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I4U News | 9 hours ago
Gift Tip 11: Nikon CoolPix S1000pj Projector Digital Camera
...megapixels enable this sleek and elegant camera to produce crisp, high resolution images. The Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj employs EXPEED, Nikon s own image processing concept and is equipped with ISO 6400 sensitivity, which provides for...
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L.A. Times - Education | 1 day ago
No shortage of smiles at school picture day
...a pair of decorative silk trees and, for the single portraits, a colorful backdrop and a wooden stool. But unlike before, his digital Nikon instantly delivers images for review. No more film-era guessing if the child blinked or smiled...
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MAKE: Blog | 2 days ago
How-To: Open source intervalometer for Canon, Nikon cameras
...peterdr has put together a really excellent tutorial on how to build his CT-1 open-source hardware intervalometer for Canon and Nikon digital cameras. There's more info about the project at his personal website, and a parts kit is for sale on...
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Nikkei falters, first 4-wk losing streak in a year
...which makes chip testing equipment, fell 2.9 percent to 2,030 yen, while Tokyo Electron <8035. T> lost 3 percent to 4,860 yen. Nikon Corp <7731. T>, which makes steppers, shed 2.8 percent to 1,592 yen. Among the market's gainers was...
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FT.com - Financial Markets News | 3 days ago
Japan stocks in fourth straight weekly drop
...Intel . Advantest, which makes chip testing equipment, fell 2.9 per cent to Y2,030, while Tokyo Electron lost 3 per cent to Y4,860. Nikon Corp, which makes steppers, shed 2.8 per cent to Y1,592. Among the market's gainers was...
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Wired Top Stories | 3 days ago
Hi-Def DSLRs May Be Cheap, But Talent Is Priceless
...and blunders which has caused consternation amongst potential subscribers to the DSLR as movie camera. Following Canon's Mark II and Nikon's D90 entry into the market with beautiful full-frame HD video capabilities and swappable,...
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Wired Top Stories | November 13, 2009
Nikon's Projector Cam Shines Through Exorbitant Price Tag
Reviewed by Kelsey Hazlewood • November 13, 2009 Nikon's Projector Cam Shines Through Exorbitant Price Tag When Nikon released the S1000pj, we were stoked about having a projector grafted to a traditional digital camera. When we put it...
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Adweek | November 11, 2009
Nikon Kick Starts Campaign via Tweet
...Kutcher launched the effort by tweeting his involvement in the Nikon Film Festival, a user-generated content contest Nov 11, 2009 Nikon is taking a cue from the popularity of Twitter by using the microblogging service as a launchpad for...
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Reuters | November 05, 2009
UPDATE 2-Nikon, Elpida still waiting on tech recovery
...shares down 0.2 pct, Elpida down 0.6 pct (Recasts lead; adds details, executive comment) Japanese precision equipment and camera maker Nikon Corp <7731. T> cut its chip stepper outlook, while chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc <6665. T> said it...
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
Nikon cuts chip stepper outlook, ups cameras
Japan's Nikon Corp <7731. T> said on Thursday it now expects to ship 33 chip steppers in the year to March, down from its August forecast for shipments of 36 units. Nikon competes with Netherlands-based ASML <ASML.AS> and Japanese rival...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Nikon Corporation listen (TYO: 7731), also known as Nikon or Nikon Corp., is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which it is the world's second largest manufacturer.
Among its famous products are Nikkor imaging lenses (for F-mount cameras, large format photography, photographic enlargers, and other applications), the Nikon F-series of 135 film SLR cameras, the Nikon D-series of digital SLR cameras, the Coolpix series of compact digital cameras, and the Nikonos series of underwater film cameras. Nikon's main competitors in camera and lens manufacturing include Canon, Casio, Kodak, Sony, Pentax, Panasonic, Fujifilm and Olympus.
Founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (日本光学工業株式会社 "Japan Optical Industries Corporation"), the company was renamed Nikon Corporation, after its cameras, in 1988. Nikon is one of the companies of the Mitsubishi Group. The name Nikon, which dates from 1946, is a merging of Nippon Kōgaku (日本光学: "Japan Optical") and an imitation of Zeiss Ikon. Nikon is pronounced differently around the world. The Japanese pronunciation is ; in the United States people say IPA: /ˈnaɪkɒn|/.
- Name:
- Nikon Corporation
- Type:
- Corporation TYO: 7731
- Location:
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Founded:
- Tokyo, Japan (1917)
- Industry:
- Imaging
- Key People:
- Michio Kariya, President, CEO & COO
- Products:
- Precision equipment for the semiconductor industry, Digital imaging equipment and cameras, Microscopes, Spectacle lenses, Optical measuring and inspection instruments,
- Revenue:
- ¥730.9 billion (Business year ending March 31, 2006)
- No. of Employees:
- 16,758 (Consolidated, as of March 31, 2005)
- Motto:
- If the picture matters, the camera matters
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