manufactures plain paper copying machines, digital multifunction devices, laser beam printers, inkjet printers, cameras, and steppers worldwide.
The company’s product group includes business machines, cameras, and optical and other products.
The business machines product group is divided into three sub-groups: office imaging products, computer peripherals, and business information systems.
Office imaging products include digital multifunctional machines, copying machines, and laser facsimiles.
Computer peripherals product group offers laser beam printers, inkjet printers, inkjet multifunctional machines/facsimile machines, and scanners.
Business information systems consist of micrographic equipment, personal computers, calculators, document scanners, and workstations.
Camera products include digital cameras, silver halide cameras, digital video cameras, and interchangeable lenses.
Optical and other products include semiconductor production equipment, broadcasting lenses, medical equipment, and electronic components.
The Company offers its products under the Canon brand name.
It offers its products in Japan, United States, Germany, France, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and Korea.
Canon was founded and incorporated in 1937, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

