The latest Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) figures are in. The Japanese photography trade organization publishes a monthly report on camera and lens shipments and has just released the November 2024 figures for the total number of interchangeable lens cameras (ILCs, further subdivided into DSLRs and mirrorless), compact cameras, and lenses for the month, and compares this data with that of the previous two years.
The headline figures paint a pretty rosy picture, showing that all camera shipments for November 2024 were 27.2% higher than in November 2023, and were also above that of November 2022. Delving deeper into the data reveals that DSLR shipments were up by some 18,000 units over October 2024 and up 20.1% over November 2023, but down 17% cumulatively for the year. And while mirrorless shipments had dropped by 90,000 units compared to October 2024, they were up 31% over November 2023 and up 16% cumulatively for the year.
