CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for August 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019): September 2021 CIPA numbers September DSLR and Mirrorless body shipments for the month were ahead of August 2021, but substantially behind last September. For the month, DSLR units were down 31% and Mirrorless units were down 27.7% as compared to September 2020. Mirrorless now has a 58% unit share of ILC’s and a 77% shipped value share (of DSLR + Mirrorless). Based on the first nine months of 2021 and last year’s shipping patterns, we predict a full-year estimate of 6.303 million ILC units shipped compared to: 2020: 5.308 million 2019: 8.462 million 2018: 10.76 million 2017: 11.68 million (Canon has predicted a full fiscal year industry estimate of 6 million units and they claim they’ll take 50% of that. A few months back that 6 million unit number seemed incorrect, but we’re getting closer to it each month, so their analysts have apparently done a good job of predicting the market.) September 2021 Calendar year-to-date Units & Shipped Value (all comparisons to Jan-Sept 2020): DSLR Units : 1682 +8% YTD DSLR Shipped Value: ¥68.6 billion +6% YTD Mirrorless Units: 2318K +28% YTD Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥230 billion +58% YTD Compact Units: 2303K –8% YTD Compact Shipped Value: ¥54.8 billion +2% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 3768K +5% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥57.4 billion +11% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Tuesday, 2 November, 2021