Affected by factors such as chip shortages, global digital camera shipments have shrunk by 10%, shrinking for 10 consecutive months.
The latest statistics released by the Japan Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) point out that affected by factors such as chip shortages, global digital camera shipments (= Japanese factory shipments) in May 2022 shrank by 10% compared with the same month last year (a decrease 10.4%) to 637,000 units, shrinking for the 10th consecutive month, and monthly shipments falling below one million units for the 18th consecutive month.
html Global digital camera shipments in May increased 47.4% compared with the same month last year to 62.185 billion yen, showing growth for the second consecutive month.Looking at regional shipments, Japanese digital camera shipments in May decreased by 10.1% from the same month last year to 69,000 units (the eighth consecutive month of decrease), and shipments surged by 84.9% to 5.434 billion yen (3 increased for the second time in months).
html In May, shipments outside Japan decreased by 10.4% to 567,000 units (the 10th consecutive month of contraction), and shipments increased by 44.6% to 56.75 billion yen (the first growth in four months). Among them, the Chinese market Shipments increased by 11.0% compared with the same month last year to 145,000 units. Shipments in the American market dropped by 25.7% to 145,000 units. Shipments in the European market dropped by 16.0% to 176,000 units. Asia (excluding Japan and China) Shipments increased 3.7% to 80,000 units.In terms of camera types, global shipments of compact digital cameras (cameras with non-interchangeable lenses) fell 32.6% to 169,000 units in May, and shipment value fell 19.4% to 5.415 billion yen; digital SLR cameras (cameras with interchangeable lenses) (style cameras) global shipments increased by 1.7% to 467,000 units, and shipment value surged by 60.1% to 56.77 billion yen. Among SLR cameras, shipments of mirrorless cameras (mirrorless models) surged by 40.4% % to 372,000 units, and shipments surged 86.5% to 50.994 billion yen.
From January to May 2022, global digital camera shipments dropped 22.3% from the same period last year to 2.804 million units, and shipments increased 8.8% from the same period last year to 219.485 billion yen.
html Global digital camera production in May decreased by 7.9% compared with the same month last year to 641,000 units, and production during the January-May period decreased by 21.6% compared with the same period last year to 2.79 million units.CIPA also pointed out that global shipments of replacement lenses for digital cameras in May 2022 fell 3.0% from the same month last year to 758,000 units, showing a decrease for the 10th consecutive month. Cumulative shipments of replacement lenses from January to May 2022 decreased by 8.8% from the same period last year to 3.646 million units.
CIPA recently released a forecast report stating that due to the shortage of chips and other parts, it will continue to have an impact on digital camera production this year. Therefore, global digital camera shipments are expected to decrease by 6.1% annually in 2022 to 7.85 million units, which will be the fifth consecutive year. will shrink in 2019, and annual shipments will hit the second lowest record in history since statistics began in 1999 (only higher than the 5.09 million units in 1999).
Major digital camera brands include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji Films, Panasonic, etc.
