There are 10 manufacturers.
is a Japanese multinational corporation that specialises in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
Its products include cameras, binoculars,microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which it is the world's second largest manufacturer.[2] The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.[3] Among its products are Nikkorimaging lenses (for F-mount cameras, large format photography, photographic enlargers, and other applications), the Nikon F-series of135 film SLR cameras, the Nikon D-series of digital SLR cameras, the Coolpix series of compact digital cameras, and the Nikonosseries of underwater film cameras. Nikon's main competitors in camera and lens manufacturing include Canon, Casio, Kodak, Sony,Pentax, Panasonic, Fujifilm and Olympus.
Since the company was founded in 1918, it has grown to become one of the largest Japanese electronics producers along with Sony,Toshiba and Canon. In addition to electronics, Panasonic offers non-electronic products and services such as home renovation services
Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[5] It ranked 73 on the 2011 list ofFortune Global 500.[4][6] Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics products for the consumer and professional markets
The Vestax Corporation of Japan began in 1977 as a designer and manufacturer of electronic guitars. In the 1980s Vestax introduced a series of cassette based multitracks to challenge established products from Fostex, Yamaha and Tascam's portastudios. Today, as music making continues to evolve in this high-tech age, Vestax are more commonly known for innovative sound developments such as signal processors, DJ Mixers, professional turntables and Compact Disc players.