photo:dslr_timeline
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timeline of development of digital cameras
see also:
technologies
year | Canon | Nikon | Sony | Olympus | Other |
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1999 | new 2EV IS line of L lenses | 2.6mp; d-TTL flash; | FL-40 TTL flash for 2.3mp C-2500L fixed lens | ||
2000 | wireless E-TTL flash | G-type lenses w/o aperture rings | E-100RS 1.3mp 10x zoom fixed lens | ||
2001 | 5mp | E-10 4mp interlaced scan fixed lens | |||
2002 | 11mp FF 1st full frame dSLR | 6mp DX | E-20 5mp interlaced and progressive scan fixed lens | ||
2003 | wireless iTTL flash | Minolta DiMAGE A1 5mp fixed lens world 1st sensor IS | sensor dust removal; 1st 43 dSLR; new TTL flash protocol FL-36/50; 50mm macro one of sharpest lenses ever made; 300mm f/2.8; | ||
2004 | 16mp FF; E-TTL II flash | 12mp DX | Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D 6mp with world 1st dSLR with sensor IS; Sony DSC-828 8mp prosumer fixed | C8080WZ 8mp prosumer fixed; 150mm f/2.0; 7-14mm f/4; | |
2005 | Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D | 1st constant f/2.0 zoom lenses: 14-35mm and 35-100mm; 90-250mm f/2.8; | |||
2006 | sensor dust removal | 1st Sony dSLR a100; | E330 7.5mp full time live view | ||
2007 | 21mp FF | sensor dust removal; 12mp FF 1st Nikon FX dSLR | E510 10mp sensor 3-4EV IS + live view; SWD AF lenses; | ||
2008 | HD video; Live view; | HD video; Live view; new TS macro lenses | IS; 24mp FF | wireless TTL flash; swivel LCD; CD-AF capable lenses; | Pan. G1 MicroFourThirds mirrorless Leica S2 super-FF |
2009 | 16-18mp APS-C; 22mp FF; new TSE lenses; swivel LCD; PW radio TTL; | new 3-4EV OIS lenses/start of lens upgrades; 24mp FF | Olympus starts to replace its Four Thirds dSLR system with a mirrorless Micro Four Thirds system MFT | MFT GH-1 1080i HD Video; Leica M9 FF rangefinder; | |
2010 | new 3-4EV OIS lenses | PW radio TTL; | Oly HD video; Oly 5EV IS | ||
2011 | SLT fixed mirror; NEX7 mirrorless | MFT: touch screen AF; fastest and most accurate AF for still subjects is now the Olympus CD-AF - better than dSLR technologies; 12mm /2.0; 45mm f/1.8 | GH-3 v.high quality video | ||
2012 | radio TTL flash; | D800 36mp FF 1st Nikon with true HD video | E-M5 16mp 9fps mirrorless with 5-axis 5EV IS; 75mm f/1.8 | ||
2013 | DualPixel AF sensor | a7 1st full frame mirrorless | E-M1 on-sensor phase detect AF | GX-7 at last a Pan. camera with IBIS | |
2014 | IBIS from Olympus on a7ii | Pan. introduces its DFD CDAF system in the GH4 | |||
2015 | |||||
2016 | Canon M mirrorless system | E-M1ii 20mp; 18fps; 1st camera with 50mp pixel shift HiRes; 4K; | |||
2017 | pixel shift HRes; 120p HD video; 1st stacked sensor giving blackout-free EVF and minimal rolling shutter in a9; HiRes mode in a7RIII; | ||||
2018 | Canon R mirrorless system; USB in-camera charging; | Nikon Z mirrorless system | 1st 4K 60p full frame (Pan S1); | ||
2019 | 5.76mdot EVF and 61mp sensor in a7RIV; | E-M1x adds 2nd processor, 7.5EV IBIS, vertical grip, USB charging, handheld HiRes, Live ND, and AI technologies (Intelligent Subject Detection AF algorithm), built-in Field Sensor System sports an integrated GPS module (GLONASS and QZSS) along with an electronic compass, manometer, temperature sensor, and acceleration sensor plus first Olympus radio wireless flash system | 1st 6K 24p (Pan S1H); | ||
2020 | 8K video in R5 (1st Canon stills to have zebra exposure warnings); 1st Canon cameras to have IBIS but still no HiRes mode (R5 and R6) | 9.44mdot EVF in a7SIII and a9; a9: 50mp stacked sensor 1/200th sec readout; HEIF images; HiRes with flash; MIMO WiFi; bird EyeAF; | E-M1iii adds hand held 50mp pixel shift HiRes, Live ND filter effect and USB charging to E-M1ii features; Olympus sells off its camera division | ||
2021 | Canon starts to discontinue dSLR lenses; | Nikon starts to discontinue dSLR lenses; | Sony dSLRs discontinued; | bird Eye AF update for E-M1X |
professional cropped sensor digital cameras
year | Canon | Nikon | Sony | Olympus, Panasonic |
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1998 | D2000; D6000; | |||
1999 | D1 2.6mp 4.5fps | |||
2000 | ||||
2001 | 1D 4mp 8fps | D1X 5mp 3fps, D1H 2.6mp 5fps | ||
2002 | D100 6mp 3fps | |||
2003 | D2H 4mp 8fps, i-TTL flash | E-1: 5mp 5fps | ||
2004 | 1D Mark II: 8mp 8.5fps e-TTL II flash | D2X 12mp 5fps | ||
2005 | 1D Mark IIN: 8mp 8.5fps | D200 10mp; D2HS 4mp 8fps | ||
2006 | D2Xs 12mp 5fps | |||
2007 | 1D Mark III: 10mp 10fps | D300 - 12mp 6-8fps | E3: 10mp 5fps | |
2008 | a700: 12mp | |||
2009 | 1D Mark IV 16mp 10fps; 7D: 18mp 8fps | D300s - 12mp DX, HD video | Pan GH1 oversized 16mp sensor; HD video; | |
2010 | E5: 12mp 5fps, 720p HD video; Pan GH2 oversized 16mp sensor; 5fps; HD video; hacked version had perhaps the best HD video at the time, matched only by the Nikon D800; | |||
2011 | ||||
2012 | Pan GH3 16mp 4-6fps; 60p HD video; WiFi; 1st optical wireless flash on Pan. | |||
2013 | E-M1: 16mp 5-axis IBIS, 10fps, 37 PDAF, 30P HD video | |||
2014 | 7D II 20mp, Dual Pixel PDAF, no IBIS, 60P HD video | Pan GH4 16mp; 7-12fps; 1st 4K video in stills camera; new DFD CDAF system; 60p HD video; | ||
2015 | Pan GH5 20mp | |||
2016 | E-M1ii 20mp; 18fps; 50mp pixel shift HiRes; 4K; | |||
2017 | ||||
2018 | Pan G9 20mp; Pan GH5S; | |||
2019 | E-M1x adds 2nd processor plus vertical grip and AI technologies | |||
2020 | E-M1iii adds hand held 50mp pixel shift HiRes and ND filter effect | |||
2021 | Pan GH5 ii 20mp; |
professional full frame sensor cameras
year | Canon | Nikon | Sony | Other |
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1999 | ||||
2000 | ||||
2001 | ||||
2002 | 1Ds 11mp 3fps | |||
2003 | ||||
2004 | Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c 13.5mp; 1Ds Mark II 16.6mp 4fps | Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n 13.5mp | ||
2005 | ||||
2006 | ||||
2007 | 1Ds Mark III: 21mp, 5fps | D3 12mp 9fps | ||
2008 | a900 24.6mp, IS | Leica S2 38mp 1.5fps super full frame 50% bigger | ||
2009 | D3s 12mp 9fps 720pHD; D3x 24.5mp | Leica M9 18mp rangefinder | ||
2010 | Pentax 645d 40mp medium format | |||
2011 | 1D X: 18mp 12fps | |||
2012 | D4 16mp 9-11fps, 720p video; | |||
2013 | ||||
2014 | 5DS 50mp 5fps | D4s 16mp 11fps; | ||
2015 | Leica SL 24mp 11fps | |||
2016 | 1DX ii 20mp, DualPixel, 4K 60p video | D5 20.8mp 14fps | ||
2017 | a9 24mp, 20fps | |||
2018 | ||||
2019 | a9ii 24mp, 20fps | Leica SL2 47mp 20fps, HiRes; 30p 5K; Panasonic S1 24mp 60p 4K 180p HD HiRes; S1R 47mp IBIS 6-9fps; 60p 4K; S1H 24mp 24p 6K; | ||
2020 | 1DX iii | D6; D780; | ||
2021 | A1 |
other cropped sensor cameras
year | Canon | Nikon | Sony | Olympus/Pan MFT |
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1999 | ||||
2000 | D30 3mp 3fps | |||
2001 | ||||
2002 | D60 6mp 3fps | |||
2003 | 300D/Rebel 6mp 2.5fps; 10D 6mp 3fps | |||
2004 | 20D: 8mp 5fps; E-TTL II flash | D70 6mp | Oly E300: 2.5fps 8mp | |
2005 | 350D/Rebel XT: 8mp 2.8fps; 20Da - special astrophotography version of 20D | D50 6mp 2.5fps; D70S 6mp | Oly E500: 2.5fps 8mp; Pan. L1; | |
2006 | 30D: 8mp; 400D/Rebel XTi: 10mp dust protection | D80 10mp 3fps | Leica Digilux 3; Oly E330 - 1st full time live view dSLR | |
2007 | 40D: 10mp, 6.5fps | D40 / D40x | Oly E410; Oly E510 10mp 3fps 1st in-camera IS plus Live View | |
2008 | 50D: 15mp; 450D: 12mp, 3.5fps | D90 12mp - 1st dSLR with 720p HD video | a200; a300; a350 | Oly E420/E520/Oly E30 (swivel LCD) - wireless TTL flash |
2009 | D3000 | a230/a330/a380/a500/a550 | Oly E600/620 - swivel LCD; E450; Micro Four Thirds system | |
2010 | 60D: 18mp, 5fps; 550D: 18mp 3.7fps; | D7000; D3100 | a560/a580; A33/A55 - SLT fixed mirror; Sony NEX E-mount camera system | |
2011 | 600D: 18mp, 3.7fps; 1100D: 12mp, 3fps | D5100 | ||
2012 | Oly EM5 16mp, 9fps mirrorless | |||
2013 | 70D Dual Pixel AF | |||
2014 | ||||
2015 | T6i; T7s; | Oly EM5ii 16mp; Pan G7 16mp 6-8fps DFD; Pan GX8 20mp; | ||
2016 | M5; 80D | Oly Pen F 16mp; Pan G80/85 16mp; Pan GX80/85 16mp; | ||
2017 | M6 no EVF; 77D; T7i; | Oly E-M10 III | ||
2018 | Pan GX9 20mp; | |||
2019 | Oly EM5iii 20mp compact version of E-M1 II; Pan G95 | |||
2020 | Pan G100/110 20mp; Oly EM-10 IV; | |||
2021 |
semi-pro full frame sensor cameras
year | Canon | Nikon | Sony | Other |
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2005 | 5D: 12.7mp 3fps | |||
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2008 | 5D MII: 21mp | D700 12mp full frame 5fps | ||
2009 | a850: 24.6mp | |||
2010 | ||||
2011 | ||||
2012 | 5D MIII: 22mp; radio TTL flash; | D800 36mp 4fps FX / 15mp 6fps DX | ||
2013 | Canon 6D budget | Df retrostyled | a7 24mp; a7R 36mp | |
2014 | D810 36mp HD video | a7S video; a7ii 24mp; IBIS | ||
2015 | a7Rii 42mp, IBIS, 4K 30p; a7Sii video; | |||
2016 | ||||
2017 | 6D ii budget | D850 47mp 7-9fps | a7Riii 42mp, IBIS, 10fps; pixel shift; 4K 30p; 120p HD; | |
2018 | Canon R 30mp; 5-8fps; 30p 4K cropped; Canon RP 26mp 5fps 24p 4K; | a7iii 24mp; IBIS; 4K | ||
2019 | a7Riv 61mp, IBIS, 10fps; pixel shift; 4K 30p; 120p HD; | |||
2020 | R5 45mp; IBIS;12-20fps; 30p 8K; 120p 4K; R6 20mp; IBIS;12-20fps; 60p 4K; | a7Siii video; a7c compact version of a7III; | Pan S5 24mp budget; | |
2021 |
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