Another new week, another new report about the declining camera market and death of photography as we know it. Sheesh. Hold your horses people, and stop jumping to conclusions. If you were to look into it I am sure the you could apply the same headline to any industry and it would probably match up with it.
Join us after the break to see what the latest CIPA reports states about the supposedly imploding camera market. . thephoblographer.com
Japanese financial publication Nikkei has published (soft-paywalled behind a free account) the results of its 2020 ‘Major Product and Service Share Survey,’ wherein it details the market share of the top five digital camera manufacturers and top five sensor manufacturers. dpreview.com »
2021-08-09 16:05
As 2019 draws to an end, one thing is for sure, and that's the fact that Sony's dominance in the camera market is alive and well. Just how the camera market will break down for 2019, nobody will know for a while, but we now know who the king of the castle was in 2018. thephoblographer.com »
2019-11-21 17:00
As 2019 draws to an end, one thing is for sure, and that's the fact that Sony's dominance in the camera market is alive and well. Just how the camera market will break down for 2019, nobody will know for a while, but we now know who the king of the castle was in 2018. thephoblographer.com »
2019-11-21 17:00
Earlier on this year, Canon stated that the declining camera market had forced them to change their entire business strategy because of the rise of smartphone photography. Other manufacturers such as Fujifilm came out and said we don't see a market decline at all. thephoblographer.com »
2019-09-05 22:00
We have all spoken about the camera market and the state that it's currently in, and while some manufacturers seem to think the camera market is doomed (looking at you Canon), others are finding plenty of sweet, sweet fruit to collect and enjoy. thephoblographer.com »
2019-06-12 10:00
Another new week, another new report about the declining camera market and death of photography as we know it. Sheesh. Hold your horses people, and stop jumping to conclusions. If you were to look into it I am sure the you could apply the same headline to any industry and it would probably match up with it. thephoblographer.com »
2019-04-11 22:00
The German Youtuber Valuetech shared a couple of insights info he collected at the Cp+ show: 1) Sony Germany unofficially told him that Sony expect to sell less camera sin 2019 due to incresed competition and market recuction 2) Tamron will no more make A-mount lenses Also he “speculates” 2019 is going to be […] The post Rumors: Sony Germany apprently expects to sell fewer camera due to incresed competition and market reduction appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2019-03-18 16:55
Since 2010, the interchangeable lens camera (ILC) market has been decreasing at an alarming and steady rate. Now, it seems Canon is projecting this trend will not only continue on, but expects it to increase exponentially with claims the ILC market will be cut in half within the next two years. dpreview.com »
2019-01-29 01:00
In an article published by the Nikkei news, Canon’s president Fujio Mitarai talks about the future of the camera business and where it’s heading over the Read more... canonrumors.com »
2019-01-28 16:32
A chart summarizing Sony’s rapid growth in the Full-frame market Sony officially announced that they are number one on the Full Frame Camera market (based on dollar and unit sales between Jan. – June 2018). sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-08-15 17:35
The market share in the system camera market (2017) Nikkei published the 2017 market share report for different categories. Let’s check some of the them: Sony has a 13. 3% market share in the system camera market. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-08-01 15:18
In a recent presentation at its investors relations day in Tokyo, Sony was not shy about its ambitions in the photography market. According to the presentation, Sony intends to occupy the top slot in the overall camera market by the end of 2020 by boosting its interchangeable lens systems to beat back Canon and Nikon. dpreview.com »
2018-05-23 17:42
Sony released their mid-term strategy paper (sony. net/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/irday/). And Sony’s goal is to become “the top brand in the overall camera market” by 2021. It’s unclear how we should define “top brand”. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-05-22 15:39
According to a report on the Japanese Nikkei website, electronics manufacturer Casio—one of the pioneers in the digital camera segment—is exiting the digital compact camera market. The company generated a loss of 500 million Yen (approximately $4. dpreview.com »
2018-04-25 17:10
Presentation chart from Canon's Corporate Strategy Conference, indicating its goal to seize 50% of the interchangeable-lens camera market. There it is, clear as day. One week after a Canon executive said in an interview that Canon is finally willing to cannibalize DSLR sales to invest in mirrorless, Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai has made an even more definitive statement during his presentation at the company's Corporate Strategy Conference on March 6th. dpreview.com »
2018-03-13 17:58
CIPA released the 2017 camera shipment numbers based on actual Japanese companies data. MirrorlessRumors analysis: 1) For the first time in many years the last year wasn’t worse than the year before. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-02-06 16:51
In recent years, financial reports from major camera manufacturers haven't typically made for overly positive news stories; however, Leica Camera AG is bucking this trend with the announcement of its results for the 2016/2017 financial year ending March 31st. dpreview.com »
2017-12-02 00:40
Want to quickly find out the current market value of a used camera or lens? Bokeh Market is a new website that can tell you the real-time value of used equipment. It’s like the Kelley Blue Book of camera gear. petapixel.com »
2017-11-09 23:08
Graph: Yole D Market research & strategy consulting company Yole DCamera Module Industry Market and Technology Trends 2017" report, and the document includes a number of interesting findings and forecasts that photographers, specially those interested in smartphone photography, should pay attention to. dpreview.com »
2017-11-06 19:55
The legendary Yashica brand may be planning a comeback to the camera market, and people are kind of freaking out. Unfortunately, very little detail is available at this point, but a teaser video and website published by Yashica show a woman using a camera that looks like an old film model, and even taking selfies with it. dpreview.com »
2017-09-15 18:03
Imaging Resource had a Q&A session with Sony and here are some of the key info: APS-C: Sony’s top executive for interchangeable-lens camera development said emphatically that Sony will never leave the APS-C market, and that we can expect continued development of that part of their product line going forward. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-08-10 21:07
Imaging Resource had a Q&A session with Sony and here are some of the key info: APS-C: Sony’s top executive for interchangeable-lens camera development said emphatically that Sony will never leave the APS-C market, and that we can expect continued development of that part of their product line going forward. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-08-10 21:07
Research company Technavio has released its new Global Action Camera Market 2017-2021 industry research report detailing the state of the action camera market and expected trends over coming years. dpreview.com »
2017-05-22 21:02
Sony has announced that it is now ranked second in the U. S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market, a position formerly held by Nikon. The data comes from The NPD Group, which shows a 23% increase in Sony's full-frame interchangeable lens cameras and lenses sales this year. dpreview.com »
2017-04-14 20:41
It’s official: In the US Sony did surpass Nikon and is now on 2nd place in the FF system camera market! It’s Canon that is still the king of the market (Their DSLR still do rule the Amazon sales ranking). sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-04-14 16:51
Mirrorlessrumors shared the 2016 Japanese market shares report. In the mirrorless system camera segment Sony lost 8% sales share compared to 2015. This isn’t surprising as in 2016 Sony had “only” two new APS-C E-mount cameras (A6300 and A6500). sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-01-16 12:08
The consumer camera market is dead. Buried. Worm food. And if camera manufacturers don’t switch their focus to enthusiasts fast, they’ll lose them too. That seems to be the core thesis behind this interesting industry breakdown by photographer and educator Tony Northrup. petapixel.com »
2016-09-06 19:52
Samsung has experienced some steep declines in profit over the last couple of years and in its recent earnings report, the company has failed to turn that around. [Read More]
Last week, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 Ultra that had some hardware improvements, but leaned much more heavily on software and the addition of AI-powered features.
Developed by its research division, Samsung Gauss is a ChatGPT rival that will also be able to generate images and will be at the core of several on-device technologies that will surely debut in the company's next smartphone. [Read More]
Only the Google Pixel was able to gain some more popularity when compared to last year, even doubling its market share. It is the only smartphone manufacturer to move in a positive direction. [Read More]
According to research carried out by a British photo store, 92.5 percent of all photos are now taken with smartphones.
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New data suggests that Generation Z's adoption of Android phones is shrinking at a startling rate as younger consumers increasingly prefer iPhones. [Read More]
Google is rolling out some of its more recent photo features to older Pixel phones and Google One members, starting with the Magic Eraser tool. [Read More]