CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data for 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019): 2021 Final Full Year CIPA numbers Mirrorless now had a 59% unit share of ILC’s and a 78% shipped value share (of DSLR + Mirrorless). Based on the first eleven months of 2021 and last year’s shipping patterns, we last predicted a full year estimate of 5.346 to 5.432 million ILC units shipped compared to: 2020: 5.308 million 2019: 8.462 million 2018: 10.76 million 2017: 11.68 million 2021 came in at 5.348 million units, so 2021 came in at just 40,000 units above 2020. How much of this is because of pandemic related supply issues and the chip shortage and how much of it is because of lower demand is open to question. (Canon had predicted a full fiscal year industry estimate of 6 million units and they claimed they’d take 50% of that, but they estimated too high.) Full Year 2021 Units & Shipped Value: (All comparisons to full year 2020) DSLR Units : 2.242 million -5.6% YTD DSLR Shipped Value: ¥91.3 billion -5.6% YTD Mirrorless Units: 3.106 million +6% YTD Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥325 billion +31% YTD Compact Units: 3.103 million -16% YTD Compact Shipped Value: ¥73.10 billion -4% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 4.964 million -8% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥77.1 billion +1% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 4.586 million, +27% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥263.2 billion...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Thursday, 3 February, 2022