Mirrorless camera sales up 62.5% in February over the same period last year

Organization CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan), uniting Japanese manufacturers of photographic equipment, has published another report on the state of the digital camera market. This time it includes data for February.

During the month, 673,564 cameras were shipped. This is 5.8% more than in January and only 0.8% less than in February last year. In monetary terms, the market grew by 8.3% compared to January 2021, and by 20.2% compared to February 2020.

Cameras with fixed lenses were shipped 246 464 pieces. This is 11.7% more than in the previous month and 8.8% more than the year before. In monetary terms, sales of cameras in this category decreased by 1.2% compared to January of this year, and by 18.5% compared to February last year.

427,100 interchangeable lens cameras were shipped in February. This is 2.6% more than in January, but 5.6% less than a year ago. Interestingly, in monetary terms, sales increased by 10.0% and 29.7%, respectively.

If we consider separately the SLR and mirrorless cameras, it turns out that the first were shipped in February 198,279 pieces, and the second – 228,821 pieces. Compared to January of this year, sales of SLR cameras increased by 3.2%, and compared to February 2020, they decreased by 14.8%. In monetary terms, sales of SLR cameras decreased by 2.9% compared to January 2021, and by 19.8% compared to February 2020.

Mirrorless camera sales increased 2.1% from January 2021 and 4.1% from February 2020. Finally, the most notable numbers: in monetary terms, sales of mirrorless cameras increased by 14.9% compared to January 2021, and compared to February 2020 – by 62.5%.