Picture This and That: October 2011 Comparison Chart

There have been several new interchangeable lens digital cameras announced recently, so here's a chart of what's available today.  The newcomers are the Nikon J1 and V1 mirrorless system cameras, the Sony A65 and A77 single lens translucent cameras, the Sony NEX-5N and NEX-7 MSCs, and the Samsung NX200 MSC.  Sony, Olympus, and Pentax each put two DSLR models to bed.  Sony still has two consumer DSLRs on the market, but I didn't show them because the SLT technology is clearly the future for Sony.  There are no links this time; if you want more details you can click away in the previous post.

		Big 2		Upstart	Little 4
Camera category	Brand (2010 ILC market share)	Canon (45%)	Nikon (30%)	Sony (12%)	Pentax (?)	Olympus (5%)	Panasonic (?)	Samsung (?)
RF-style MSC price w/ zoom	Low-end	-	-	NEX-C3 16.2MP $550	-	E-PM1 12.3MP $500	-	NX100 14.6MP $425
	Mid-Range	-	J1 10.1MP $650	NEX-5n 16.1M $700	-	E-PL3 12.3MP $650	DMC-GF3 12.1MP $675	-
	High-end	-	V1 10.1MP $900	NEX-7 24.1MP $1350	Q 12.4MP $900	E-P3 12.3MP $900	-	NX200 20.3MP $900
Consumer DSLR / SLT / MSC price w/ zoom	Beginner	1100D/T3 12.2MP $550	D3100 14.2MP $600	SLT-A35 16.2MP $600	K-r 12.4MP $600	E-620 12.2MP $600	-	NX11 14.6MP $550
	Mid-Range	600D/T3i 18.0MP $850	D5100 16.2MP $800	SLT-A55 16.2MP $800	-	-	DMC-G3 15.8MP $700	-
	Enthusiast	60D 18.0MP $1200	D7000 16.2MP $1450	SLT-A65 24.3MP $1000	K-5 16.3MP $1350	-	DMC-GH2 16.1MP $1000	-
Professional DSLR / SLT price body only	Mid-size	7D 18.0MP $1600	D300s 12.3MP $1600	SLT-A77 24.3MP $1400	-	E-5 12.3MP $1500	-	-
	Mid-size full frame	5D Mk.II 21.0MP $2400	D700 12.1MP $2700	DSLR-A900 24.3MP $2700	-	-	-	-
	Flagship action	1D Mk.IV 16.1MP $5000	D3s 12.1MP $5200	-	-	-	-	-
	Flagship studio	1Ds Mk.III 21.1MP $7000	D3x 24.5MP $8000	-	-	-	-	-

Update 2011/10/03: All Sony DSLRs have been discontinued in Japan, and the same should happen in the US sometime soon.