Total shipments (the cumulative total of shipments from January to December) of digital cameras in 2017 are projected to be 21.70 million units, a year-on-year decline of 10.3%.

Broken down by product-type, shipments of digital cameras with built-in lenses are projected to be 10.50 million units (a year-on-year fall of 16.7%). Of those, shipments to Japan and those to regions outside of Japan are projected to be 1.80 million units (a year-on-year decrease of 18.2%) and 8.70 million units (a year-on-year decline of 15.5%), respectively. Shipments of digital cameras with an interchangeable lens are projected to be 11.20 million units (a year-on-year fall of 3.4%). Of those, shipments to Japan and those to regions outside of Japan are projected to be 1.20 million units (a year-on-year decline of 7.7%) and 10.00 million units (a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%), respectively.

Shipments of lenses for cameras with interchangeable lenses are projected to fall 6.2% year on year to 18.00 million units. Of those, shipments to Japan and those to regions outside of Japan are projected to decline 8.0% year on year to 2.30 million units and 6.0% year on year to 15.70 million units, respectively.