The origin of today’s world famous brand Canon can be traced in Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory that was established back in 1933. The first set of cameras was manufactured as a part of business trial and these early birds were named Kwanon after the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. The company name was changed from Kwanon to Canon and it was registered as the logo trademark name of the company in the year 1935 in order to reach the foreign markets.