27 "Japanese Historical Cameras" of 2004 Named
The Historical Camera Committee (Chairperson – Ms. MORIYAMA, Mayumi), a review group established within the Japan Camera Industry Institute, has selected the 27 cameras below, as “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2004.
Film cameras chosen for “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2004 (2 models)
| Release Date | Name of Camera | Company Name | Model | Photosensitive Material | Frame Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10 | Fujifilm NATURA S | Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. | Direct-view finder | 135 | 24x36mm |
| 2004-10-22 | Nikon F6 | Nikon Corporation | Single-lens reflex | 135 | 24x36mm |
Digital cameras chosen for “Japanese Historical Cameras” of 2004 (25 models)
| Release Date | Name of Camera | Company Name | Model | Storage Media | Numbers of Effective Pixels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-30 | Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide |
Ricoh Co.,Ltd. | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card / MM Card / 8MB Built-in memory |
3.24 million |
| 2004-02-10 | Fujifilm BIGJOB HD-1 |
Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
xD-Picture CardTM | 3.10 million |
| 2004-02-20 | KonicaMinolta DiMAGE A2 |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | LCD viewfinder / LCD monitor |
SD Card / MM Card / CompactFlashTM |
8.00 million |
| 2004-03 | Canon PowerShot Pro1 |
Canon Inc. | LCD viewfinder / LCD monitor |
CompactFlashTM | 8.00 million |
| 2004-03 | Nikon D70 | Nikon Corporation | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 6.10 million |
| 2004-03-19 | Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LC1 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | LCD viewfinder / LCD monitor |
SD Card | 5.00 million |
| 2004-03-19 | KonicaMinolta DIGITAL “GENBAKANTOKU” DG-4W | Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card / MM Card |
3.24 million |
| The middle of 2003-03 | Fujifilm FinePix F710 | Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
xD-Picture CardTM | 6.20 million |
| 2004-04 | Canon EOS-1D Mark II | Canon Inc. | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM / SD Card |
8.20 million |
| 2004-05-20 | Ricoh Caplio GX | Ricoh Co.,Ltd. | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card / MM Card / 16MB Built-in memory |
5.13 million |
| 2004-06-04 | Nikon COOLPIX 5200 | Nikon Corporation | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card / 12MB Built-in memory |
5.10 million |
| 2004-07 | Epson Rangefinder Digital Camera RD-1 | Seiko Epson Corp | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card | 6.10 million |
| 2004-07-02 | Kowa TD-1 | Kowa Company, Ltd., | Single-lens reflex | SD Card | 3.14 million |
| 2004-09-03 | Ricoh Caplio R1 | Ricoh Co.,Ltd. | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card / MM Card / 12MB Built-in memory |
4.00 million |
| The beginning of 2004-09 | Pentax Optio 750Z | PENTAX Corporation | Direct-view finder / LCD monitor |
SD Card | 7.00 million |
| The end of 2004-09 | Canon EOS 20D | Canon Inc. | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 8.20 million |
| 2004-10-01 | Nikon COOLPIX 8400 | Nikon Corporation | LCD viewfinder / LCD monitor |
CompactFlashTM | 8.00 million |
| 2004-11 | Nikon COOLPIX 8800 | Nikon Corporation | LCD viewfinder / LCD monitor |
CompactFlashTM | 8.00 million |
| 2004-11-16 | Contax U4R | Kyocera Corporation. | LCD monitor | SD Card / MM Card |
4.00 million |
| 2004-11-19 | KonicaMinolta Alpha-7 DIGITAL |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 6.10 million |
| 2004-11-19 | Pentax *ist Ds | PENTAX Corporation | Single-lens reflex | SD Card | 6.10 million |
| 2004-11-26 | Olympus i:robe IR-500 | Olympus Corporation | LCD monitor | xD-Picture CardTM | 4.00 million |
| 2004-11-27 | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II | Canon Inc. | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM / SD Card |
16.70 million |
| 2004-11-30 | Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro | Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd. | Single-lens reflex | xD-Picture CardTM | 12.34 million |
| 2004-12-03 | Olympus E-300 | Olympus Corporation | Single-lens reflex | CompactFlashTM | 8.00 million |
