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Camera industry recovers after severe slump caused by smartphones
Дата публикации: 19-08-2026 19:24:00
The success of smartphones with ever-improving cameras has taken a toll on the camera industry. Japan is now signaling a slow recovery, as camera production is expected to rise again. Data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy show just how serious the situation actually is.
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Camera sales have plummeted in the smartphone era.The success of smartphones with ever-improving cameras has taken a toll on the camera industry. Japan is now signaling a slow recovery, as camera production is expected to rise again. Data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy show just how serious the situation actually is.
Sony, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Fujifilm, Ricoh – most of the major camera manufacturers are from Japan. However, this industry, once so vital to Japan, has shrunk significantly since smartphones began offering increasingly better cameras. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has now released new statistics on Japanese camera production that illustrate the impact of smartphones.
According to these figures, in 2006, one year before the launch of the first Apple iPhone, approximately 37 million still cameras and 12 million video cameras were manufactured in Japan alone. By 2024, total production had fallen to only about 2 million units. The fact that dedicated camcorders are hardly produced in significant numbers anymore is due in no small part to the fact that more and more mirrorless cameras, traditionally used primarily for photography, now also offer comprehensive video features.
The blue bars show the production of video cameras, the orange bars show the production of still cameras, each in tens of thousands of units. The red line represents the penetration rate of smartphones.
In 2024 and 2025, production increased compared to the previous year – the first time in nearly 20 years that production volume has risen for two consecutive years. As the chart embedded below shows, SLR cameras have practically disappeared. However, mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras have become significantly more popular in recent years, and even the market for compact cameras has been recovering since 2023.
The Japanese Ministry of Economy attributes the growth primarily to a younger generation of customers who want better photo and video quality for social media than smartphones can offer. Currently, the camera market is stable, but it is safe to assume that the industry will not come close to reaching the heights of the early 21st century.
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Editor of the original article: Hannes Brecher - Senior Tech Writer - 22153 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018
Since 2009 I have written for different publications with a focus on consumer electronics. I joined the Notebookcheck news team in 2018 and have combined my many years of experience with laptops and smartphones with my lifelong passion for technology to create informative content for our readers about new developments in this sphere. In addition, my design background as an art director at an ad agency has allowed me to have deeper insights into the peculiarities of this industry.
Hannes Brecher, 2026-08-19 (Update: 2026-08-19)
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