CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for March 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019, click for larger view): April 2021 CIPA numbers As compared to March, Mirrorless shipped units for the month were down, DSLR’s and Compacts were up, lenses for smaller than 35mm sensor were down and lenses for 35mm or larger sensors were up. . Year to date, mirrorless units are up 45% and mirrorless shipped value is up an outstanding 104% over previous year. Even DSLR units are up 11% year-to-date. In spite of that tremendous mirrorless growth, mirrorless YTD share dropped slightly from March. Only Compact units are down from last year (yet compacts shipped value are up slightly, indicating that the units that are shipping are more expensive compact units). Lenses for full-frame sensor are up 45% and lenses for smaller sensors are up 7% YTD. Taking the first four months and pro-rating it out for the year provides an estimate of 5.647 million to 6.771 million units compared to 2020’s 5.308 million. In 2019, 8.462 million ILC units were shipped and in 2018, 10.76 million were shipped. April 2021 Calendar year-to-date: (All comparisons to Jan-Apr 2020) DSLR Units : 840.6K +11% YTD DSLR Shipped Value: ¥33.7 billion +4% YTD Mirrorless Units: 1042K +45% YTD Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥102.7 billion +104% YTD Compact Units: 1014K -12% YTD Compact Shipped Value: ¥23.2 billion +1% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 1.798M +7% YTD Lenses for smaller than...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Tuesday, 8 June, 2021