The digital camera market continues to decline rapidly and the Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) said that in 2016, Japanese vendors shipped 24.19 million cameras, a drop of 31.7% from 2015. Consumer devices were the most heavily affected with 12.582 units, down 43.7%; 8.449 million DSLR units, a drop of 13.0%; and 3.159 million MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras), down 5.6%.
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Japanese Vendors’ DSC shipments, 2016 |
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Type |
Market |
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Europe |
Americas |
Asia |
Japan |
Others |
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Consumer |
36.5% |
25.1% |
17.9% |
17.8% |
2.7% |
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DSLR |
28.6% |
28.3% |
31.8% |
9.5% |
1.8% |
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MILC |
17.6% |
10.8% |
35.4% |
11.8% |
24.3% |
DSC Sales – click for higher resolution
