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}}'''[[wikipedia:Canon_Inc.|Canon Inc.]]''' is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.<ref>[[wikipedia:Canon_Inc.|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Inc.]]</ref> | }}'''[[wikipedia:Canon_Inc.|Canon Inc.]]''' is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.<ref>[[wikipedia:Canon_Inc.|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Inc.]]</ref> | ||
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===Webcam Utility subscription (2025)=== | |||
{{Main|Requirement for Canon EOS Webcam Utility subscription to enable webcam features on cameras}} | |||
Canon requires users of their cameras to pay subscription for a software that allows to use it as webcam to its full capabilities.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE</ref> | |||
===Camera Connect updates (2025)=== | |||
{{Main|Canon Camera Connect}} | |||
After an update the app notified users that they would soon be required to to create an online account which lets Canon access a wide range of user information. Following that, the same app, added a requirement of full access to the user’s photo library in order to transfer photos from the camera. | |||
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Revision as of 19:42, 25 February 2025
Canon
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1937 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Official website | https://global.canon/ |
Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.[1]
Incidents
Webcam Utility subscription (2025)
- Main article: Requirement for Canon EOS Webcam Utility subscription to enable webcam features on cameras
Canon requires users of their cameras to pay subscription for a software that allows to use it as webcam to its full capabilities.[2]
Camera Connect updates (2025)
- Main article: Canon Camera Connect
After an update the app notified users that they would soon be required to to create an online account which lets Canon access a wide range of user information. Following that, the same app, added a requirement of full access to the user’s photo library in order to transfer photos from the camera.