Digital cameras used to be a global industry dominated by Japanese manufacturers. However, the camera industry has also changed in recent years. Now Nikon, one of the two camera giants, will stop developing SLR cameras and focus on mirrorless cameras. According to the Nikkei News,Nikon has announced its withdrawal from SLR cameras, and the 60-year SLR camera business is over, but Nikon will continue to manufacture and sell existing SLR camera models.
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Nikon will focus on the development of mirrorless cameras and will introduce the latest technologies, such as AI technology or image processing technology.
As for why it quit the SLR industry, the report also mentioned the progress of smartphone photography, which also affected the camera industry.
Previously, the Japan Camera and Imaging Products Association CIPA announced the data for May. The sales of digital cameras were only 637,000 units, a year-on-year decrease of 10%, a decline for 10 consecutive months, and the 18th consecutive month that the sales volume was less than 1 million units.
The cumulative shipments from January to May were 2.804 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 22.4%.It is estimated that there will be 7.85 million units in the whole year, down 6.1%, shrinking for 5 consecutive years and the second worst performance since 1999.
