PakDigitals: Canon Cameras History

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Canon Cameras History

Canon Cameras

[edit]SLR cameras

Canon began to develop and subsequently to produce film SLR cameras with its presentation of the Kwanon prototype in 1933.

Canon partnered with US manufacturer Bell & Howell between 1961–1976 and a few Canon products were sold in the USA under the Bell & Howell brand e.g. Canon 7 Rangefinder, Canon EX-EE, and the Canon TX.

In 1987, Canon introduced the EOS Single-lens reflex camera system along with the EF lens-mount standard to replace the 16-year-old FD lens-mount standard; EOS became the sole SLR camera-system used by Canon today. Canon also used EOS for its digital SLR cameras.

(See also:Template:Table of Canon SLR.)

[edit]FL-mount SLR

Canon developed and produced the Canon FL lens-mount standard for film SLR cameras from 1964 to replace the Canon R lens-mount standard. The FD lens mount standard replaced FL-mounts in 1971.

Canon FX (1964)
Canon FP (1964)
Canon Pllix (1965)
Canon FT QL (1966)
Canon Pellix QL (1966)
Canon TL (1968)

[edit]FD-mount SLR

Canon developed and produced the Canon FD lens mount standard for film SLR cameras from 1971 to replace the FL lens mount standard. The FD mount had two variants - original lenses used a breechlock collar to mount whilst later versions used a standard bayonet twist lock with a short twist action. The EF lens mount standard superseded FD-mounts in 1987. Canon ceased to produce FD-mount cameras in 1990.

[edit]F series

Canon F-1 (1971) - Reputed as Canon's first professional-class SLR camera body.
Canon FTb (1971)
Canon FTbn (1973)
Canon EF (1973)
Canon TLb (1974)
Canon TX (1975)
Canon F-1n (1976)
Canon New F-1 (1981)

[edit]A series

Canon AE-1 (1976)
Canon AT-1 (1976)
Canon A-1 (1978)
Canon AV-1 (1979)
Canon AE-1 Program (1981)
Canon AL-1 (1982)

[edit]T series

Canon T50 (1983)
Canon T70 (1984)
Canon T80 (1985)
Canon T90 (1986)
Canon T60 (1990)

[edit]EOS

All film and digital SLR cameras produced by Canon today use the EOS autofocus system. 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.

[edit]Digital SLR cameras

EOS 400D

EOS 5D Mark II

See Canon EOS

Entry level cameras:
- EOS 300D/Digital Rebel/Kiss Digital (discontinued)
- EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT/Kiss Digital N (discontinued)
- EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X (discontinued)
- EOS 450D/Rebel XSi/Kiss X2 (discontinued)
- EOS 500D/Rebel T1i/Kiss X3 (discontinued)
- EOS 550D/Rebel T2i/Kiss X4 (discontinued)
- EOS 600D/Rebel T3i/Kiss X5
- EOS 650D/Rebel T4i/Kiss X6i
- EOS 1000D/Rebel XS (discontinued)
- EOS 1100D/Rebel T3

Semi-professional and mid-range cameras:
- EOS D30 (discontinued)
- EOS D60 (discontinued)
- EOS 10D (discontinued)
- EOS 20D (discontinued)
- EOS 20Da (discontinued) – designed for astrophotography
- EOS 30D (discontinued)
- EOS 40D (discontinued)
- EOS 50D (discontinued)
- EOS 60D
- EOS 60Da – designed for astrophotography

Premium cameras:
- APS-C sensor
  - EOS 7D
- Full-frame sensor
  - EOS 5D (discontinued)
  - EOS 5D Mark II
  - EOS 5D Mark III

Professional cameras:
- EOS-1D (discontinued)
- EOS-1Ds (discontinued)
- EOS-1D Mark II (discontinued)
- EOS-1Ds Mark II (discontinued)
- EOS-1D Mark II N (discontinued)
- EOS-1D Mark III (discontinued)
- EOS-1Ds Mark III (discontinued)
- EOS-1D Mark IV (discontinued)
- EOS-1D X
- EOS-1D C (announced April 2012, available later in 2012; cinema-oriented)