Canon EOS 5D Series Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary
May 28 2015 - 9:22AM
Business Wire
Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced
today that, along with its parent company, Canon Inc., it will be
celebrating the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the
Company’s EOS 5D series of DSLR cameras. Launched in September
2005, the EOS 5D enabled advanced-amateur photographers to take
advantage of the impressive high-image-quality performance and
photographic expression unique to DSLR cameras equipped with a 35mm
full-frame CMOS sensor, which, at the time, primarily targeted only
professional photographers.
In addition to being the first advanced-amateur DSLR camera to
incorporate a sensor of this size, the EOS 5D was offered at a
competitive price,1 contributing to the popularization of
full-frame-sensor cameras.
Then, in November 2008, Canon launched the second-generation
model in the series: the EOS 5D Mark II. This camera, which was the
first in the EOS series to include a function enabling the capture
of Full HD video, facilitated the widespread adoption of DSLR
cameras as a tool for capturing video. The EOS 5D Mark II made big
waves in the motion picture and video production industries by
delivering the exceptional image quality and impressive background
blur and other characteristics unique to DSLR cameras, while also
allowing users to take advantage of Canon’s vast interchangeable EF
lens lineup spanning more than 64 models,2 enabling a wide spectrum
of digital imaging creativity and possibilities.
In March 2012, Canon introduced the EOS 5D Mark III, featuring
dramatic improvements in still-image and video quality as well as
enhanced AF precision and a faster maximum continuous shooting
speed. Since its launch, the EOS 5D Mark III has garnered high
acclaim in the market and, as the Company’s core advanced-amateur
digital SLR camera, has come to serve as a driving force for the
EOS series.
Canon, through the in-house production of all key parts for its
EOS series digital cameras, has made possible a highly robust
lineup, ensuring that each and every model within the series,
including EOS 5D-series models, is equipped with the optimal
sensor. To support the diverse needs of users, Canon will further
strengthen its entire EOS-series interchangeable-lens camera
lineup, including the EOS 5D series, which enjoys the widespread
support of professional and advanced-amateur users alike, with the
aim of contributing to expanding the photographic and video digital
imaging culture.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to
the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranked third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World’s Most Admired Companies in 2015. In 2014, Canon U.S.A.
received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and
Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the
11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of
social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon
Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a
recognition for the design, construction, operations and
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1 Average retail price at time of launch (September 2005) of
2,539 euros in European markets, and $3,299 in the U.S. market.
2 As of April 2008.
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