Spring announcement season is over for 2012, so here's a chart of what's available today (or announced and coming soon). The newcomers are the Nikon D4 and D800 digital single-lens reflex cameras, the Canon 5D Mk.III and 1D-X DSLRs, the Sony A57 single-lens translucent camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 mirrorless system camera, the Pentax K-01 MSC, and the Panasonic GX1 MSC. Fujifulm re-entered the interchangeable lens camera market when introduced the X-Pro1 rangefinder-style camera in January, but I'm not including it for now because the high price means it will likely remain a relatively rare camera. Sony has put the last of its DSLR models to bed, and both Olympus and Samsung have probably discontinued all models as well. Pentax announced the retirement of one camera, but it's still in stock. The new cameras from Canon and Nikon replace similar existing models.
A previous version of this chart is here, and a general background post can be found here. If you're a first-time ILC buyer, remember that cameras are just tools, and the raw pixel count is very likely not the most important feature to consider. It's also important to consider what gets attached to the front of the camera body: glass.
| 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 $600 | - | 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 $550 | - | |
| High-end | - | V1 10.1MP $900 | NEX-7 24.1MP $1350 | Q 12.4MP $900 ** | E-P3 12.3MP $900 | DMC-GX1 16.1MP $800 | NX200 20.3MP $750 | |
| Consumer DSLR / SLT / MSC price w/ zoom | Beginner | 1100D/T3 12.2MP $500 | D3100 14.2MP $600 | SLT-A35 16.2MP $650 | K-r *** 12.4MP $600 | E-620 * 12.2MP $600 | - | NX10 * 14.6MP $700 |
| Mid-Range | 600D/T3i 18.0MP $800 | D5100 16.2MP $800 | SLT-A57 16.2MP $800 | K-01 16.3MP $999 ** | E-M5 16.1MP $1000 | DMC-G3 15.8MP $630 | - | |
| Enthusiast | 60D 18.0MP $1200 | D7000 16.2MP $1450 | SLT-A65 24.3MP $1000 | K-5 16.3MP $1350 | - | DMC-GH2 16.1MP $900 | - | |
| Professional DSLR / SLT price body only | Mid-size | 7D 18.0MP $1600 | D300s 12.3MP $1700 | SLT-A77 24.3MP $1400 | - | E-5 12.3MP $1600 | - | - |
| Mid-size full frame | 5D Mk.III 22.3MP $3500 | D800 36.3MP $3000 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Flagship action | 1D X 18.1MP $6800 | D4 16.2MP $6000 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Flagship studio | 1Ds Mk.III 21.1MP $7000 | D3x 24.5MP $8000 | - | - | - | - | - | |
* - listed on manufacturer site but not in stores - probably discontinued
** - dual-lens kit
*** - still listed on manufacturer site and in stores, but officially discontinued
Update 2012-09-01: made minor edits
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