CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data for 2023 (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):
2023 full-year CIPA numbers by ZoetMB
CIPA predicted 5.72 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies and 9.39 million lenses for calendar 2023.
In October we predicted 6.07 to 6.22m bodies and in November we predicted 6.07m bodies.
2023 came in at 6.001 million bodies and 9.639 million lenses.
Total shipped value came in at 5.59% over 2022.
2023: 6.001 million bodies (+1.25%), 9.639 million lenses (-0.92%).
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%)
208: 9.7 million bodies (+17.4%), 15.7 million lenses (+25.6%)
2007: 8.26 million bodies, 12.5 million lenses
December 2023: Cumulative Units & Shipped Value:
(All comparisons to full-year 2022)
DSLR Units : 1.168M –37% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥56.6 billion -35% YTD
Mirrorless Units: 4.83m +19% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥580.5 billion +11% YTD
Compact Units: 1.72m -17% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥77.3 billion +9% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 5m +0% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥94.97 billion +8% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 4.6 million -2% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥372.3 billion +6% YTD
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 80.5% (was 68.7% YTD 2022)
Cumulative 2023 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 91.1% (was 85.8% YTD 2022)
The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.61 for YTD 2023. (was 1.64 for YTD 2022).
Full-year 2023 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)
DSLR:
Units: China 10.2%, Asia 08.3%, Japan 3.3%, Europe 39.4%, Americas 37.2%, Other 1.7%
Shipped Value: China 17.2%, Asia 10.5%, Japan 3.8%, Europe 32.8%, Americas 34.2%, Other 1.4%
Mirrorless:
Units: China 24.8%, Asia 15.7%, Japan 10.0%, Europe 22.0%, Americas 23.6%, Other 3.9%
Shipped Value: China 27.0%, Asia 16.2%, Japan 8.4%, Europe 20.9%, Americas 23.4%, Other 4.2%
Compacts:
Units: China 14.2%, Asia 13.2%, Japan 22.8%, Europe 23.8%, Americas 21.4%, Other 4.6%
Shipped Value: China 17.5%, Asia 14.5%, Japan 15.3%, Europe 24.5%, Americas 23.5%, Other 4.7%
Lenses:
Units: China 18.9%, Asia 13.2%, Japan 10.7%, Europe 26.0%, Americas 27.4%, Other 3.7%
Shipped Value: China 21.6%, Asia 14.0%, Japan 10.0%, Europe 24.4%, Americas 25.6%, Other 4.4%
