Canon EOS Facts for Kids

The Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus 35 mm film and digital SLR camera system that was introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650 and is still in production as Canon's current dSLR system. The acronym EOS was chosen for Eos in Greek mythology, and is often pronounced as a word (i.e., EE-oss), although some spell out the letters, reading it as an initialism. Both pronunciations are acceptable as there is no official pronunciation.

It competes primarily with the Nikon F series and its successors, as well as autofocus SLR systems from Olympus Corporation, Pentax, Sony/Minolta, and Panasonic/Leica. In most countries, EOS cameras have the largest market share of SLR cameras.

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Features of EF-lens
A Speedlite 550EX, an early E-TTL flash from 1998
Rear view of Canon 60D featuring quick control dial to the right of the LCD screen.
Canon EOS DCS 3c
Canon EOS 650D, a Canon entry-level DSLR
Canon EOS M, Canon's first mirrorless system camera
Canon EOS Kiss X8i, also known as 750D and Rebel T8i
Canon EOS 100D compact DSLR camera
Canon EOS 9000D, also known as 77D semi mid-range DSLR
Canon EOS 90D mid-range camera
Canon EOS 7D Mark II high-end APS-C DSLR
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Full Frame DSLR
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III, the highest-end Full Frame DSLR camera of Canon as of January 2021
Canon EOS M MILC camera
Canon EOS M3, entry-level mirrorless camera
Canon EOS M50, also known as EOS Kiss M in Japan
Canon EOS M5, the highest-end APS-C mirrorless camera of Canon as of January 2021
Canon EOS R, the first Full Frame MILC of Canon
Canon EOS R6 with RF 85mm f2 lens attached
Canon EOS R5 with a 35mm lens
Canon EOS R3
Canon EOS-1N high-end film autofocus camera
Canon EOS 650, the first camera in the Canon EOS serias
Canon EOS 300 entry-level film SLR camera
Canon EOS iX, one of the few APS format analog SLRs of Canon with unconventional design

Canon EOS facts for kids

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