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January 24, 2009 - Canon India Pvt. Limited, India’s No 1. Complete Digital Imaging Company, received awards for excellence in technology during the recently held Photofair ’09. Specialised photography magazines, Asian Photography and Smart Photography acknowledged Canon for its cutting-edge technology and constant innovations in its products.
The Asian Photography Awards felicitated, Mr. Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, Canon India, with the title of the “Second Most Influential Person in Photography”. The first position was awarded to All India Photographers Traders Association. Canon’s Inkjet All-in-One, MP 638 won the title of “Best All-in-One Printer”. The MP 638 offers high-quality scanning at 2,400 x 4,800 dpi while capable of advanced media handling. With superior printing speed of 25 ppm & 21 ppm for B&W and Color prints, this all-in-one utilises the ChromaLife100+ system, which ensures that photos are preserved in their original form for up to 300 years. Canon was also awarded the prestigious “Best Compact Digital Camera of the year” award for IXUS 85 IS.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, Canon India said, “It is a matter of great pride for Canon to be honored with these awards as it is recognition of our constant endeavours. Winning across product categories encourages us to take the Digital Imaging industry to greater heights. We strive to continuously evolve and provide our consumers with the best in technology along with value for money.”
The Smart Photography Awards ceremony witnessed Canon bagging awards in 4 categories. The first of these was won by Canon’s PowerShot A590 IS in the category of “Best Budget Compact Camera of the Year”. Packed with advanced processing power, this compact and ergonomically designed camera is easy to use and swift to operate. Canon’s EF-S 60mm f2.8 Macro USM won the “Best Macro Lens of the Year” award. This lens brings out 70 years of excellence in optics by Canon. The Canon EOS 50 D was titled the “Best Prosumer/Mid Level/Enthusiast SLR of the Year”. The EOS 50 D offers 15.1 mega pixel APS-C size CMOS sensor for high resolution images of superb quality and details. Also, the jury was presented with an extremely tough decision for the position of “Best Professional DSLR of the Year” and a tie was witnessed between Canon EOS 1DS Mark III and Nikon D 3. Canon EOS 1D Mark III enables users to manually set up to 5 different personal custom white balance options, especially useful when shooting under multiple lighting conditions, among many other features.
At the Better Photography Awards ceremony, Canon India was presented with the award for “Service Backup of the Year”. Other awards for Canon included “Semi professional Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year” for Canon EOS 50D. This 15.1 megapixel camera offers high resolution images of superb quality and details. Its DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor’s 14-bit A/D conversion gives rapid processing speeds while maintaining fine detail and accurate colour reproduction. The award for “Entry Level Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year” was awarded to EOS 1000D which makes used of DIGIC III imaging processor for fine-detail, and natural color processing, providing picture styles optimized for the photographic subject and intention, The other awards included “Advanced Compact Camera of the Year” for Canon PowerShot G9, “Professional Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year” for EOS 1DS Mark III & “Basic Compact Camera of the Year” for IXUS 950IS.
The digital imaging industry, which is constantly growing in the Indian market, is encouraged and motivated by such awards. Canon being a key player is focused on advancing this industry by introducing new technologies and products of global standards, thereby giving the Indian consumer more access and options.
About Canon Inc
Canon Inc. is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Its global network now includes 239 companies, employing some more than 131352 people. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is ranked 36th on the Best Global Brands and 124th on the Fortune Global 500 ranking based on profit. In 2007 Canon posted net sales of $39,310 million. Canon has consistently remained as one of the top 3 companies to have earned the most number of patents over the last decade. Since 1993, Canon continues to be ranked as one of world's largest corporations by the Fortune Global 500 Ranking. Guided by its kyosei philosophy, which focuses on "living and working together for the common good”, Canon delivers high performance and user-friendly products and solutions to improve efficiency both in the office and home environment. More information is available on www.canon.co.in
Canon in India
Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd., a world leader in imaging technologies. Set up in 1997, Canon India markets 145 comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging products that include photocopiers, multi-functional peripherals, fax-machines, printers, scanners, All-in-ones, digital cameras, camcorders and multi media projectors. Five Technology ‘imaging’ engines of Optical, Electrophotography, Bubble Jet, Semiconductor and Display drive these cutting-edge technology products. The company today has offices in 7 cities across India and employs over 730 people. Canon has 381 primary channel partners, 3000 secondary retail points, 50 Canon Flagship partners & 32 Canon Care Centres. Canon products are available in over 300 towns in India. Overall Canon’s presence is expected to increase to 4000 outlets by December 2008.
Creating an industry benchmark with new technologies in the latest product range the company launches 85 new products in 2008. Overall, Canon India is expected to touch revenues of Rs. 700 Crores in 2008.
Canon India has a Software Development Centre located in Noida. Set up in the middle of 1999, the Canon Software Development Centre is one of the six such cutting edge technology centres established by Canon Inc. globally. It develops original technologies as well as supporting Canon marketing companies worldwide with application software. Canon India is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO14001:2004 certified and its Software Development Centre has achieved the CMM level 3 status. In 2006, Canon India received the CII-EXIM Business Excellence Award for Strong commitment to excel.
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