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AlexanderC
15th of November 2003 (Sat), 07:46
What does EOS mean?
maderito
15th of November 2003 (Sat), 07:57
See: http://www.photozone.de/2Equipment/canonFAQ.htm#1Q1 for your answer and more.
Guillermo Freige
15th of November 2003 (Sat), 09:19
It means Electronic Optical System
chowhungkeng
15th of November 2003 (Sat), 09:42
Yes, it means Electronic Optical System.

But, in early advertising one brochure also stated
that the Canon EOS was the dawn of a new era.

EOS - the goddess of dawn
chowhungkeng
15th of November 2003 (Sat), 09:45
EOS was the goddess of the dawn. From her island home of Aiaia, in the river Okeanos, she rose up into the sky each morning in a golden chariot drawn by winged horses scattering the dark mists of the night with her rosy brilliance.
toddb
15th of November 2003 (Sat), 12:11
Great link maderito. I spent some time looking through it, kind of nice to have all that info in one spot.
Jesper
16th of November 2003 (Sun), 03:41
Go to the "Portrait of the Pioneers" section of the Canon Camera Museum: http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/design/pioneers/index.html

Click on the EOS 620. There's the story about the design of the first EOS camera and a description of what EOS stands for:

"EOS stands for Electro Optical System, a technical description, but the name was also selected for its meaning of Goddess of Dawn in Greek mythology. Canon wanted to express lofty aspirations in a design that would mark the "coming of a new dawn" for future cameras."