DCS3 and EOS DCS5. EOS D2000 and EOS D6000 were introduced by 1998. D2000 is also a professional SLR digital camera based on EOS 1N, which reached the highest 2 million pixels at that time. It is the first in the world with a 1.8-inch color LCD screen, and it shines brilliantly at the Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan. Many professional photographers start with this digital camera, ignoring the traditional camera.

As we all know, the core component of digital camera is charge coupled device, CCD sensor for short. Due to the high production cost, the price of digital cameras remains high, which affects the popularity of digital cameras. Since 2 1 century, Canon has independently developed CMOS sensors in the research and development of digital cameras. In 2000, it launched EOS D30, a 3.25 megapixel SLR digital camera based on EOS 30, which opened a new page in the history of digital camera development.

In terms of the variety of digital cameras, in addition to SLR digital cameras, Canon also launched a series of digital cameras for various users to meet the different needs of photographers, including A series, IXUS series, S series, Pro series and G series.

A series of pixels is about1-2 million, which is mainly designed for home users. A40 and A200 are representative models of this series. They are welcomed by home users because of their simple operation and high cost performance. IXUS series is a symbol of fashion. From the earliest IXUS V to the latest IXUS V3, the exquisite design and good imaging quality of Canon IXUS series ASP cameras have been unanimously recognized by young fashion people.

S series pixels are between domestic A series and G series, which are very powerful, and both of them are equivalent to G series cameras at that time, but they are slightly inferior in some parameters, about 2-4 million pixels. At present, the representative model is S45,465,438+megapixels.

1998 Pro series introduced the first camera-Pro 70, which won the favor of many photographers with its excellent imaging. Pro 90 IS introduced at the beginning of 200 1 is a digital camera with zoom of 10, with optical stabilization system, which is equivalent to the 37-370mm lens of 135 camera. It is the darling of telescope photographers.

G series is high-grade, the early G 1 has 3.34 million pixels, and the design of rotary LCD is adopted in a breakthrough way, which not only facilitates multi-angle framing, but also effectively protects the display screen from being scratched. Then G2 and G3, 465,438+megapixels, were introduced. G3 adopts the latest DIGIC chip developed by Canon, which improves the image quality, focusing accuracy and focusing speed, and also improves the details of the dark and bright parts of the image.

Canon's goal is to become a comprehensive provider of products and services in the field of digital imaging. Compared with other digital camera manufacturers, Canon has advanced consciousness and years of experience in the research and development of digital cameras. Canon's products should be said to be very comprehensive in their own fields, and both the professional photographer market and the consumer market should be said to be very balanced and as excellent as the traditional fields.

At the beginning of 2002, in order to define Canon's marketing strategy in image products and services, Canon put forward the slogan "The Road to Perfect Image". This slogan runs through advertising, public relations communication, activities, promotion, channel construction and other specific work. In the new year, Canon will further expand the digital camera market, and set a higher goal in expanding the production and sales activities in China.

At the beginning of 2002, Canon launched a 6.5-megapixel EOS D60 digital SLR, and at the end of the year, it launched EOS 1Ds, reaching110/million pixels. This digital camera is based on EOS 1V, a top professional machine, and absorbs EOS 65538+0 from 200 1. The biggest highlight of this machine is that it is equipped with a CMOS sensor with the same size as 35 mm film. In other words, when using the lens, the focal length of the lens is never multiplied by the coefficient, and the digital camera has a large viewing angle of the super wide-angle lens, which makes people sit up and take notice. It can be said that the traditional 135 camera has ushered in a real opponent.

1945- After World War II, we have been able to manufacture lenses independently.

1946- Canon made the first lens Serena 50 mm f/3.5i.

1951-Serena is famous all over the world because it is 50 mm f/ 1.8i, because it improves the disadvantage of Gaussian lens, that is, it does not perform well in high-resolution images with large aperture.

196 1-50 mm f/0.95 created another victory for Canon, because it is the fastest lens in the world.

1968-fl50mmf/1.4ii was rated as No. 1 The white paper by the authoritative camera Mainichi lens gives Canon a concrete way to reproduce excellent colors. This method later became the standard for evaluating all Japanese SLR lenses. At this time, fluorine fossils are being developed as alternative lens materials. Fluorite has very special optical characteristics (the refraction degree from red light to green light is quite different from that from green light to blue light, which can reduce the achromatic secondary spectrum, but only if the fluorite without impurities is large enough. In the case that uorite in nature is too small to be used as a lens, Canon developed impurity-free artificial fluorite crystal technology. (ps: As early as 1800, people knew the special optical properties of fluorspar).

1969- published FL-F 300mm f/5.6, the world's first photographic lens using fluorite. The greatest contribution of the invention and use of fluorite to the lens is:

(1) Reducing dispersion There is still a second spectrum after the improvement of ACROMAT. The improvement of ACROMAT has its theoretical limit focal length x 2/ 1000, which is especially obvious for telescope heads. The appearance of fluorite greatly improved this problem.

(2) Reduce the length of the telescope head (using the low refraction of fluorspar) (ps: In the past, people used fluorspar as a microscope because they didn't need too much fluorspar).

The release of 197 1-FD lens series made Canon get more favorable comments after FL-F 300mm f/5.6. FD series is characterized by Gao Fancha, sharpness, balanced color, simple operation and mechanized quality. Among them, FD 55mm f/ 1.2 AL is the world's first aspheric SLR lens, which is a great victory in lens production. Because the light on the edge of traditional spherical lens will not converge to the focus, it will lead to blurred points, which is caused by the different refractive indexes, which will easily lead to light spots (the light spots generated by the reflection of light in the lens can be large or small, covering the whole photo or part) or ghost images (a kind of light spots, which are anti-symmetric to the original image). This is the reason why the seniors warned the novice to use the maximum aperture less. The shortcomings of this traditional spherical lens have been improved by aspherical lens.

1973-ts 35mm f/2.8 SSC/2.8 SSC allows the photographer to move the optical axis or tilted lens in parallel, thus changing the viewing angle and depth of field respectively, which is the original function of a large camera. SSC is a hyperspectral coating used to increase light transmittance and color reproduction. FD 35-70mm f/2.8-3.5 SSC, close zoom and large aperture provide good convenience and simplicity for photographers.

1974-FD 300 mm f/2.8 SSC, made of fluorite with high standards, soon became the best choice for sports photography, especially football photography.

1975-FD 400 mm f/4.5 SSC, rear focusing system, smoother focusing and lighter mechanical structure. The other is the variable focus pitch system, which makes the close-up focus faster.

During this period, FD series continued to develop.

1982-FD14 mm f/2.8l aspheric surface, the most wide-angle lens FD 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 in this series adopts molded lens barrel to reduce the weight.

1985-FD 35-105 mm f/3.5-4.5 amateur cheap aspherical mirrors, due to the development of mass production technology of aspherical mirrors,

Canon's design goal is to keep the unique high-quality mirror ahead within 10 years after production. The quality of EF lens series is based on the excellent optical level of FD. The function of autofocus is that FD lens series is aimed at F- 1 camera system. For example, EF lens series is aimed at Canon EOS SLR. The biggest difference between them is the connecting ring. EOS coupling ring has a large diameter and is mechanically fixed, and is electrically controlled 1987-EF 50 mm f/ 1.8. The first autofocus mirror EF 300mm f/2.8L USM, the first lens USM driven by ultrasonic motor, is characterized by high torsion, which makes autofocus have the best performance, mute, fast focusing, fast start and stop and high precision.

1989-EF 50mm f/ 1.0L USMEF 80-200mm f/2.8L EF 20-35mm f/2.8L .

The higher floor of1990-USM USM ef 35-135mm f/4-5.6 USM is the first lens mass-produced by "ring" USM. Obviously, the biggest challenge of EF after providing autofocus is to maintain or surpass the excellent optical performance of FD.

1995-EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 is the first time that the USM still-image lens is made public.