Nikon have announced that they will be supporting  the worldwide 'Right to Play' initiative which encourages children to take part in sports and improve confidence with its Nikon Photo Contest International (NPCI) 2006/7.

Fujifilm have announced the launch of the FinePix F20, an affordable and slimline 6.3 megapixel camera that reflects the company's commitment to producing a wide range of high-end, high sensitivity digital cameras that work in low light.

Canon, a leader in photographic and imaging technology is pleased to announce the launch of EOS Discovery - a series of free shows aimed at photography enthusiasts. The series is designed to inspire participants about photography and develop their knowledge of the EOS SLR camera system.

PENTAX  has announced the PENTAX Optio S7 compact digital camera. The Optio S7 is the latest model in the PENTAX Optio S series, which is known for slim, stylish, full-featured digital camera bodies. In addition to an upgrade to 7.0 effective megapixels, this model features an easy-to-use Blur Reduction High ISO mode to help reduce the effects of camera shake and subject blurring for sharper images even in dim lighting conditions such as night scenes and indoor sporting events. In this mode, the camera adjusts shutter speeds automatically to an ISO as high as 1600 to match the brightness of the subject. The higher sensitivities permit faster shutter speeds.

SanDisk have today introduced the new SanDisk Extreme IV line of CompactFlash digital film cards for professional photographers. The line is targeted at photographers who require the highest possible performance and the largest capacities for their medium format and high-end digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras.

SanDisk have introduced a 4-gigabyte (GB) SD High Capacity (SDHC ) card. The new cards, which support capacities of 4GB and higher, are rated Class 2 for speed and performance and can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, more than 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video.

Panasonic have introduced the 10.2 megapixel Lumix DMC-LX2, successor to the popular DMC-LX1, which received worldwide acclaim for its unique 16:9 wide aspect ratio CCD, full-featured functions, and smart design. New features included on the DMC-LX2 include the world's first Intelligent ISO Control to compensate for blurriness caused by subject movement.

Panasonic have introduced the LUMIX DMC-FZ50, the successor to the critically acclaimed DMC-FZ30, featuring 10.1 megapixels and Panasonic's revolutionary Intelligent ISO Control technology which compensates for subject movement to decrease image blurriness - an industry first.