Imaging Devices

In 2022, the sharp volume decline in sales of imaging devices in Germany continued, mainly due to the ongoing substitution of digital cameras and camcorders by increasingly high-end smartphone cameras. Imaging devices also saw a negative double-digit…

Imaging devices saw a slight retail volume decline in 2021, and is expected to fall further in 2022. The category is still facing the impact of chip shortages and supply chain disruptions as a result of the global pandemic. The shortages became more…

While there was a small rebound in the demand for digital camcorders in 2021, imaging devices is set to continue the review period trend of strong decreases in retail volume saes over 2022. The ongoing drop in retail volume sales is tied strongly to…

Retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of imaging devices continued their long-term decline during 2022. However, the rate of decline did slow during year, as the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions meant that local consumers travelled and…

Sales of imaging devices remain in steep decline in 2022 as manufacturers of smartphones continue to improve the quality and features of their built-in cameras and thus diminishing the need for a separate digital camera. Many brands, such as Samsung…

The retail volume decline of imaging devices is not expected to be halted in 2022, as consumers face inflationary pressure and prefer to prioritise the purchase of essential and multipurpose smartphones. Most smartphones have camera quality as one of…

Imaging devices is expected to register strong declines in retail volume sales in 2022. The main factor behind the long-term decline in imaging devices is the strong and growing competition from smartphones, which feature increasingly sophisticated…

Retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of imaging devices declined for the fourth year in a row during 2022. While the rate of decline eased significantly, it remained in double digits. Increasingly ubiquitous, smartphones are used by a growing…

In retail current value terms, imaging devices is set to see low single-digit growth in 2022, although digital camcorders is expected to continue its long-term decline, with growth driven only by digital cameras. Meanwhile, a similar picture is…

In 2022, the digital camera category is set to see volume sales fall, continuing the decline seen in the category in recent years. Nikon reported negative guidance for the year as the semiconductor chip shortage adversely affected manufacturers’…

The reopening of borders and lifting of travel restrictions is benefiting sales of imaging devices in Greece in 2022. During 2020 and 2021, demand for imaging devices was undermined not only by the economic shock of the pandemic but also by the fact…

During 2022, the impact of the war in Ukraine reverberated across most countries in the world, especially in Europe, and Sweden was no exception to this. With the Ukraine conflict further disrupting global supply chains and contributing to higher…

The end of pandemic restrictions resulted in a strong recovery for tourism and tourism-based demands, as consumers sought to make up for a two-year hiatus in travel. This, in turn, resulted in positive sales for digital cameras after the declines…

Retail volume sales of imaging devices are in long-term decline, as local consumers are increasingly happy to use their smartphones to take photos and record video. The image quality of smartphones is steadily improving, with many of the latest…

Imaging devices continues to decline in retail volume terms in 2022, largely due to intensified competition coming from smartphones with high megapixel built-in cameras. For mass consumers, smartphone cameras are generally seen as sufficient for…

Though imaging devices is falling in volume terms in 2022, a more dramatic decline has been avoided thanks to the wide gap between the official and informal value of the US dollar. The price of electronic devices usually tends to be cheaper abroad…

In the face of ever-improving smartphone cameras, imaging devices has seen a strong downward trend. Retail volume sales in the category fell to a low level during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, when demand was further curbed by limited…

Digital cameras had already been in rapid decline for a decade when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. It hit the declining category hard, resulting in the halving of volumes just in two years from 2019. As the opportunities to go outside to enjoy…

Despite more and more young Vietnamese people participating on social media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok the demand for imaging devices continues to drop at a rapid pace in 2022. Additionally, while consumers have started to travel and take…

Imaging devices overall continues to plunge in volume terms in 2022, with digital cameras plummeting more dramatically than digital camcorders in a pattern that has persisted for the last ten years. The rise of smartphones with advanced camera lenses…