Canon U.S.A. Earns #1 Ranking In 2010 Total Copier Market Share

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., - Based on the Company’s strong sales across its digital output portfolio Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in advanced digital imaging, today announced that it has earned the #1 position for total U.S. page copier/MFP market share for 2010 with 18.6 percent of the market, according to Gartner’s Printer, Copier and MFP Quarterly Statistics Database for fourth quarter 2010.1

“For the thirteenth year in a row, Canon has been recognized by Gartner as the leader in total page copier market share, reflecting the ongoing success of the Canon imageCLASS series and imageRUNNER ADVANCE office system product lines,” said Junichi Yoshitake, senior vice president, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. “Canon’s leadership position is driven by our commitment to developing leading-edge products that are ideally positioned to serve customers in the office and production markets.”

Gartner’s research focused on market share for color and black-and-white copiers/MFPs of both digital and analog technology, and both inkjet and page output technology, including personal copiers (1-10 pages-per-minute (ppm)) and copiers in Segments 1-6, which range in speed from 11 to 91+ ppm.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked fourth overall in the U.S. in 2010†, with global revenues of more than US $45 billion and is listed as number six in the computer industry on Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2010 list. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei – “all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future” – Canon U.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei.