CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data for January 2022 (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):
January 2022 CIPA numbers
Mirrorless unit share at 56.1% is higher than January 2021 (53.8%) but lower than the full-year 2021 unit share of 59%. Mirrorless shipped value share is higher at 79.9% compared to 72.2% last January and 78% full-year 2021.
CIPA has predicted 5.29 million DSLR and Mirrorless bodies for 2022. We’re predicting 4.8 to 5.143 million compared to:
- 2021: 5.348 million
- 2020: 5.308 million
- 2019: 8.462 million
- 2018: 10.76 million
- 2017: 11.68 million
January 2022 Units & Shipped Value:
(All comparisons to January 2021)
DSLR Units: 175.9K –9% YTD
DSLR Shipped Value: ¥6.7 billion –14% YTD
Mirrorless Units: 224K +0% YTD
Mirrorless Shipped Value: ¥26.6 billion +31% YTD
Compact Units: 179.4K –19% YTD
Compact Shipped Value: ¥5.118 billion +5% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Units: 356K –11% YTD
Lenses for smaller than 35mm Shipped Value: ¥5.364 billion -3% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Units: 361K, +3% YTD
Lenses for 35mm and larger Shipped Value: ¥22.23 billion +30% YTD
Cumulative 2022 Mirrorless unit share (of Mirrorless + DSLR): 56.1% (was 53.8% YTD 2021)
Cumulative 2022 Mirrorless Shipped Value share: 79.9% (was 72.2% YTD 2021)
The ratio of lenses shipped to bodies shipped is 1.79 for YTD 2022. It was 1.81 for YTD 2021.
Full Year 2021 Geographic Share:
DSLR:
- Units: China 8.5%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 12.4%, Japan 2.4%, Europe 40.2%, Americas 34.6%, Other 1.8%
- Shipped Value: China 15.3%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 15.4%, Japan 4.8%, Europe 31.3%, Americas 31.8%, Other 1.3%
Mirrorless:
- Units: China 19.2%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 19.5%, Japan 7%, Europe 23.3%, Americas 27.6%, Other 3.5%
- Shipped Value: China 17.7%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 18.9%, Japan 7.8%, Europe 22.8%, Americas 28.6%, Other 4.2%
Compacts:
- Units: China 10.8%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 11.5%, Japan 23.1%, Europe 29.5%, Americas 21.9%, Other 3.4%
- Shipped Value: China 16.5%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 14.1%, Japan 16.2%, Europe 28.7%, Americas 21.8%, Other 2.7%
Lenses:
- Units: China 12.8%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 15.6%, Japan 6.7%, Europe 32.9%, Americas 28.6%, Other 3.5%
- Shipped Value: China 15.3%, Asia (not incl. China or Japan) 15.5%, Japan 9.4%, Europe 28.8%, Americas 26.7%, Other 4.3%
List of participating CIPA companies can be found here (thanks ZoetMB).
CIPA also released their annual market outlook for shipment of cameras and lenses – the worldwide camera shipment will decrease 6.1% this year (2022):
CIPA: worldwide camera shipment will decrease 6.1% this year (2022)
Via NikonRumors
