as "the first X") and various counts of usage at the anniversaries of the launch (each 27 September). Counts of products and companies that use DNG in some way are provided primarily for illustration. They are approximate, and include products that are no longer sold. The purpose is mainly to demonstrate that such products and companies exist, and to show trends. Convertible raw image formats (camera models whose raw images can be converted to DNG) only include official support by Adobe DNG converters; not unofficial support by Adobe products (sometimes reaching about 30), nor support by other DNG converters. 2003, late: Adobe started work on the DNG specification. 2004, early: Adobe started talking to other companies about DNG. Launch, 2004, 27 September: Adobe launched DNG. Specification version 1.0.0.0 published. Convertible raw image formats: 60+ 2005, February: Specification version 1.1.0.0 published. 2005, June: First digital back to write DNG, the Leica DMR (Digital Modul R) back for the R8 and R9. 2005, July: First camera manufacturer to provide a DNG converter for its own raw file formats - Hasselblad's FlexColor. 2005, July: First genuine digital SLR camera to write DNG, Hasselblad H2D. 1st anniversary, 2005, 27 September: Camera manufacturers: 4. Camera models: 7. Software products: 70+. Convertible raw image formats: 70+. 2005, October: First compact camera to write DNG, Ricoh GR Digital. 2006, July: First monochrome digital back to write DNG, MegaVision E Series MonoChrome. 2006, September: First rangefinder camera to write DNG, Leica M8. 2006, September: First camera to offer the user a choice of proprietary raw or DNG, Pentax K10D. 2nd anniversary, 2006, 27 September: Camera manufacturers: 8. Camera models: 9. Software products: 120+. Convertible raw image formats: 110+. 2007, May: First raw converter & photo-editor whose first raw-handling release only supported DNG, Pixelmator. 2007, July: First underwater camera to write DNG, Sea&Sea DX-1G. (Based on Ricoh Caplio GX100). 3rd anniversary, 2007, 27 September: Camera manufacturers: 10. Camera models: 13. Software products: 170+. Convertible raw image formats: 160+. 2007, October: First digital scan back system and first 360-degree panorama system to write DNG, Seitz 6x17 Digital and Seitz Roundshot D3 with D3 digital scan back. 2008, February: First software on a mobile phone to write DNG, Tea Vui Huang's "DNG Phone Camera" for Nokia. 2008, April: Adobe announces CinemaDNG initiative, using DNG as the basis for the individual raw images of a movie. 2008, May: Specification version 1.2.0.0 published.