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PRESS RELEASE
February 9, 2012
Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA)

Introduction of New Statistical Classification in Digital Camera
The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA, President: Makoto Kimura) will
introduce a new classification into its monthly digital camera statistics.

1.

Name and scope of the new statistical classification

Interchangeable lens cameras will be broken down into Single Lens Reflex (cameras) and“Non-reflex” (cameras).
“Non-reflex” will include cameras such as so-called mirrorless cameras and compact
system cameras, rangefinder cameras with interchangeable lens and interchangeable unit
system cameras, and similar cameras. This will enhance the statistics of interchangeablelens cameras, which are becoming more diverse in addition to Single Lens Reflex.

2.

Timing of the introduction

Trial figures for the new statistical classification covering three-month periods starting in
the middle of 2011 will be released with the current release of statistics.
Regular figures for the new statistical classification will start to be included with therelease of monthly figures from January 2012.

3.

2011 figures for the new statistical classification

Total figures for July-Sept. and Oct.-Dec. for the new statistical classification are provided
as an attachment to the annual figures for digital cameras and lens for cameras withinterchangeable lens.

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February 9, 2012
Camera & Imaging Products Association
Introduction of New Statistical Classification in Digital Camera–Attachment (1)Production, Shipments of Digital Cameras and Interchangeable Lenses
January-December in 2011

Production and Shipments of Digital Cameras
2011 (total for Jan.–Dec.)
Unit Upper:PCS,Lower:1,000Yen

Production

Item
Jan.-Dec.

Total Shipments

YoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

YoY
GrowthShipments to Japan

Shipments to countries
other than Japan

YoY
GrowthYoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

Jan.-Dec.

(%)

114,624,757

94.1

115,524,250

95.1

9,508,967

1,165,538,012

84.9 1,452,242,466

88.4

162,143,248

98,882,718

90.9

99,830,469

91.9

766,886,400

78.5

917,673,875

15,742,039

121.3

398,651,612

100.9

89.9

EuropeJan.-Dec.

Americas

YoY
Growth(%)

Jan.-Dec.

Asia

YoY
Growth(%)

Jan.-Dec.

(%)

OthersYoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

YoY
Growth(%)

106,015,283

95.6

35,613,406

96.1

38,281,714

86.6

26,968,377

109.3

5,151,786

103.5

81.8 1,290,099,218

89.3

418,453,712

91.1

421,934,159

81.3

401,031,833

98.1

48,679,514

84.5

8,039,565

88.6

91,790,904

92.2

30,449,249

93.3

34,433,710

84.2

22,037,692

103.7

4,870,253

102.8

80.5

105,200,670

78.7

812,473,205

80.8

255,005,811

83.3

303,068,928

76.4

214,017,627

84.0

40,380,839

82.9

15,693,781

121.8

1,469,402

97.9

14,224,379

124.9

5,164,157

117.5

3,848,004

115.8

4,930,685

143.8

281,533

117.4

534,568,591

106.2

56,942,578

88.4

477,626,013

108.8

163,447,901

106.7

118,865,231

96.8

187,014,206

121.3

8,298,675

93.2

Digital Cameras(total)Built-in Lens
CamerasInterchangeable
Lens Cameras(Camera & Imaging Products Association)

Production and Shipments of Interchangeable Lenses
2011 (total for Jan.–Dec.)
Unit Upper:PCS,Lower:1,000Yen

Production

Item
Jan.-Dec.

Total Shipments

YoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

Interchangeable
Lenses(total)

Lenses for
35mm format
Cameras

Lenses forsmaller than
35mm format
CamerasYoY
GrowthShipments to Japan

Shipments to countries
other than Japan

YoY
GrowthYoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

Jan.-Dec.

(%)

EuropeJan.-Dec.

(%)

Americas

YoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

Asia

YoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

Other
YoY
GrowthJan.-Dec.

(%)

YoY
Growth(%)

26,265,698

120.5

26,014,647

119.9

2,695,986

102.4

23,318,661

122.3

8,106,031

114.6

6,848,139

111.2

7,786,381

145.2

578,110124.3

276,405,904

106.5

417,564,537

107.2

47,407,139

92.1

370,157,398

109.5

117,023,263

104.3

104,688,814

100.6

140,579,695

123.5

7,865,626

101.6

5,826,753

113.6

5,721,581

112.1

285,305

88.3

5,436,276

113.7

1,763,816

115.4

1,582,268

100.2

1,967,285

125.3

122,907117.3

119,284,977

102.5

182,761,315

102.7

12,839,797

86.2

169,921,518

104.2

50,625,058

105.5

47,701,449

93.3

68,861,607

112.8

2,733,404

94.9

20,438,945

122.6

20,293,066

122.3

2,410,681

104.3

17,882,385

125.2

6,342,215

114.4

5,265,871

115.0

5,819,096

153.4

455,203

126.4

157,120,927

109.8

234,803,222

111.0

34,567,342

94.6

200,235,880

114.5

66,398,205

103.4

56,987,365

107.5

71,718,088

135.7

5,132,222

105.6(Camera & Imaging Products Association)

Inquiries concerning this press release:
Camera & Imaging Products Association
In Charge of Statistics
e-mail : infostat@cipa.jp

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Camera & Imaging Products Association
Introduction of New Statistical Classification in Digital Camera–Attachment (2)Production and Shipments Table

Figures for New Statistical Classification of Digital Camera (July–Sept. and Oct.–Dec. 2011)

Unit Upper:PCS,Lower:1,000Yen
Item

Digital Cameras(total)Built-in Lens
Cameras

Production

Total Shipments

Shipments to Japan

July-Sept.

Oct.-Dec.

July-Dec.

July-Sept.

Oct.-Dec.

July-Dec.

Oct.-Dec.

July-Dec.

July-Sept.

Oct.-Dec.

July-Dec.

35,473,761

26,859,780

62,333,541

34,675,935

28,581,133

63,257,068

2,549,495

2,696,056

5,245,551

32,126,440

25,885,077

58,011,517

376,373,506 257,327,081 633,700,587 446,869,163 333,360,806 780,229,969

45,392,178

41,562,245

86,954,423 401,476,985 291,798,561 693,275,546

29,752,313

54,310,648

2,110,344

2,283,766

4,394,110

232,727,463 180,157,388 412,884,851 264,467,826 222,784,209 487,252,035

54,570,830 236,204,777 196,476,428 432,681,205

4,502,468

23,607,719

53,360,032

2,390,014

6,892,482

29,172,186

4,406,246

25,138,462

July-Sept.

Shipments to countries other than Japan

28,263,049

26,307,781

6,914,699

253,830

205,020

85,260,055 242,510,942

2,508,453

458,850

27,061,842

4,152,41622,854,696

2,303,433

49,916,538

6,455,849

Single Lens Reflex
116,830,565

11,239,567

8,924,898

1,218,980

58,956,260 175,786,825 157,250,887
862,047

2,081,027

1,097,503

934,218

2,031,721

185,321207,270

20,164,465 146,011,320
392,591

912,182

76,335,157 222,346,477
726,948

1,639,130

26,815,478

18,213,433

45,028,911

25,150,450

25,316,542

50,466,992

5,889,562

6,329,566

12,219,128

19,260,888

18,986,976

38,247,864

3,252,061

8,973,509

5,503,749

3,442,671

8,946,420439,151

412,290

851,441

5,064,598

3,030,381

8,094,979

77,169,693 220,815,736 182,401,337 110,576,597 292,977,934

17,129,129

15,254,464

By typeNon-reflex

Interchangeable Lens
Cameras (total)

5,721,448
143,646,043

32,383,593 165,272,208

95,322,133 260,594,341

Unit Upper:volume(%),Lower:value(%)
Ref: “Non-reflex”
Cameras as percentage
of Interchangeable Lens
Cameras (total)

21.3

26.5

23.2

19.9

27.1

22.7

42.2

50.3

46.1

18.0

24.0

20.2

18.7

23.6

20.4

13.8

22.9

17.2

34.4

41.5

37.711.7

19.9

14.7

(Breakdown of shipments by region)
Item

Unit Upper:PCS,Lower:1,000Yen
Shipments to Europe

July-Sept.

Oct.-Dec.

Shipments to Americas

July-Dec.

July-Sept.

Shipments to Asia

July-Sept.

Oct.-Dec.

Shipments to Other

Oct.-Dec.

July-Dec.

Digital Cameras(total)10,358,186

8,826,306

19,184,492

11,149,581

10,361,642

21,511,223

9,067,881

5,401,033

July-Dec.
14,468,914

July-Sept.
1,550,792

Oct.-Dec.
1,296,096

July-Dec.
2,846,888

126,368,086

89,530,968

215,899,054

123,056,723

116,126,860

239,183,583

136,995,567

74,838,747

211,834,314

15,056,609

11,301,986

26,358,595

Built-in Lens
Cameras8,585,103

7,669,790

16,254,893

9,814,121

9,445,143

19,259,264

7,212,843

4,532,332

11,745,175

1,449,775

1,207,431

2,657,206

70,893,173

57,423,564

128,316,737

83,439,758

88,773,634

172,213,392

69,762,762

41,410,778

111,173,540

12,109,084

8,868,452

20,977,536

1,470,125

912,784

2,382,909

1,168,394

713,566

1,881,960

1,443,085

608,615

2,051,700

70,812

68,468139,280

48,716,067

26,150,363

74,866,430

36,162,715

21,886,597

58,049,312

58,882,436

26,354,247

85,236,683

2,250,102

1,943,950

4,194,052

302,958

243,732

546,690167,066

202,933

369,999

411,953

260,086

672,039

30,20520,19750,402

6,758,846

5,957,041

12,715,887

3,454,250

5,466,629

8,920,879

8,350,369

7,073,722

15,424,091

697,423

489,584

1,187,007

Single Lens Reflex
By typeNon-reflex

Interchangeable Lens
Cameras (total)

1,773,083

1,156,516

2,929,599

1,335,460

916,4992,251,959

1,855,038

868,701

2,723,739

101,01788,665

189,682

55,474,913

32,107,404

87,582,317

39,616,965

27,353,226

66,970,191

67,232,805

33,427,969

100,660,774

2,947,525

2,433,534

5,381,059

17.1

21.1

18.7

12.5

22.1

16.4

22.2

29.9

24.7

29.9

22.8

26.6

12.2

18.6

14.5

8.7

20.0

13.3

12.4

21.2

15.3

23.7

20.1

22.1

Unit Upper:volume(%),Lower:value(%)
Ref: “Non-reflex”
Cameras as percentage
of Interchangeable Lens
Cameras (total)“Non-reflex” includes cameras such as so-called mirrorless cameras and compact system cameras, range-finder cameras with interchangeable lens, interchangeable unit system cameras, and similar cameras.

(Camera & Imaging Products Association)