Nikon

Also known as Nikon Corporation, Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon, Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha

(; ; ) is a Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer. Nikon's products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and equipment related to semiconductor fabrication, such as steppers used in the photolithography steps of such manufacturing. Nikon is the world's second largest manufacturer of such equipment.

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Nikon is a Japanese company that makes optical and photographic equipment, ranging from cameras and lenses to binoculars, microscopes, and specialized industrial tools used in semiconductor manufacturing. The company is particularly significant as the world's second largest manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication equipment.

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Key facts

Company.products: Still cameras, SLR cameras, DSLR cameras, digital cinema cameras, binoculars / monoculars, binocular telescope, laser rangefinder, field microscopy, precision equipment, microscopes, riflescopes, surveying equipment, regenerative medicine solutions, material processing equipment, ophthalmic lenses and many instrumental products
Company.revenue: (FY2024)
Company.operating_income: (FY2024)
Company.net_income: (FY2024)
Company.num_employees: 20,190 (March 31, 2020)
Company.name: Nikon Corporation
Company.native_name: 株式会社ニコン
Company.native_name_lang: ja
Company.romanized_name: Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon
Company.former_name: Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha ( (1917-1988)
Company.type: Public
Company.logo: Nikon Logo.svg
Company.logo_caption: Logo since 2003
Company.logo_size: 140px
Company.image: Nikon HQ2.jpg
Company.image_caption: Nikon headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo
Company.foundation: Tokyo City
Company.location: Nishi-Ōi, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company
Founded: 1917
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon, Nikon Corporation, Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha
Status: Active

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GRID grid.471244.0 · ISNI 0000 0004 0621 6187

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Official website: www.nikon.com
Image: Nikon HQ2.jpg

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Commons category: Nikon
inception: 1917-01-01
Commons gallery: Nikon
social media followers: 88000

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Contents

History
Reception outside Japan
Names and brands
Rise of the Nikon F series
Post-millennium film camera production
Digital photography
Digital single-lens reflex and point and shoot cameras
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras
Mirrorless fixed-lens cameras, the cancelled release of DL series
Movie camera production
Thai operations
Nikon-Essilor Co. Ltd.
Recent development
Film cameras
Film - Professional [[Rangefinder cameras]]
Film [[135 film|35 mm]] [[Single-lens reflex camera|SLR]] cameras with manual focus
{{anchor|Pronea}}Film [[Advanced Photo System|APS]] [[Single-lens reflex camera|SLR]] cameras
Film 35 mm [[Single-lens reflex camera|SLR]] cameras with autofocus
Compact cameras
Movie cameras
Professional Underwater cameras
Digital cameras
Digital compact cameras
Larger sensor compact cameras
Light-weight [[Lens speed|fast lens]] compact cameras
[[Bridge camera]]s
[[Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera]]s
[[Digital single lens reflex camera]]s
Photo optics
Lenses for Nikon Z-mount
Lenses for F-mount cameras
Other lenses for photography and imaging
Electronic flash units
Film scanners
Sport optics
Binoculars
Spotting scopes
Rifle scopes
Nikon Metrology
Overview
Origins
Products
Lithography equipment
Overview
Legal disputes
Market position and products
Other products
Sponsorship
Awards and exhibitions
Others
Cultural references
Awards and recognition
Nikon school
See also
Notes and references
External links