CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):
CIPA predicted 5.72 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies and 9.39 million lenses for calendar 2023. We’re predicting 5.24 to 6m bodies. We predicted 5-6m bodies on July 1 and 4.6m-5.8 million on May 1st.
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
June 2023: Units & Shipped Value:
(All comparisons to YTD 2022)
DSLR Units : 547K -37% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥25.4 billion -36% YTD
Mirrorless Units: 2.07m +22% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥253.4 billion +20% YTD
Compact Units: 815K -11% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥34.84 billion +22% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 2.23 million -1% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥41.25 billion +4% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 2.06 million -6% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥158.4 billion +2% YTD
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 79.1% (was 66.1% YTD 2022)
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 90.9% (was 84.1% YTD 2022)
The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.64 for YTD 2023. It was 1.73 for YTD 2022.
Full-year 2023 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)
DSLR:
Units: China 12.1%, Asia 08.2%, Japan 3.5%, Europe 41.7%, Americas 32.6%, Other 1.8%
Shipped Value: China 19.9%, Asia 11.2%, Japan 4.4%, Europe 34.5%, Americas 28.5%, Other 1.5%
Mirrorless:
Units: China 26.1%, Asia 15.9%, Japan 11.0%, Europe 21.9%, Americas 21.1%, Other 3.9%
Shipped Value: China 28.8%, Asia 16.8%, Japan 9.4%, Europe 20.4%, Americas 20.4%, Other 4.2%
Compacts:
Units: China 13.6%, Asia 13.9%, Japan 24.6%, Europe 26.6%, Americas 19.6%, Other 3.8%
Shipped Value: China 16.7%, Asia 14.8%, Japan 17.5%, Europe 25.6%, Americas 21.5%, Other 3.9%
Lenses:
Units: China 19.4%, Asia 13.0%, Japan 11.6%, Europe 26.3%, Americas 25.7%, Other 3.9%
Shipped Value: China 21.2%, Asia 14.2%, Japan 11.2%, Europe 24.5%, Americas 24.3%, Other 4.6%