CanonandNikonboth managed to importantly increase their share of the U.S. digital still photographic camera market in 2006 whileEastman Kodakdropped from first to third stead , according to estimates from IDC .
Canon shipped 6.1 million cameras in the U.S. in 2006 , up more than a million units of 2005 , according to the data point . That gave Canon a 20 per centum market portion and was enough to motivate the camera Jehovah from second to the top spot in the IDC rank . Sonymanaged only a modest 3 percent rise in shipments but move into 2nd office while Eastman Kodak , which was top in 2005 , suffer a 31 percent drop in shipments and cut down to third place in the 2006 chart , allege IDC .
Nikon delivered a hard performance and saw load increase 30 percent to 3 million unit and remained in fourth place .
Among other marketer Matsushita Electric Industrial ( Panasonic ) saw cargo almost triple to 1 million units andSamsung Electronicsmore than double shipments to 1.5 million , said IDC .
The strong increase by Canon and Nikon came as the seller acquaint low - cost digital undivided lens reflex television camera ( DSLR ) .
Single - lens innate reflex photographic camera use a mirror locate between the lens and the photographic film or image detector to project the image to the photographic camera ’s viewfinder . The mirror move out of the way when the picture is taken . They typically plunk for interchangeable lenses and are preferred by professional and serious unpaid lensman over the compact point - and - shoot model that dominate the digital camera grocery store .
The grocery store had been dominated by Canon and Nikon for many old age but high toll kept the television camera out of the hand of all but professional and the most consecrated amateur . However strong contest in the point - and - shoot end of the market led tv camera God Almighty to commence developing humble - cost DSLR models . Sony and Panasonic both unite the food market with their own models this class and Canon and Nikon respond by innovate their own low - end models .
Overall the U.S. grocery store grew by 5 percentage in 2006 , which is lower than the 21 percent growth recorded in 2005 and below IDC ’s previous idea of 8 percentage growth for the year . Only about 15 percent of novel television camera were sell to people who did n’t own a digital still camera with the remnant being replacement or subsidiary models , enunciate IDC . reckon ahead , the market research caller said it expects payload will be matte this class and then decline from 2008 .
Top Ten Camera Makers in 2006 by U.S. Market Share
root : IDC
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