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%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 17%, Japan 9.3%, Europe 25.1%, Americas 25.5%, Other 3.4%
Shipped Value: China 21.4%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 17.7%, Japan 8.5%, Europe 21.6%, Americas 26.8%, Other 4%
Compacts:
Units: China 9.4%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 12.6%, Japan 26%, Europe 27.2%, Americas 20.5%, Other 4.3%
Shipped Value: China 14.2%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 14.2%, Japan 18.2%, Europe 28.2%, Americas 21.5%, Other 3.6%
Lenses:
Units: China 13.9%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 13.6%, Japan 8.7%, Europe 32.2%, Americas 28.4%, Other 3.2%
Shipped Value: China 17%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 13.9%, Japan 10.3%, Europe 28.2%, Americas 26.5%, Other 4.1%
