The CIPA trend of 2025 seems to be the growth of compact camera as DSLR shipments rapidly decline – and according to the latest numbers from Japan's Camera and Imaging Products Association, camera brands are now shipping 5x more compact cameras than DSLRs.
The mirrorless camera category remains the dominant form, shipping more than 669,000 mirrorless bodies worldwide in October alone, according to the latest CIPA data. But, the worldwide shipments for compact cameras in October numbered more than 288,000, while DSLR shipments continued to decline with just over 56,500 shipments for that month.
