• 1934: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. was established in Japan on January 20.  First products included motion picture positive film, dry plates and photographic paper.

 

• 1948: Fujifilm launched its first camera under the brand name Fujica.  

 

• 1962: The Fujica Auto-M was the world’s first camera to automatically set both aperture and shutter speed.

 

• 1965: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Was the first Japanese company to manufacture computer-based magnetic tapes.

 

• 1976: Fujifilm FII 400 was the world’s first ISO 400 colour print film (currently the top selling format).

 

• 1984: Fujicolour HR 1600 was the world’s first 1600 ISO colour print film.

 

• 1986: QuickSnap was the world’s first one-time use camera, a category that continues to see strong sales despite the introduction of digital.  

 

• 1989: Fujicolour Reala was the world’s first colour print film to reproduce colours as seen by the human eye.

 

• 1992: ATOMM (Advanced Super Thin-layer and High-Output Metal Media) technology enabled the manufacturing of high-density magnetic recording media, which helped develop the first 100MB Zip disk (Iomega) in 1995.

 

• 1997: Fujifilm introduces the Frontier Minilab System, the first retail-based digital photofinishing equipment for digital camera prints.

 

• 2000: Fujifilm launches Super CCD Technology to bolster the quality of digital images and prints.

 

• 2001: Building on its innovative ATOMM system, Fujifilm introduces NANO CUBIC Technology, which provides greater than 10 times recording densities – e.g. produces data cartridge or digital videotape of up to one TB (terabyte) or a floppy disk storing capacity of up to 3 GB.

 

• 2003: Fujifilm develops Image Intelligence Technology for professional photofinishing. The technology automatically corrects common flaws, such as under exposure, image dullness and poor lighting.