MELVILLE, NY, August 9, 2021 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is taking the opportunity to spotlight its commitment to anti-counterfeit consumer education and safety awareness. Canon has a longstanding commitment to fight against the proliferation of counterfeit Canon products by helping to protect customers from receiving non-Canon products that are hazardous and can cause damage to their equipment. As part of this effort, Canon has updated its anti-counterfeit consumer education microsite, providing expanded information about commonly counterfeited Canon products, as well as informing consumers about the battery recognition technology that is built into certain Canon cameras and camcorders. The website can be found at usa.canon.com/aboutcounterfeits.
With the surge of online shopping, the availability of counterfeits for many brands has persisted and grown, leaving consumers unaware about counterfeits and unable to make informed purchasing decisions. The Canon anti-counterfeit consumer education microsite includes updated tips on how to spot counterfeits that unlawfully bear the Canon logo as well as a discussion about the difference between gray market and counterfeit goods for consumers who may not know how to distinguish between them. The microsite also offers consumers handy links to anti-counterfeit product advisories and resources, as well as a link to some valuable information that Canon provides to its consumers concerning another form of fakery being offered to the public– some service and support companies passing themselves off as authorized Canon repair facilities.
Canon promotes safety by partnering with its consumers and sharing technical expertise. On the microsite, U.S. consumers are encouraged to use Canon U.S.A’s most important safety education tool – its anti-counterfeit hotline at 1-855-46-CANON – that allows Canon consumers to report suspicious Canon goods so that they can be authenticated by Canon before use.
“At Canon, we have invested deeply to ensure our technical staff is thoroughly trained and well equipped with the knowledge and tools required to properly identify non-genuine merchandise. The specific combination of our formal processes, access to proprietary manufacturing attributes, training, and tools available exclusively to our Canon service staff, allows us to discern even the most intricate differences between genuine and non-genuine items,” says Jason Fligman, Senior Director & General Manager of Customer Support Operations for the Imaging Technologies and Communications Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “We are very aware of the quality and safety issues that are common amongst counterfeit Canon products, and committed to assisting our valued customers in ensuring the authenticity of Canon-branded items.”
Canon encourages consumers who seek to buy genuine Canon products to purchase them through authorized dealers by using a dealer locator link on Canon’s website or through a brand-based online store, such as Canon Direct. Canon also pursues counterfeiters in the U.S. and around the world to protect its customers from potentially unsafe products that unlawfully use the Canon name, as well as to protect the value, trusted reputation, and loyalty that the Canon brand has acquired over decades in producing high-quality, safe and reliable products.
That does not mean they don't exist.
How often do I see BMWs, Mercedes - Benz, even Porsches fitted with the cheapest Chinese tires...
I once even dealt with a millionaire who proudly told me he filled his rental's tank with regular instead of premium. The car was an AMG.
No comment...
It didn't hurt that he was renting the car, charging it off as a business expense, reducing his income and avoiding taxes. Buy-Borrow-Die.
Having said that, I use genuine Canon batteries myself just because I don't want to run the risk of finding that a third-party battery is rejected by the camera. My R5 actually rejects genuine Canon LP6-E batteries that work fine in my 5DMkiv, although it is happy enough with LP6-EN and of course with LP6ENH.
My biggest complaint is that even the latest Canon batteries are only good for 300 shots maximum in the R5 under my usage, although they're good enough for over 1000 shots in the 5DMkiv. Swapping batteries 3 times a day can be a real pain. Of course this is a problem with the efficiency of the electronics in the camera, rather than with the batteries themselves.
Some time back there was a spate of counterfeit B+W filters. Cheap glass in a soft metal ring with realistic printing on the edge. They’re still out there, that’s why I get mine from B&H or Adorama, and I won’t buy filters through Amazon (the ‘sold by Amazon’ ones were bought by Amazon from B+W, but Amazon co-mingles their stock with that of 3rd party sellers that may include counterfeit products).
This reminds me of that anti right to repair fearmongering ad where someone changed a AA battery in their device and some countdown timer played and then his pocket exploded.
That being said, I am always cautious to look for trustworthy brands when it comes to anything power delivery. Some people have had their computer catch fire because they used a cheap GPU power cable that didn't use thick enough wire for the power passing through.
But would it justify putting a $6000 1DX III at risk with cheap or counterfeit batteries? Melting lithium batteries are no fun...
The "opulent" pricing of premium fuel was fun to learn about.
First, there is no risk of damage using lower octane fuel in a modern vehicle. The computers adjust timing to avoid any premature detonation ("knock").
Second, the performance differences are minimal (tenth of a second in an acceleration test really matter to you enough to increase your fuel bill by a big percentage?)
Third, you're not willingly putting ethanol in your car without knowing the effects, are you?
The anti-knock sensor indeed does adjust the ignition timing on every new car. Yet, it first has to interpret a few "knocking-cycles" before it does adapt to low-fuel quality. This harms the con-rod bearings and the pistons.
AMGs MUST be run (can be a warranty issue) in Europe on 98 ROZ ("Superplus), which has a much higher octane rating than what you get in the US, regular being comparable. Engine damages were not frequent, but could occur when no adequate fuel had been used in conjunction with high speed driving.
But let us now turn back to "counterfeiting", which is indeed an issue.:)
And sorry for the detour...