List of digital camera brands
This is a list of digital camera brands past and present. With some of the brands, the name is licensed from another company, or acquired after the bankruptcy of an older photographic equipment company. The actual manufacture of a camera model is performed by a different company in many cases. In many cases brands are limited to certain countries. Not all brands of devices that can take digital images are listed here, including many industrial digital camera brands, some webcam brands, brands of cell phones that feature cameras, and brands of video cameras that can take digital stills. Defunct brands are listed separately.
Active consumer camera brands
As of February 2015, these brands offer some combination of compact digital cameras, bridge camera, digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLRs), and mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MILCs):
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Aigo - compact digital cameras
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Karbontech - security and surveillance solutions
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AgfaPhoto - compact digital cameras
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Autographer - wearable digital camera
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Bell & Howell - compact digital cameras
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BenQ - compact digital cameras, bridge digital cameras
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Blackmagic Design - Innovative digital video cameras, pro and consumer.
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Canon - Ixus and Powershot compact digital cameras, EOS M MILC and Digital EOS/Digital Rebel DSLRs
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Casio - Exilim compact digital cameras
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Cobra Digital - compact digital cameras
- DJI-Drones and Aerial Photography Systems
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Epson - Japan-only digital rangefinder camera; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Fujifilm - FinePix compact digital cameras and X-series MILCs
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GE - name licensed by General Imaging; compact digital cameras, bridge digital cameras
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Genius - compact digital cameras
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GoPro - highly compact personal-use rugged action cameras
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Hasselblad - medium-format cameras (H System); mirrorless medium-format cameras (X System); lenses; multi-shot digital backs; photographic equipment
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HP - compact digital cameras manufactured by VistaQuest Corp.
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Intova - compact digital cameras
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Kodak - manufactured by JK Imaging; compact digital cameras, bridge digital cameras
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Leica - C-Lux, D-Lux, V-Lux, and the new Leica X1 compacts, S-series DSLRs, and the digital rangefinder M Series including the full-frame M9
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Lytro - light field sensing cameras
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Maginon - compact digital cameras and trail cameras
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Medion - consumer electronics company
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Memoto - wearable lifelogging camera
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Minox - compact digital cameras
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Nikon - Coolpix compacts, Nikon 1 series MILCs, and D-series DSLRs
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Olympus - C-, D-, and FE-series and Stylus compact digital cameras; E-series DSLRs based on the Four Thirds System; and two series of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds System, the PEN digital series and OM-D series
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OVISS brand IP surveillance cameras
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OMG Life - intelligent wearable camera Autographer
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Panasonic - Lumix compact digital cameras and Lumix DMC-G MILCs (based on the Micro Four Thirds System)
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Pentax - Optio compacts, K-series DSLRs, Pentax Q MILC, and the 645D medium-format DSLR
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Phase One - medium-format cameras and digital camera backs
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Polaroid - compact digital cameras made by other manufacturers
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Praktica - compact digital cameras
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Protax - cameras made by The Queen Lines (Xiamen) Camera Co.,Ltd.
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Rekam - compact digital cameras
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Ricoh - Caplio and other compacts and the unique GXR MILC
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Rollei - compact digital cameras
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Samsung - compact digital cameras and NX-series MILCs
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SeaLife - compact digital cameras
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Sigma - compact digital cameras and SD-series DSLRs
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Sony - Cyber-shot compact digital cameras, α DSLRs, and Sony NEX MILCs
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Tevion - compact digital cameras and trail cameras
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Traveler - compact digital cameras
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Thomson - waterproof digital camera
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Vageeswari - Wooden field camera
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Vivikai - digital cameras made by Shenzhen Liufang Electronic Co.,Ltd.
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Vivitar - compact digital cameras
Other active brands
These brands offer only non-camera digital imaging devices, or non-consumer digital cameras:
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ABUS - cameras for surveillance and home security applications
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AEE - action camcorders capable of taking stills
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Aiptek - camcorders
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Alcatel - cameraphones
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Alpa - medium format cameras designed for digital backs
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Apple - cameraphones, tablets and webcams; previously offered QuickTake standalone camera
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Arecont Vision - HDTV surveillance IP cameras and software
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Argus (licensed brand name of extinct company)
- AV Future Link Sdn. Bhd. (AVF) - webcams only
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Axis - network cameras / standalone webcams only
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Better Light - digital scan backs
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BlackBerry - cameraphones
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BuckEye Cam - long range wireless camera systems
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Bushnell - trail cameras
- Brica
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Cambo - large format cameras, architectural cameras and repro cameras designed for digital backs
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Contour - wearable HD action cams for video and capable of taking stills
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Covert - trail cameras
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Creative - webcams only; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Cuddeback - trail cameras
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D-Link - IP cameras
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Ebony - large-format cameras, folding and non-folding, ranging from 6x9cm to 20x24in
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EarthCam - webcams only
- Emprex
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Fotoman - medium format cameras designed for digital backs
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GoPro - action/helmet camcorder capable of taking stills
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Hasselblad - medium-format cameras and digital camera backs
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Hitachi - camcorders capable of taking stills; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Horseman - medium format cameras designed for digital backs
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HTC - cameraphones, tablets
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Huawei - cameraphones, tablets
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Hunten - trail cameras
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iPUX - IP cameras
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IQinVision - IP cameras
- IT Works
- Jaga - compact digital cameras
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Jenoptik - industrial optical products; previously offered compact digital cameras
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JVC - camcorders capable of taking stills; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Kaiser - scanning cameras
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Ken-A-Vision - document cameras and digital microscopes offers a built-in digital cameras
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Kyocera as of 2005, only cameraphones; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Leaf - digital camera backs
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Lenovo - cameraphones, tablets
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Leupold - trail cameras
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LG - IP cameras, cameraphones; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Linhof - medium format cameras designed for digital backs
- Livelook - webcams only
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Logitech - webcams only
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Lumenera - industrial, scientific, and astronomy cameras
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Mamiya - medium-format cameras which accept digital camera backs
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Mercury - smartphones; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Microsoft - LifeCam series
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Minox - toy and spy digital cameras, and compact digital cameras
- Micro Innovations
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Mobotix - IP cameras
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Motorola - cameraphones
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Moultrie - trail cameras
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Mustek Systems - camcorders capable of taking stills; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS - portable game console features three cameras
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Nokia - cameraphones
- Ocuview - webcam
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Oncam Grandeye - IP cameras
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Oregon Scientific - action/helmet camcorders; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Panoscan - digital panoramic rotating line cameras
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Pantech - cameraphones
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Pentacon - scanning cameras
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Philips - cameraphones and webcams; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Premier
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Primos - trail cameras
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RCA - camcorders capable of taking stills; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Reconyx - trail cameras
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Rencay - digital scan backs
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ScoutGuard - trail cameras
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Sea & Sea - underwater housings for DSLRs and MILCs; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Seagull Camera - compact cameras
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Seitz - digital panorama cameras
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Sharp - cameraphones; previously offered camcorders capable of taking stills
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Silvestri - medium and large format cameras for traditional and digital photography.
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Sinar - medium-format cameras and digital camera backs
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Soligor
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Spypoint - trail cameras
- Suprema
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Swann - IP cameras and trail cameras
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Tamron - photographic lenses, optical components and commercial/industrial-use optics
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Trust
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Toshiba - camcorders capable of taking stills; previously offered compact digital cameras
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Toyo-View - view cameras designed for digital backs
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Uway - trail cameras
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Wildgame - trail cameras and action cameras
Defunct brands
These brands no longer produce digital imaging products:
- Apple - compact digital camera
- Acer - compact digital cameras
- Chinon - one early digital camera
- Concord - compact digital cameras
- Cool-iCam - compact digital cameras
- Contax - produced one DSLR, several high quality SLR and galileian viewfinder models and two compact digital cameras
- CyberPix
- Gateway - compact digital cameras
- HP Photosmart - compact digital cameras; left market in November 2007[1]
- Imacon - digital camera backs; purchased by Hasselblad
- Intel - produced one compact digital camera
- Konica - compact digital cameras
- Konica Minolta - compact digital cameras and DSLRs; assets relating to digital imaging were transferred to Sony in 2006
- Largan - compact digital cameras
- LG - compact digital cameras
- Minolta - compact digital cameras and two unique DSLRs, acquired by Sony in early 21st century
- Maxell - compact digital cameras
- Microtek - compact digital cameras
- Nintendo - Game Boy Camera - no longer offers digital camera accessory
- Nytech - compact digital cameras
- Sanyo - compact digital cameras
- SiPix - compact digital cameras
- UMAX - compact digital cameras
- Yakumo - compact digital cameras
- Mnyaga - compact digital cameras