Imaging Devices

Retail volume sales of digital cameras and digital camcorders continue to decline in 2023, due to rising smartphone penetration and weak macroeconomic factors. Imaging devices are being purchased by consumers interested in documenting events, such as…

Imaging devices has continued to record a steep decline in retail volume terms in 2023. Romanians increasingly regard these products as redundant in the era of high-performance smartphones. Furthermore, high inflation and economic pressures have led…

Having seemingly been on a downward spiral there has been a renaissance in demand for digital cameras in 2022 and 2023. This trend stems from a 2000s technologies-inspired nostalgia being seen especially among the younger population (gen Z), with the…

The rapid advance of technology has led to a significant decline in the popularity of and demand for imaging devices, as they are gradually being replaced by smartphones. With their ever-improving camera capabilities, smartphones have become the…

Imaging devices is suffering from high prices in the face of ongoing cannibalisation from smartphones. Indeed, the substitution with smartphones means that many Norwegian consumers see the purchase of a separate camera as superfluous. Therefore,…

Sales of imaging devices in Israel have continued to fall sharply in 2023, with the digital cameras and digital camcorders categories both poised to register double-digit declines in volume terms. Demand for these product types has been shrinking for…

Retail sales of imaging devices continued their to fall in constant value terms during 2023. Such products are being cannibalised by smartphones, which are increasingly ubiquitous in Malaysia. While the quality of a smartphone camera is typically…

In 2023, imaging devices is set to show a continuation of the previous pattern of declining volume sales. Within digital cameras, both compact cameras and DSLRs are expected to continue to decline, while mirrorless system cameras are projected to…

Imaging devices remains in volume declines in 2023. On one hand, the category has gradually recovered from the impacts of chip shortage and supply chain disruptions, as a result of the global pandemic, which have since steadily returned to normal. On…

Sales of imaging devices continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023, continuing the pattern seen over the review period. Despite increasing numbers of young Vietnamese people participating on social media platforms such as YouTube and TikTok…

The strong decline in retail volume sales of imaging device is expected to continue over 2023, albeit at a slower rate compared to the years since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. The main reason for the downward…

Volume sales of digital cameras are set to see another year of decline in 2023. Over the last decade, volume sales have been on an unstoppable decreasing trend. One factor which is positive, however, is that the negative volume growth rate expected…

Sales of imaging devices witnessed a steep decline during the pandemic as consumers remained at home and as such had little need for taking pictures or recording video. However, it is important to note that the category had already been in decline…

Several factors are expected to lead to a double-digit volume decline in imaging devices. Continuing elevated inflation and significant currency devaluation has reduced consumer purchasing power and in particular has made imported product more…

Volume sales of imaging devices again fell by a fifth in 2023 and value sales also registered decline. Continuing advances in smartphones’ cameras are leading to continual decline in imaging devices, to the extent that some smartphones can meet the…

Retail volume sales of imaging devices suffered a further decline in 2023, continuing the trend of the review period. This was due to the waning fortunes of digital cameras, which were severely challenged by continuous advancements in smartphone…

Imaging devices is another category which is suffering from cannibalisation from smartphones. Indeed, smartphone manufacturers are placing great emphasis on the camera and video quality in their product development, to the extent that smartphones can…

The COVID-19 crisis and the significantly increased amount of time that Italians were forced to spend at home considerably bolstered consumers’ digital engagement. People turned to digital devices for work, study, shopping, entertainment and…

Retail sales of imaging devices continued to decline in volume terms in 2023, due to cannibalisation from smartphone cameras. While the quality of a smartphone camera is typically inferior to a dedicated digital camera or camcorder, for most local…

The popularity of imaging devices continues to decline as part of a long-term trend in Singapore, as many local consumers prefer to use their smartphones to take photographs and videos. The quality of smartphone cameras is constantly improving due to…