{"wikiid":91364,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Epson Camera","revisionid":1148459,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\nSeiko Epson Corporation, also known as Epson, is a Japanese electronics company. The name \u201cEpson\u201d is short for \u201cSon of Electronic Printer.\u201d Epson is one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of computer printers, imaging, and information-related equipment. The company produces inkjet, dot matrix, and laser printers, scanners, projectors, robots, desktop computers, cash registers, laptops, cameras, integrated circuits, and LCD components. The Seiko Epson Corporation is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group, which was traditionally known for producing Seiko timepieces.\n\nIn 2004, Epson introduced their first R-D1 digital RangeFinder Camera, which was the first digital rangefinder on the market. The R-D1 supports Leica M mount and Leica screw mount M39 lenses with an adapter ring. The R-D1\u2019s sensor is smaller than the sensor of the standard 35 mm film frame, so lenses mounted on this camera have a field view 1.53-times as long as that of a standard 35 mm camera. The R-D1s replaced the R-D1 in 2006, which was less expensive but sold with identical hardware. Epson released a firmware patch to give the R-D1 model the same functionality as the R-D1s. Epson\u2019s R-D1 model was the first digital camera to make such a firmware upgrade available for free.\n\nEpson cameras typically include the name \u201cEpson\u201d printed in capital letters on the camera\u2019s front face.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epson|Wikipedia: Epson]\n* [link|https:\/\/epson.com\/company-history|Epson Company History]\n* [link|https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/products\/cameras\/epson|Digital Photography Review: Epson Cameras]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Seiko Epson Corporation, also known as Epson, is a Japanese electronics company. The name \u201cEpson\u201d is short for \u201cSon of Electronic Printer.\u201d Epson is one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of computer printers, imaging, and information-related equipment. The company produces inkjet, dot matrix, and laser printers, scanners, projectors, robots, desktop computers, cash registers, laptops, cameras, integrated circuits, and LCD components. The Seiko Epson Corporation is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group, which was traditionally known for producing Seiko timepieces."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"In 2004, Epson introduced their first R-D1 digital RangeFinder Camera, which was the first digital rangefinder on the market. The R-D1 supports Leica M mount and Leica screw mount M39 lenses with an adapter ring. The R-D1\u2019s sensor is smaller than the sensor of the standard 35 mm film frame, so lenses mounted on this camera have a field view 1.53-times as long as that of a standard 35 mm camera. The R-D1s replaced the R-D1 in 2006, which was less expensive but sold with identical hardware. Epson released a firmware patch to give the R-D1 model the same functionality as the R-D1s. Epson\u2019s R-D1 model was the first digital camera to make such a firmware upgrade available for free."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Epson cameras typically include the name \u201cEpson\u201d printed in capital letters on the camera\u2019s front face."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Additional Information"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epson","target":false}}],"text":"Wikipedia: Epson"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/epson.com\/company-history","target":false}}],"text":"Epson Company History"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/products\/cameras\/epson","target":false}}],"text":"Digital Photography Review: Epson Cameras"}]}]}]}]},"contents_rendered":"
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Seiko Epson Corporation, also known as Epson, is a Japanese electronics company. The name \u201cEpson\u201d is short for \u201cSon of Electronic Printer.\u201d Epson is one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of computer printers, imaging, and information-related equipment. The company produces inkjet, dot matrix, and laser printers, scanners, projectors, robots, desktop computers, cash registers, laptops, cameras, integrated circuits, and LCD components. The Seiko Epson Corporation is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group, which was traditionally known for producing Seiko timepieces.<\/p>\n\n

In 2004, Epson introduced their first R-D1 digital RangeFinder Camera, which was the first digital rangefinder on the market. The R-D1 supports Leica M mount and Leica screw mount M39 lenses with an adapter ring. The R-D1\u2019s sensor is smaller than the sensor of the standard 35 mm film frame, so lenses mounted on this camera have a field view 1.53-times as long as that of a standard 35 mm camera. The R-D1s replaced the R-D1 in 2006, which was less expensive but sold with identical hardware. Epson released a firmware patch to give the R-D1 model the same functionality as the R-D1s. Epson\u2019s R-D1 model was the first digital camera to make such a firmware upgrade available for free.<\/p>\n\n

Epson cameras typically include the name \u201cEpson\u201d printed in capital letters on the camera\u2019s front face.<\/p>\n\n

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