Canon provides imaging, optical, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, scanners, medical equipment, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. In April 1964, Eastman Kodak announced a new 8mm film standard: Super 8. This standard had a larger image size than regular 8, and the film was contained in an easy-to-handle cartridge. The new standard severely impacted other manufacturers, leading others including Canon to develop its first Super 8 model: the Zoom 518 Super 8. This camera was the first movie camera to use ABS on its exterior, which later became standard.
