BCN has published findings that show strong growth from Nikon in the Japanese DSLR camera market toppling Canon from its long-time position at the top of this market sector.

Canon’s EOS Kiss Digital X, better known in the US as the EOS-350D or EOS Digital Rebel XTi, remains the run-away single model leader, but Nikon has three strong sellers in the top ten in the form of the D80, D40 and D200 models. The out-going Nikon D50 is also in the top ten, helping Nikon to claim number one spot, overall, in the Japanese DSLR market. Canon’s EOS-30D model is clearly being out-gunned by the comparable Nikon D200 and must surely be in line for an upgrade soon. Here are the BCN DSLR sales rankings (1 week only), for December 4th-10th, 2006:
1. Canon EOS Kiss Digital X — 27.3% (400D/Digital Rebel XTi
2. Nikon D80 —————— 16.3%
3. Nikon D40 —————— 15.5% (new model)
4. Nikon D200 —————– 9.1%
5. Sony A100 —————— 6.3%
6. Pentax K10D —————- 5.3%
7. Nikon D50 —————— 4.8%
8. Canon Kiss Digital New —– 3.3% (350D/Digital Rebel XT)
9. Pentax K100D ————— 2.9%
10. Canon EOS 30D ————- 2.5%

Pentax might have shown a better ranking if scarcity of supply of the K10D hadn’t been a problem, while Sony’s sales of the Alpha A100 have proven to be solid rather than spectacular.