Digital Cameras Timeline: 2006
The timeline shown below is a graphical representation of
new digital camera product announcements going back to 1995.
Displayed in reverse chronological order, multiple
announcements on the same day may affect the scale of the chart.
| Nov 2006 |  | |
|  |  | |  | 16 | Nikon D40 | 6.0 mp |  review |  buy |
| | | Oct 2006 | |
| | Sep 2006 | | |
| Photokina | | |
| | 26 | Sigma SD14 | 4.6 mp | specs | buy |
| | | Sigma DP1 | 4.6 mp, Fixed | review | buy |
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| | 25 | Fujifilm FinePix F31fd | 6.1 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare Z710 | 7.1 mp, 10x | specs | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro | 12.1 mp | review | buy |
| | |
| | 21 | Samsung GX-10 | 10.0 mp | specs | buy |
| | | | | 14 | Olympus E-400 | 10.0 mp | specs | buy |
| | | Leica V-LUX 1 | 10.0 mp, 12x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot SD800 IS | 7.1 mp, 3.8x | review | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot SD40 | 7.1 mp, 2.4x | specs | buy |
| | | Leica Digilux 3 | 7.4 mp | specs | buy |
| | | Leica D-LUX 3 | 10.0 mp, 4x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot G7 | 10.0 mp, 6x | review | buy |
| | | Leica M8 | 10.4 mp | review | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot SD900 | 10.0 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | | | 13 | Pentax Optio T20 | 7.1 mp, 2.9x | specs | buy |
| | | Pentax Optio E20 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Pentax K10D | 10.0 mp | review | buy |
| | | | | 11 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 | 8.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T50 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Aug 2006 | | |
| | | | | 24 | Fujifilm FinePix S9100 | 9.1 mp, 10.7x | specs | buy |
| | | Ricoh Caplio R5 | 7.1 mp, 7.1x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-200 | 6.0 mp, 5x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-190 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A710 IS | 7.1 mp, 6x | review | buy |
| | | Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi | 10.1 mp | review | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 725 SW | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 730 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 740 | 7.1 mp, 5x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 750 | 7.1 mp, 5x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-180 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-170 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 1000 | 10.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A640 | 10.0 mp, 4x | review | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix S7c | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A630 | 8.0 mp, 4x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus SP-510 UZ | 7.1 mp, 10x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix S10 | 6.0 mp, 10x | review | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix S9 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix L5 | 7.1 mp, 5x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix L6 | 6.0 mp, 3.1x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 21 | Pentax Optio A20 | 10.0 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | Pentax Optio M20 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 9 | Nikon D80 | 10.0 mp | review | buy |
| | | | | 8 | Kodak EasyShare C875 | 8.0 mp, 5x | review | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare V705 | 7.1 mp, 5.1x | specs | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare C743 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Casio Exilim EX-S770 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare C433 | 4.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 7 | Pentax Optio W20 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 2 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Jul 2006 | | |
| | | | | 26 | Casio Exilim EX-Z700 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 24 | Pentax Optio S7 | 7.1 mp, 2.9x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 19 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 | 10.0 mp, 4x | review | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07 | 7.1 mp, 3.6x | specs | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 | 10.0 mp, 12x | review | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 | 7.1 mp, 3.6x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 13 | Fujifilm FinePix F20 Zoom | 6.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd | 6.1 mp, 10.7x | review | buy |
| | | | | 3 | Samsung NV7 OPS | 7.1 mp, 7.1x | review | buy |
| | | Samsung NV10 | 10.0 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | Samsung NV3 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Jun 2006 | | |
| | | | | 26 | Casio Exilim EX-S600d | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 22 | Casio Exilim EX-Z70 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 20 | Kodak EasyShare P712 | 7.1 mp, 12x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 5 | Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 | 10.0 mp | review | buy |
| | | | | 1 | Nikon D2Xs | 12.2 mp | specs | buy |
May 2006 | | |
| | | | | 30 | Fujifilm FinePix Z3 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 22 | Ricoh Caplio R40 | 6.0 mp, 5.7x | specs | buy |
| | | Pentax K100D | 6.0 mp | review | buy |
| | | Pentax K110D | 6.0 mp | specs | buy |
| | | | | 8 | Ricoh Caplio 500G | 8.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 4 | Casio Exilim EX-Z5 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Apr 2006 | | |
| | | | | 26 | Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 | 10.0 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | | | 25 | Kodak EasyShare V610 | 6.0 mp, 10x | review | buy |
| | | | | 6 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 3 | Leica C-LUX 1 | 6.0 mp, 3.6x | specs | buy |
| | | Mar 2006 | |
| | Feb 2006 | | |
| PMA | | |
| | 26 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 | 7.4 mp | review | buy |
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| | 25 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 | 7.1 mp, 12x | review | buy |
| | | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W100 | 8.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 | 6.0 mp, 12x | review | buy |
| | | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W70 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
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| | 24 | Samsung GX-1L | 6.0 mp | specs | buy |
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| | 23 | Ricoh Caplio RR630 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Ricoh Caplio R4 | 6.0 mp, 7.1x | specs | buy |
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| | 21 | Canon PowerShot A430 | 4.0 mp, 4x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | 6.0 mp, 12x | review | buy |
| | | Canon EOS 30D | 8.2 mp | review | buy |
| | | Casio Exilim EX-Z60 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A700 | 6.0 mp, 6x | review | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix L4 | 4.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix L3 | 5.0 mp, 3.1x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix L2 | 6.0 mp, 3.1x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot SD600 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot SD630 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix P4 | 8.0 mp, 3.5x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix S5 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix S6 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A540 | 6.0 mp, 4x | specs | buy |
| | | Nikon Coolpix P3 | 8.0 mp, 3.5x | review | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot SD700 IS | 6.0 mp, 4x | review | buy |
| | | Casio Exilim EX-Z850 | 8.0 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A530 | 5.0 mp, 4x | specs | buy |
| | | Canon PowerShot A420 | 4.0 mp, 3.2x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 17 | Kodak EasyShare Z612 | 6.1 mp, 12x | specs | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare C533 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare C643 | 6.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 15 | Pentax Optio W10 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Pentax Optio T10 | 6.0 mp, 2.9x | specs | buy |
| | | Pentax Optio M10 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | | | 14 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 | 5.0 mp, 10x | review | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix F30 Zoom | 6.1 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix A600 Zoom | 6.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix F650 Zoom | 6.0 mp, 5x | specs | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 | 6.0 mp, 3.6x | review | buy |
| | | | | 13 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W30 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Jan 2006 | | |
| | | | | 27 | Pentax *ist DL2 | 6.0 mp | specs | buy |
| | | | | 26 | Olympus SP-320 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 720 SW | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-150 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-140 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-130 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus FE-115 | 5.0 mp, 2.8x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 700 | 7.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus Stylus 810 | 8.1 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Olympus E-330 | 7.4 mp | review | buy |
| | | | | 23 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 | 6.0 mp, 12x | review | buy |
| | | | | 16 | Samsung GX-1S | 6.0 mp | specs | buy |
| | | | | 10 | Ricoh Caplio R30 | 5.0 mp, 5.7x | specs | buy |
| CES | | |
| | 5 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
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| | 4 | Fujifilm FinePix A500 Zoom | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart M525 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart M527 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 | 6.0 mp, 6x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart E327 | 5.0 mp, Fixed | specs | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3 | 5.0 mp, 6x | specs | buy |
| | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart R725 | 6.2 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart R727 | 6.2 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix V10 Zoom | 5.0 mp, 3.6x | specs | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix A400 Zoom | 4.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart R927 | 8.2 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Fujifilm FinePix F470 Zoom | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | HP Photosmart M425 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
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| | 3 | Kodak EasyShare Z650 | 6.1 mp, 10x | review | buy |
| | | Pentax Optio A10 | 8.0 mp, 3x | review | buy |
| | | Pentax Optio E10 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Kodak EasyShare C663 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
| | | Samsung Digimax i6 | 6.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
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| | 2 | Kodak EasyShare V570 | 5.0 mp, 3x | specs | buy |
