MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, today announced its parent company, Canon Inc.
will launch image.canon in early April
20201, a new cloud platform that connects select
Canon cameras with compatible PCs, smartphones and external web
services. image.canon will enhance post-production workflow and
provide a new way to experience the joy of photography.
Serving as a hub for users' content, image.canon allows the
transfer of image files from connected compatible PCs, smartphones
and external web services. The service will provide new ways to
enjoy photography and will cater to a wide range of photographers
seeking to improve their post-production workflows, including
professionals who want to enhance their creative process,
enthusiasts who want to streamline image editing and entry-level
users who want to enjoy casual photography and share their images
on social media.
The Functions and Features of image.canon include:
- Direct image uploading via Wi-Fi®
connectivity
Beginning with the currently-in-development EOS
R5, future Canon cameras equipped with an automatic image transfer
function will be able to automatically upload still image and video
files2 in their original quality directly to image.canon
via Wi-Fi connectivity and store them for up to 30
days3—simply by turning on the device. When uploading an
original image file, a thumbnail file (up to 2048 pixels) will be
automatically generated and stored on image.canon. These thumbnail
files can be viewed and used, even after the 30-day initial storage
period3.
- Long-term storage up to 10 GB
Users who want to save
still image and video files in their original quality after the
initial 30-day period can migrate the data to a 10 GB long-term
storage space3.
- SNS connectivity
From the image.canon mobile app,
which will be available for free on the App Store® and
Google Play®4, users can easily post on select social
network sites (SNS) and YouTube as well as share still image and
video files.
The image.canon service will also allow the automatic transfer
of images to users' accounts on services such as Google
DriveTM. Starting from June, image.canon will expand
both of its partnerships with Google to include original quality
backup with Google PhotosTM via Google One
TM, a membership plan for expanded storage, as well as
Adobe® Creative Cloud® (membership plan). In
addition to the automatic transfer of images and the ability to
edit images in their original quality on partnered services and
applications, image.canon will make it easier for users to store
and share their images.
Giving photographers the tools they need to keep up in a 5G and
artificial intelligent-enabled world, Canon will continue to
propose new ways to capture images and enjoy photography by
enabling cameras to communicate in both directions, such as remote,
real-time editing of photos and videos captured at outdoor events,
cloud-based RAW image data editing and capture assistance tailored
to users' preferences.
For more information on image.canon, please visit
https://image.canon as well as www.usa.canon.com
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 markets. With approximately
$33 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2019† and was named one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020. Canon
U.S.A. is dedicated to its
Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
U.S.A., sign up for the Company's
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
1 The CANON iMAGE GATEWAY Online Album Service will end
operation in mid-March 2020, and
image.canon will be a successor to the service. From the beginning
of the data migration period until its service starts in early
April 2020, users will not be able to
access any image or video files or albums uploaded to the CANON
iMAGE GATEWAY service.
2 Automatic file transferring, available for cameras equipped with
the automatic file transfer function, beginning with the
currently-in-development EOS R5, requires users to connect the
camera to a Wi-Fi access point that has been registered on the
camera in advance. Wi-Fi enabled compatible Canon cameras released
before the EOS R5 will support manual file transfer. Manual file
transfer will be enabled from the start of the new service in
April 2020. Users can access the full
list of compatible cameras on the image.canon website.
3 Original image and video files are stored for 30 days from
upload. There will be no capacity restrictions for the initial
storage, however the long-term storage space will be limited to
10GB per user account. If a user does not access image.canon for
one (1) year, all image and video files, including thumbnail files,
will be deleted from the service.
4 App Store is a
registered trademark of Apple Inc. Google Drive, Google Photos,
Google One and YouTube are trademarks of Google LLC. Adobe and
Creative Cloud are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Adobe in the United States and
other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi
Alliance. Other company names, products and services mentioned in
this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
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