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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Leonie Helm

Japanese camera and lens exports are rising, but DSLRs continue to die a death

CIPA camera and lens data graph from July 2024 with Nikon Zfc.

Signalling the end of Summer and beginning of Autumn, the latest camera and lens sales data for September 2024 has been released by Japanese camera and lens manufacturers' trade body, Camera Imaging Products Association (CIPA).

With Black Friday and Christmas looming, it’s no surprise that the latest CIPA numbers show the highest shipments of the calendar year so far across all categories, however, cumulatively DSLR units are down 21% compared to 2023.

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