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The Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA), an organization in Japan that keeps track of both domestic market and export shipments of digital and film cameras, has revised their January 31, 2006 projections for 2006 through 2008.
- Digital SLR sales in 2006 are still strong, but not as strong as CIPA projected back in January 2006. They have reduced slightly the year-over-year growth expectations throughout the forecast period. Still, in 2008, total shipments of interchangeable lens digital cameras are expected to surpass 5.5 million units, up from almost 3.8 million units in 2005.
- Digital cameras with built-in lenses, a category dominated by compact models, are selling well ahead of projections through the first seven months of 2006. As a result, CIPA is anticipating shipments of just under 68.5 million for this year, which is significantly higher than the just over 62.5 million predicted at the start of 2006. In 2005, total shipments of this kind of digital camera was nearly 61 million; in 2008, this number is now expected to climb to over 72 million.
- As can be expected, film cameras shipments are dropping faster than projected, and much more than originally projected. CIPA cites shipments of a category comprised mostly of 35mm film SLR cameras are expected to drop from 543,000 in 2005 to 98,000 in 2008.
For more info, go to www.cipa.jp/english/index.html
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