If the epidemic has led to an unexpected increase in tablet computers and laptops due to the demand for home office and online classes, then the digital products most affected by the epidemic may be cameras. After all, the travel restrictions and navigation bans in various countries have greatly reduced the demand for travel photos.

According to the data recently released by the Japan Camera Imaging Machinery Industry Association (CIPA), the global total number of digital cameras shipped in 2020 will be 8.88 million, a year-on-year decrease of 42% in 2019; Among them, 2.37 million SLR cameras were shipped, a decrease of 47%, and 2.93 million non reflective cameras were shipped, a decrease of 26%. This was the first time that the non reflective cameras exceeded the SLR cameras in the market.

From the perspective of major markets, Japan, Europe and the United States all saw a decline of more than 40%, while China saw a decline of only 17%.

CIPA estimates that in 2021, the shipment volume of the global camera market may slightly increase by 7% to 9.53 million units year on year, which is still unable to return to the pre epidemic level.

Of course, even if there is no epidemic, due to the rapid improvement of mobile phone image level in recent years, the professional camera market itself is shrinking at a considerable rate. According to the data released by CIPA at the beginning of 2020, the global digital camera shipments in 2019 have dropped by 21.7% compared with 2018.

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