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Canon introduced its first high-definition camcorder in 2005. [14] In November 2009, Canon made a €730 million (US$1.1 billion) all-cash offer for the Dutch printer maker Océ. [15] Canon had acquired majority ownership of Océ by March 2010, [16] and completed the acquisition of 100% of shares in Océ by the end of 2011. [17]
The history of cannon spans several hundred years from the 12th century to modern times. The cannon first appeared in China sometime during the 12th and 13th centuries. It was most likely developed in parallel or as an evolution of an earlier gunpowder weapon called the fire lance .
Canon introduced this system in 1987 along with the EF lens mount standard. The last non-EOS based SLR camera produced by Canon, the Canon T90 of 1986, is widely regarded as the template for the EOS line of camera bodies, although the T90 employed the older FD lens-mount standard. For a detailed list of EOS Film and digital SLR cameras, see ...
Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 35 mm film until October 1996 when the EOS IX was released using the new and short-lived APS film.
The first documented installation of a cannon firing explosive shells on an aircraft was on the Voisin Canon in 1911, displayed at the Paris Exposition that year. By World War I, all of the major powers were experimenting with aircraft-mounted cannons; however, their low rate of fire and great size and weight precluded any of them from being ...
A History of Chinese Civilisation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-49781-7. Manucy, Albert (1994-04-01). Artillery Through the Ages: A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America. Diane publishing. p. 97. ISBN 0-7881-0745-3; Mariana, Juan de.
The history of the firearm begins in 10th-century China, when tubes containing gunpowder projectiles were mounted on spears to make portable fire lances. [1] Over the following centuries, the design evolved into various types, including portable firearms such as flintlocks and blunderbusses , and fixed cannons, and by the 15th century the ...
It is also used as the basis for faster designs, with elements added, such as a seventh element as in both Canon [51] and Nikon's 50 mm f / 1.4 offerings [52] or an aspherical seventh element in Canon's 50 mm f / 1.2. [53] The design appears in other applications where a simple fast normal lens is required (~53° diagonal) such as in projectors.