CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):
February 2023 saw some recovery from January ‘23 with mirrorless units and shipped value, and full frame lens shipped value, both ahead of last YTD.
CIPA is predicting 5.72 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies and 9.39 million lenses for calendar 2023. That compares to:
2022: 5.927 million bodies (+10.8%), 9.7 million lenses (+1.6%).
2021: 5.348 million bodies (+0.75%), 9.55 million lenses (+6.1%)
2020: 5.308 million bodies (-37.3%), 9 million lenses (-36.6%)
2019: 8.462 million bodies (-21.4%), 14.2 million lenses (-21.1%)
2018: 10.76 million bodies (-7.9%), 18 million lenses (-6.4%)
2017: 11.68 million bodies (+0.6%) 19.22 million lenses (+0.156%)
2016: 11.61 million bodies (-11.1%), 19.19 million lenses (-11.6%)
2015: 13.06 million bodies (-5.6%), 21.7 million lenses (-5.2%)
2014: 13.84 million bodies (-19.2%), 22.9 million lenses (-14.2%)
2013: 17.13 million bodies (-15%), 26.7 million lenses (-12.2%)
2012: 20.16 million bodies (+28.5%), 30.4 million lenses (+16.9%)
2011: 15.69 million bodies (+21.7%), 26.0 million lenses (+19.9%)
2010: 12.89 million bodies (+30%), 21.69 million lenses (+34.7%)
2009: 9.91 million bodies (+2.2%), 16.1 million lenses (+2.5%)
2008: 9.7 million bodies (+17.4%), 15.7 million lenses (+25.6%)
2007: 8.26 million bodies, 12.5 million lenses
Based on YTD shipments, we’re predicting between 3.5 and 4.6m units.
Feb 2023: Units & Shipped Value:
(All comparisons to YTD 2022)
DSLR Units : 133,900 -59% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥6.2 billion -52% YTD
Mirrorless Units: 449,625 +5% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥52.1 billion +6% YTD
Compact Units: 237,943 -25% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥9.6 billion +10% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 518,499 -26% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥10.34 billion -5% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 585,121 -13% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥43.6 billion +3% YTD
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 77% (was 56.8% YTD 2022)
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 89.4% (was 79.1% YTD 2022)
The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.89 for YTD 2022. It was 1.82 for YTD 2022.
Full-year 2023 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)
DSLR:
Units: China 08.9%, Asia 09.9%, Japan 4.0%, Europe 49.1%, Americas 26%, Other 2.2%
Shipped Value: China 16.4%, Asia 16.0%, Japan 5.7%, Europe 37.9%, Americas 22%, Other 2.1%
Mirrorless:
Units: China 21.1%, Asia 19.5%, Japan 13.5%, Europe 21.4%, Americas 19.7%, Other 4.8%
Shipped Value: China 23.5%, Asia 20.1%, Japan 11.9%, Europe 19.0%, Americas 19.9%, Other 5.6%
Compacts:
Units: China 10.9%, Asia 13.1%, Japan 23.3%, Europe 28.0%, Americas 20.7%, Other 3.9%
Shipped Value: China 13.9%, Asia 13.8%, Japan 16.5%, Europe 28.8%, Americas 23.0%, Other 3.9%
Lenses:
Units: China 14.1%, Asia 14.2%, Japan 11.9%, Europe 29.7%, Americas 25.9%, Other 4.1%
Shipped Value: China 16.4%, Asia 15.4%, Japan 11.4%, Europe 27.4%, Americas 24.9%, Other 4.5%