How true is the saying that a picture is worth thousand words? The answer to that is, very true but one needs to consider the equipment used to capture that picture. For high quality pictures worth treasuring crystal clear memories, taken using a house hold brand name than Canon is the one for you.

In the beginning cameras were was just a device, crafted to for taking images. Canon and other great quality image producers felt the need of making image capturing more fun and rapid.

Experience does go a long way, with canon being in the camera industry for as long as it has been, you will not be surprised by the quality of their products. Canon began to develop and subsequently to produce film SLR cameras with its presentation of the Kwanon prototype in 1933.In 1987, Canon introduced the EOS (electro-Optical system) Single-lens reflex camera system along with the EF lens-mount standard to replace the 16-year-old FD lens-mount standard; EOS became the sole SLR camera-system used by Canon today. Canon also used EOS for its digital SLR cameras.

All film and digital SLR cameras produced by Canon today use the EOS autofocus system. Canon introduced this system in 1987 along with the EF lens mount standard. The last non-EOS based SLR camera produced by Canon, the Canon T90 of 1986, is widely regarded as the template for the EOS line of camera bodies, although the T90 employed the older FD lens-mount standard.

While some people still love taking images the old way with film, because that satisfies they needs on how they like their images. The new generation is also catered for with all the stylish digital cameras, to choose from. Prior to the introduction of the EOS D30 digital SLR, Canon in collaboration with Kodak produced four digital SLRs by modifying the internals of the EOS-1N film SLR. These four digital SLRs had a Canon EOS body and thus can accept EF lenses, while the image sensor and electronics were designed and built by Kodak.

Unlike most other digital SLR manufacturers, Canon digital SLRs are equipped with a CMOS sensor (with the exception of EOS-1D that uses a CCD sensor). Canon designs and manufactures its own CMOS sensors. Canon digital cameras are one of the most popular camera brands.