![Canon USA Corp. on Twitter: "Goro Yoshida was one of the creators of Canon's first camera. He named it the "Kwanon" after Kwannon, the Goddess of Mercy, which later became #Canon. 📷 # Canon USA Corp. on Twitter: "Goro Yoshida was one of the creators of Canon's first camera. He named it the "Kwanon" after Kwannon, the Goddess of Mercy, which later became #Canon. 📷 #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzI-sD5XQAAokjl.jpg)
Canon USA Corp. on Twitter: "Goro Yoshida was one of the creators of Canon's first camera. He named it the "Kwanon" after Kwannon, the Goddess of Mercy, which later became #Canon. 📷 #
Jalastig Academy - Canon's original logo, from 1934, depicts a Bodhisattva Kwanon and a different spelling of the brand's name. “Kwanon” was how the prototype for Japan's first-ever 35 mm camera with
![Canon USA Imaging on Twitter: "We're throwing it back to 1934 when the Kwanon, Japan's first 35mm focal plane shutter #camera, was released! #TBT https://t.co/PqQIVe9kKS" / Twitter Canon USA Imaging on Twitter: "We're throwing it back to 1934 when the Kwanon, Japan's first 35mm focal plane shutter #camera, was released! #TBT https://t.co/PqQIVe9kKS" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiSfXPJVAAI8mvV.jpg:large)