Nikon is planning to release a new range of digital SLR cameras, including a model called the D50, the company says.
Word of the D50's impending launch first emerged when it was discovered that a copy of the user's manual for the camera had recently been uploaded in error onto one of the company's Web sites.
The manual was soon taken down.
"The user manual was uploaded in error and we can't tell you when the official announcement about the D50 will be made," says Susumu Enomoto, a spokesperson for Nikon. However, he notes that the existence of a user manual for the D50 suggests the camera will go on sale in the not-too-distant future.