Canon Celebrates Production of 100 Million EOS Cameras akihabaranews.com

Canon (Tokyo) — Canon Inc. today celebrated a camera-manufacturing milestone as combined production of the Company’s EOS-series silver halide (film) and digital interchangeable-lens cameras surpassed 100 million units on September 20, 2019.
An acronym of Electro Optical System, EOS is also the name of the goddess of the dawn in Greek mythology.
1 share of the global interchangeable-lens digital camera market for 16 consecutive years from 2003 to 2018.
The EOS series’ core concept was expanded to include “high image quality,” achieved through such proprietary, cutting-edge technology as CMOS sensors and DIGIC image processors.
In 2003, Canon released the EOS Kiss—a compact, lightweight DSLR with an affordable price—which contributed to the wider adoption of interchangeable-lens digital cameras.