CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2024, black: 2023, blue: 2022):
May 2024 CIPA numbers by ZoetMB
Compared to last May (just for that one month), mirrorless units were up 8.4% and lens shipments were up 8.1%. However, year-to-date unit and shipped value numbers are down compared to last month, except for full frame lenses, which are up substantially. Note that YTD shipped value for compacts is double that of DSLRs.
CIPA has predicted 5.89m ILCs, 1.52m compacts and 9.57m lenses for calendar 2024. Based on 2023 shipping patterns, ILC’s could conceivably come in at 6.6m units. (That’s lower than we predicted last month).
That compares to:*
2023: 6.001 million bodies (+1.25%), 9.639 million lenses (-0.92%).
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
*Bodies = ILC bodies
May 2024: Cumulative Units & Shipped Value:
(All comparisons to YTD 2023)
DSLR Units : 374.6K -17% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥17.8 billion -14% YTD
Mirrorless Units: 1924K +17% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥234 billion +16% YTD
Compact Units: 718K +7% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥37.6 billion +35% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm sensors Units: 1936K +9% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm sensor Shipped Value: ¥41.3 billion +26% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger sensors Units: 1887K +12% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger sensors Shipped Value: ¥164.2 billion +27% YTD
Cumulative 2024 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 83.7% (was 78.4% YTD 2023)
Cumulative 2024 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 92.9% (was 90.7% YTD 2023)
The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.66 for YTD 2024. (was 1.65 for YTD 2023).
Full-year 2024 Geographic Share: (Asia doesn’t include China or Japan)
DSLR:
Units: China 09.5%, Asia 06.8%, Japan 4.2%, Europe 36.2%, Americas 41.6%, Other 1.7%
Shipped Value: China 16.5%, Asia 09.0%, Japan 5.1%, Europe 29.6%, Americas 38.4%, Other 1.4%
Mirrorless:
Units: China 30.7%, Asia 15.6%, Japan 09.7%, Europe 18.8%, Americas 21.7%, Other 3.6%
Shipped Value: China 33.1%, Asia 15.3%, Japan 08.0%, Europe 17.7%, Americas 21.6%, Other 4.2%
Compacts:
Units: China 11.2%, Asia 11.9%, Japan 24.2%, Europe 21.0%, Americas 27.3%, Other 4.4%
Shipped Value: China 14.7%, Asia 14.6%, Japan 14.7%, Europe 22.6%, Americas 28.4%, Other 5.1%
Lenses:
Units: China 23.1%, Asia 14.0%, Japan 11.8%, Europe 22.2%, Americas 25.3%, Other 3.6%
Shipped Value: China 27.6%, Asia 14.5%, Japan 10.9%, Europe 20.5%, Americas 21.8%, Other 4.7%
Approximate shipped value per unit (at ¥161.81=$1):
DSLR: ¥47,527/$294
Mirrorless: ¥121,598/$751
Compact: ¥52,329/$323
Lenses: ¥53,716/$332