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Canon started out as a company with a handful of employees and a burning passion. That company soon became a world-renowned camera maker and is now a global multimedia corporation. However, the origins of our success remain unchanged: the passion of our early years and technological expertise amassed over more than 60 years. Canon will continue using its technologies to benefit people as it pursues its objective of becoming a company that is loved by people throughout the world.

Sadly, we have to report that in the marketing of their EOD 250 and 350 digital SLR cameras, Canon's support website is not functioning correctly - assuming it ever has.  This means that where purchasers believe they will receive a 256Mb memory card, they will not.  Or at least they will be kept waiting many weeks - hardly an ethical marketing ploy.  

We look to Canon for an explanation........................

Company Name Canon Inc. Founded August 10, 1937 Headquarters 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan President & CEO Fujio Mitarai Capital 173,864 million yen Number of Employees 21,300   Net Sales Non-Consolidated 2,278,374 million yen (2004) Consolidated 3,467,853 million yen (2004)   Net Income Non-Consolidated 249,251 million yen (2004) Consolidated 343,344 million yen (2004)   Ordinary Income 396,250 million yen (2004)   Main Activities of the Canon Group Canon Group is engaged in the manufacture and sales of the following products. Business Machines Office Imaging Products Digital Multifunctional Devices, Copying Machines, Laser Facsimiles Computer Peripherals Laser Beam Printers, Inkjet Printers, Inkjet Multifunctional Devices, Inkjet Facsimiles, Image Scanners Business Information Products * Computers, Document Scanners, Microfilm Equipment, Handy Terminals, Calculators, Electronic Dictionaries Cameras Digital Cameras, Film Cameras, Digital Video Cameras, Interchangeable Lenses Optical and Other Products Semiconductor Production Equipment, Mirror Projection Mask Aligners for LCD Panels, TV Lenses for Broadcasting Stations, Ophthalmic Instruments, X-Ray Equipment, Medical Image Recording Equipment

1933-1936 | Prologue up to the birth of Canon     1937-1945 | Canon's Foundation: Full-Scale Commencement of Camera Production     1945-1954 | Recovery from War and Modernization     1955-1961 | Evolution into a Comprehensive Camera Manufacturer     1962-1970 | From Cameras to Business Machines     1971-1975 | Canon Enters the Image Information Field   1976-1981 | Successful Diversification and Business Expansion     1982-1986 | Prologue to Becoming an Excellent Global Corporation     1987-1991 | Second Inauguration and Becoming a Global Corporation     1992-1996 | Emergence as Globally Respected Excellent Corporate Group     1997-2000 | First Brave Steps Towards a New Century     2001-   | The start of the New Century