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Canon Wins 2012 Technology & Engineering Emmy

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Canon will be recognized at the upcoming 64th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for “Improvements to Large Format CMOS Imagers for Use in High Definition Broadcast Video Cameras.” Presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology.

Canon debuted its large format CMOS image sensor in its acclaimed EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera in November of 2011 at a global launch event held at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. In November 2011, Canon announced its full-fledged entry into the theatrical motion picture, television programming and television commercial production industries with the launch of the Cinema EOS System. Over the past 10 months, the Company has introduced a total of three high-definition, high-performance Cinema EOS digital cinema cameras—the EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera, the EOS C500 4K Digital Cinema Camera and the EOS C100 Digital Video Camera.

The Technology & Engineering Emmy Award will be presented on January 10, 2013, during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

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