The global silicon shortage has resulted in a lack of supply across the electronics industry and the camera industry has been particularly hard hit. A new report alleges that the problem may be worse than some realize. [Read More]
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The outside of Nikon’s Sendai Factory. Japanese publication AERAdot has reported Nikon is ending domestic camera production in Japan. According to the report, Nikon will be moving camera production from its Sendai Nikon factory in the T Nikon’s Sendai factory covers nearly 27,000 square meters and has been running near-continuously since opening in 1971. dpreview.com »
2020-12-21 08:31
It looks like Nikon is making some major decisions during their restructuring. After more than 70 years, Nikon will end camera manufacturing in Japan and Read more... canonrumors.com »
2020-12-20 22:11
According to Business Korea, Samsung is planning to convert one of its current DRAM manufacturing lines into a camera sensor production line to the tune of roughly $815M. The report says Samsung will be converting its DRAM line 13 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea into a camera sensor production unit. dpreview.com »
2020-06-01 17:07
Panasonic’s full-frame S1H full-frame mirrorless camera has been certified as a Netflix primary camera and is now part of the Netflix Post Technology Alliance. This recognition means productions are now able to use the relatively affordable S1H as a main camera, so long as the footage is captured within a range of formats and settings. dpreview.com »
2019-10-26 00:40
Automation makes manufacturing at home more competitive TOKYO — Canon plans to have a new camera plant in Japan up and running by 2019 as it moves more production back home, relying on factory automation to lower the cost of domestic operations. canonrumors.com »
2017-08-31 16:22
Russian publication RNS has revealed that camera maker Zenit has restarted camera production, and may in fact launch a full-frame mirrorless model on the international market as early as 2018. dpreview.com »
2017-08-21 20:56
Sony, beyond their own camera production, is a key piece to the puzzle for many of the top camera brands in the world. It has been reported recently that Sony has stopped production on their 16MP APS-C imaging sensors, moving on to more in demands resolution sensors. thephoblographer.com »
2016-12-14 02:02
Sino Promise, the manufacturer of Kodak silver paper and photochemicals, may be struggling financially as it has increased its prices and is demanding full upfront payment from labs, following last year's warning that it was suffering from a supply shortage. [Read More]
The US Commerce Department has published a semiconductor supply chain report that projects the worldwide chip shortage will exist well into the last part of 2022, and possibly even 2023, meaning photographers will likely continue seeing shortages in new cameras for many months to come. [Read More]
A new report indicates that both solid-state drives (SSD) and hard drives (HDD) are in short supply. Combined with the global chip shortage, the issue will only add to the woes experienced by consumers and manufacturers alike.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has thrown worldwide supply chains into disarray and caused delays across the entire industry, but it seems Canon is still hopeful it will be able to deliver the EOS R5 and rumored EOS R6 on time.