CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):
In May, DSLR, Mirrorless, Compact and lenses for smaller than 35mm sensor shipments were the highest of the calendar year so far.
CIPA predicted 5.72 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies and 9.39 million lenses for calendar 2023. We’re predicting 5-6m bodies. That’s a slight increase over last month’s prediction of 4.6m-5.8 million.
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
May 2023: Units & Shipped Value (All comparisons to YTD 2022):
DSLR Units: 452K -40% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥20.8 billion -36% YTD
Mirrorless Units: 1.64m +26% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥202.3 billion +23% YTD
Compact Units: 670.8K -11% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥27.9 billion +25% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 1.77 million -4% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥32.74 billion +3% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 1.69 million -6% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥128.9 billion +3% YTD
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 78.4% (was 63.6% YTD 2022)
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 90.7% (was 83.5% YTD 2022)
The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.65 for YTD 2023. It was 1.77 for YTD 2022.
Full-year 2023 Geographic Share (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan):
DSLR:
Units: China 10.8%, Asia 08.3%, Japan 3.7%, Europe 43.1%, Americas 32.3%, Other 1.8%
Shipped Value: China 18.5%, Asia 11.8%, Japan 4.7%, Europe 35.2%, Americas 28.3%, Other 1.5%
Mirrorless:
Units: China 26.7%, Asia 16.5%, Japan 11.4%, Europe 21.1%, Americas 20.4%, Other 4.0%
Shipped Value: China 29.3%, Asia 17.4%, Japan 9.6%, Europe 19.5%, Americas 19.8%, Other 4.5%
Compacts:
Units: China 13.1%, Asia 13.9%, Japan 24.2%, Europe 25.4%, Americas 19.5%, Other 3.9%
Shipped Value: China 16.3%, Asia 14.5%, Japan 17.1%, Europe 26.4%, Americas 21.8%, Other 3.9%
Lenses:
Units: China 19.4%, Asia 13.3%, Japan 11.9%, Europe 26.1%, Americas 25.4%, Other 3.9%
Shipped Value: China 21.1%, Asia 14.6%, Japan 11.2%, Europe 24.4%, Americas 24.2%, Other 4.6%