The Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan (CIPA) released the latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020): April 2022 CIPA numbers by ZoetMB CIPA has predicted 5.29 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies for calendar 2022 and Nikon has predicted a market of 5.1 million for April ‘22 to March ‘23. We’re predicting 4.02 to 4.76 million compared to: 2021: 5.348 million 2020: 5.308 million 2019: 8.462 million 2018: 10.76 million 2017: 11.68 million Mirrorless bodies now take 81% of ILC shipped value. Jan-Apr 2022 Units & Shipped Value ((All comparisons to YTD 2021): DSLR Units: 652K –22% YTD DSLR Shipped Value: ¥26.8 billion –21% YTD Mirrorless Units: 935K -10% YTD Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥113.6 billion +11% YTD Compact Units: 579.7K –43% YTD Compact Shipped Value: ¥17 billion -27% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 1496K –17% YTD Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥24.3 billion -4% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 1392K, –2% YTD Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥91.9 billion +26% YTD Cumulative 2022 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 58.9% (was 55.3% YTD 2021) Cumulative 2022 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 80.9% (was 75.3% YTD 2021) The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.82 for YTD 2022. It was 1.71 for YTD 2021. Year to Date 2022 Geographic Share: DSLR: Units: China 10.3%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 12%, Japan 3.8%, Europe 37.6%, Americas 34.7%, Other 1.6% Shipped Value: China 16.9%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 14%, Japan 5%, Europe 31%, Americas 31.8%, Other 1.3% Mirrorless: Units: China 19.7%,...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Thursday, 2 June, 2022