The Canon (Hansa Canon) is an early Japanese 35mm rangefinder camera, marketed in the late 1930s under the Hansa brand distributed by Omiya Shashin Yohin. It was among the first camera models produced by what would become Canon, positioning it as a high-end precision instrument when new.

At UK auction in recent years, hammer prices for examples of this model have ranged from around £500 to £7,400, reflecting how condition, completeness and originality drive value at saleroom level today. The wide spread between the two recorded sales shows that a clean, original-finish body with matching lens sells for many times what an incomplete or heavily worn example is worth, and confidence in any single price guide is limited.