Best 4 Digital Cameras

In 1933, three Japanese go together and began a company called Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, later to become known as Canon, a company that would accumulate lots of respect in the world of cameras. The prototype “Kwanon” was the first Canon camera to hit the market, managed to match the quality of the German cameras that were the staple of the photographic community in those times. Goro Yoshida and his two friends later can out with the 35mm rangefinder cameras that were much less costly and also sold under the name of “Kwanon”.

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Canon did not make their own lenses, so to make up for this, the company made ties with Nippon Kogaku Kogyo, who later went on to start another famous Japanese photographic company, Nikon. The first camera to be sold commercially by Canon was the Hansa Canon, that was released in 1936 and was an instant hit.

After World War II, the company became Canon, and started their slow ascent to their current position. Along the way they created many famous cameras like the Serener, Canonet, and the legendary EOS. The first Canon digital camera was released in 1996 and was called the Powershot 600, which after a lot of innovations and the addition of many more advanced features resulted in the EOS D2000 digital SLR, which was released in 1998. Another of their innovative products was the XL1, these Canon digital cameras had excellent functionality and reliability, with the XL1 being chosen as digital video camcorder for the NASA.

Keeping at the front of the pack was not the only aim for Canon. A growing segment of hobbyist, interested in digital photography, but put off by the high price of most professional digital cameras was their next target. The EOS D60 was their solution, coming in the year 2002, followed closely by the EOS 10D a year later. Both these models provided excellent, near professional quality cameras for only a fraction of the price of many other cameras, and their popularity continues even today. These were followed by the EOS Kiss Digital, its success a foregone conclusion, furthering Canon’s lead in digital photography.

Canon cameras continue to add new technologies and offer even better priced cameras to those who are looking for them. Their cameras appeal to not only professional photographers, but also to amateurs and hobbyists, with their lower range cameras benefiting from the developments of their older brothers and sisters.

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