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Taipei,
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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| 88 news tagged digital camera |
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Himax posts nearly 10% revenue growth in 3Q09; expects 15-19% decline in 4Q09 Nov 5, 17:08 Himax Technologies has posted net revenues of US$203.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, representing a 11.7% decrease from US$230.1 million for the third quarter of 2008 and a 9.8% increase from US$184.9 million for the second quarter of 2009. Gross margin was 20.4% for the third quarter of 2009, down 410 basis points on year and down 40 basis points sequentially. The company expects revenues to decline by 15%-19% sequentially due to seasonality. Read more |
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Altek aims at 25% on-quarter growth in 4Q09 revenues Oct 30, 12:13 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek, due to additional orders from existing clients, expects consolidated revenues for the forth quarter of 2009 will rise 25% sequentially to NT$10 billion (US$309 million), according to company president Alex Hsia. Read more |
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Lens maker Asia Optical swings to profitability in 3Q09 Oct 28, 11:44 Taiwan-based optical lens kit and digital camera maker Asia Optical has released its third-quarter financial report, with net profit of NT$155.9 million (US$4.76 million) significantly improving from net losses of NT$401.1 million for the first half of 2009. Read more |
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Ability Enterprise expects to ship over 20 million digital cameras in 2010 Oct 28, 11:29 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise is confident of attaining its 2009 shipment target of 15 million units and expects to ship more than 20 million units in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan makers ship over 18 million digital cameras in 3Q09, says Digitimes Research Oct 27, 11:54 Taiwan-based digital camera makers shipped 18.37 million units in the third quarter of 2009, a rise of 103.2% on quarter and 27.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research. However, shipments for the fourth quarter are projected to decrease 20.5% on quarter to 14.6 million units due to seasonality. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 7D and others Oct 15, 14:32 Canon on October 14 unveiled its EOS 7D DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, as well as five other digital camera models, IXUS 200 IS, IXUS 120 IS, PowerShot G11, PowerShot S90 and PowerShot SX20 IS, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Taiwan-based maker Altek sees September 2009 revenues up over 46% on month Stockwatch - Oct 8, 16:21 Digital camera ODM Altek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.745 billion (US$114 million) for September 2009, increasing by 46.25% on month but decreasing 5.52% on year. The company's January-September consolidated revenues of NT$20.794 billion slipped by 28.70% on year. Read more |
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Asia Optical expects Kodak orders of six million DSCs in 2010, says chairman Oct 8, 15:55 Asia Optical expects to receive orders from Kodak for six million mid-range to high-end digital still cameras (DSCs) in 2010, as a result of the Taiwan maker's partnership with Singapore-based Flextronics International, which made DSCs for the US vendor, according to Asia Optical chairman Robert Lai. Read more |
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Ability Enterprise sees strong revenues in September Oct 7, 11:00 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has reported unaudited record revenues of NT$4.962 billion (US$153 million) for September 2009. Read more |
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Altek, Ability Enterprise may receive Fujifilm DSC orders for India Oct 5, 11:21 Japan-based vendor Fujifilm, which is beefing up sales promotion of its digital cameras in India to hike its market share from the present 5% to 15% as soon as possible, may release additional orders to Taiwan ODM partners Altek and Ability Enterprise, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Convergence handset-cameras will not become popular, say sources Sep 30, 11:47 In response to Samsung Electronics' plans to launch the Anycall SCH-W880, a combination of a 3.3-inch AMOLED touch-screen 3G handset and a 12-megapixel 3x optical zoom digital camera, in South Korea in early October 2009, industry sources in Taiwan have pointed out that such a convergence device involve compromise on independent functions of handsets and digital cameras and thus will not become a mainstream product line. Read more |
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Altek cuts into car electronics market Sep 17, 11:06 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has begun to supply an in-house developed car electronic device, Eagle View System, for use in Luxgen 7 MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) made by Taiwan-based car maker Yulon Motors, according to the Altek. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon opens exhibition/service center in Taipei Sep 9, 11:29 Canon on September 8 opened an exhibition/service center in Taipei, the first one in Taiwan, and expects to reach a market share of 50% for its DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras and a 20% for its digital still cameras (DSCs), according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Demand for DSC panels greater than expected, say Taiwan makers Sep 8, 15:43 Demand for LCD panels used in digital still cameras (DSCs) has been stronger than originally expected in the third quarter of 2009, and orders for such panels will peak in September-October, according to Taiwan-based makers TPO Display and Giantplus Technology. Read more |
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Asia Optical August revenues up on month, down on year Sep 8, 11:41 Taiwan-based maker of optical lens and digital cameras Asia Optical on September 7 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.1 billion (US$64 million) for August, its highest monthly level so far in 2009. But the sun represents a decrease of 37% on year. Read more |
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Digital camera makers Ability and Altek report 2009 revenue highs in August Sep 8, 11:16 Ability Enterprise and Altek, two of the three largest Taiwan-based digital camera makers, on September 7 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$3.516 billion (US$107 million) and NT$2.56 billion respectively for August, both hitting their highest monthly levels of the year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony launches two Cyber-shot DSCs, aims at 31% market share in 2009 Sep 4, 17:09 Sony on September 3 unveiled two Cyber-shot series digital camera models, DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retrial price of NT$12,980 (US$395) on September 10 and NT$13,980 on October 8, respectively, according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung launches digital cameras ST500, ST550, ST1000 Sep 2, 12:13 Samsung Electronics on September 1 launched three new digital still camera (DSC) models, the ST500, ST550 and ST1000, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$11,990 (US$365), NT$13,990 and NT$15,990 respectively. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony debuts four DSLR cameras, aims at 25% market share in 2009 Aug 31, 11:56 Sony on August 28 unveiled four Alpha series DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera models, A380, A500, A550 and A850, for launch in the Taiwan market, with A850 to be available on September 2 at a recommended retail price of NT$59,900 (US$1,821) and the other three models to be available in October, according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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DSC maker Asia Optical posts loss of over NT$400 million for 1H09 Aug 24, 10:56 Taiwan-based Asia Optical, which makes optical lens kits and digital cameras, has posted consolidated net loss of NT$401.1 million (US$12.2 million), or a net loss of NT$1.58 per share, for the first half of 2009. Read more |
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Image sensor market ends long, steep growth to face more cyclic area, says Strategies Unlimited Aug 20, 17:05 The market for image sensors will decline to US$6.4 billion in 2009, a drop of 11% from 2008 and the first decline since 1997, according to Strategies Unlimited. However, the average growth rate will return to single-digits in coming years, following over a decade of 22% compound annual growth. Read more |
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DSC chip designer SQ to add high-end solutions Aug 19, 12:00 Service & Quality Technology (SQ), a Taiwan-based IC designer specializing in controller chips for digital cameras, plans to introduce new controllers which enable face detection for 8-megapixel-and-above DSCs at the end of 2009 or in early 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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Samsung unveils three new digital cameras for launch in August Aug 17, 10:40 Samsung Electronics on August 14 debuted three new digital camera models, ST500, ST550 and ST1000, for launch simultaneously in Taiwan, South Korea, the US, the UK and other main markets later in August 2009, according to Samsung Electronics Taiwan. Read more |
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Altek expects record shipments of digital cameras in September Aug 12, 10:38 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek began shipments to new client Fujifilm in July and expects its total monthly shipment volume to increase to a record of three million units in September, according to company president Alex Hsia speaking at an institutional investors conference on August 11. Read more |
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Ability Enterprise looks to ship nine million digital cameras in 2H09, says president Aug 7, 11:21 Ability Enterprise expects to ship nine million digital cameras during the second half of 2009, increasing by 73.1% from the first half and by 20% from the second half of 2008, according to president Roger Tseng speaking at an investors conference on August 6. Read more |
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Japan-based camera vendors may release more OEM orders to Taiwan Aug 5, 15:26 Japan-based digital camera vendors Fujifilm, Casio and Sony suffered losses in the second quarter of 2009 (their first quarter of fiscal 2009) while Canon saw profits decrease by 86% on year. As a result the vendors are likely to outsource more production to Taiwan-based makers in 2010 to minimize costs, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Altek July revenues up on month Aug 5, 09:50 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has reported consolidated revenues for July 2009 of NT$1.65 billion (US$50.5 million), an increase of 37% from June. Read more |
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Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise, Altek expected to obtain additional orders from Fujifilm Jul 28, 10:38 Fujifilm has increased its fiscal 2009 (April 2009-March 2010) sales target from 8.3 million units originally to at least 9.0 million due to a better than expected sales performance, and its two Taiwan-based ODM makers Ability Enterprise and Altek are expected to receive additional orders, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan-based Altek debuts own-brand cameraphone in China Jul 24, 15:52 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek unveiled the T8680, its first own-brand cameraphone model at a cross-strait forum on the optics industry held in Beijing, China, on July 23, according to the company. Read more |
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Digitimes Insight: Sony to expand DSC outsourcing in Taiwan Jul 21, 10:11 Recent movement in the outsourcing market appears to indicate that Sony plans to source more of its digital still cameras (DSCs) from Taiwan contract manufacturers. Read more |
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Taiwan maker AVY Precision to expand digital camera casing capacity in China Jul 9, 16:48 AVY Precision Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of aluminum alloy casings for digital cameras, will expand monthly production capacity at its factory in southern China to 2-2.5 million cases at the end of third-quarter 2009 because of an expected increase in orders from Japan, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon aims at 45% DSLR share Jun 29, 11:27 Canon aims to hike its share of Taiwan's DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera market from 38% in 2008 to 45% or even 50% in 2009, according to vice president Jesse Su for Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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OmniVision delivers 5-megapixel solution for DSC and handset market Jun 25, 16:32 OmniVision Technologies has introduced its newest imaging solution for handsets, the 1.75-micron OmniBSI (backside illumination) family. Read more |
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DSC maker Altek to sell own-brand handsets in China market Jun 19, 10:30 Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Altek has stepped into development and production of handsets and will debut own-brand handsets featuring 5-megapixel or more cameras and multimedia functions in the China market in July 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Altek, Ability Enterprise expected to benefit from Fujifilm bid in India digital camera market Jun 12, 11:39 Japan-based digital camera vendor Fujifilm plans to boost its market share in India from the current 3% to 15% in three years, and thus is expected to release more ODM orders to Ability Enterprise and Altek, its two existing production partners in Taiwan, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Altek ranked as top digital camera maker in 2008 Jun 12, 10:55 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek ranked as the world's number one ODM digital camera maker with shipments of 13.17 million accounting for a 22.9% share in 2008, the company has quoted data from Japan-based Techno Systems Research (TSR) as indicating. Read more |
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Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise sees decreased revenues in May Jun 9, 10:46 Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based digital camera maker, has reported revenues of NT$2.51 billion (US$77 million) for May, representing a drop of 7.71% on month and a drop of 1.57% on year. The company expects to ship 3.15-3.3 million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2009, an increase of more than 50% on quarter.
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Taiwan digital camera makers Altek, Asia Optical see May revenues down on year Jun 8, 16:04 Altek and Asia Optical, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, have reported consolidated revenues for May, suffering decreases of 51.4% and 35.2%, respectively, on year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon launches outdoor digital camera PowerShot D10 May 20, 12:19 Canon has announced the launch of PowerShot D10, a digital camera model specifically designed for use in outdoor sports or activities, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$12,690 (US$385), according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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China market: BenQ hits record sales of digital cameras in April May 11, 11:04 BenQ sold more than 50,000 digital cameras in the China market in April 2009, the highest monthly sales volume on record in the market, according to the company. Read more |
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Ability suffers on-year revenue drop in April due to component shortages May 7, 10:51 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise on May 6 reported revenues of NT$2.71 billion (US$81 million) for April, rising by 16.02% on month but dropping by 6.05% on year. Read more |
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Taiwan market: BenQ launches two 10-megapixel, two 12-megapixel digital cameras May 4, 15:59 BenQ has introduced four new digital camera models, C1020, C1220, E1020 and E1220, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market, according to the company. Read more |
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Altek lands digital camera orders from Fujifilm May 4, 11:33 Altek, one of the three largest Taiwan-based makers of digital cameras, has secured orders from Japan-based vendor Fujifilm, with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2009, according to company president Alex Hsia at a recent investors conference. Read more |
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Ability Enterprise raises 2Q09 digital camera shipment target Apr 29, 10:30 Ability Enterprise, one of the three largest Taiwan-based digital camera makers, has raised its shipment forecast for the second quarter of 2009 by 5-10% to 3.15-3.2 million units from the original three million, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung launches digital cameras, aims at 10% share in 2009 Apr 15, 16:28 Samsung Electronics has unveiled four new digital camera models of over 10 megapixels in resolution for immediate launch in the Taiwan market and aims to hike its local market share from 5% in 2008 to 10% in 2009, according to Samsung Electronics Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: DSLR camera demand forecast to rise 25%, says Samsung Apr 15, 12:07 Demand for digital cameras (excluding single-lens reflex models) in the Taiwan market is projected to decrease by 11.8% from 850,000 units sold in 2008 to 750,000 in 2009, according to Samsung Electronics. Meanwhile, demand for DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras is forecast to increase by 25% from 120,000 units in 2008 to 150,000. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony to launch five new Cybershot digital cameras Apr 8, 15:17 Sony on April 7 unveiled two Cybershot H-series digital cameras, DSC-HX1 and DSC-H20, and three W-series models, DSC-W290, DSC-W270 and DSC-W230, for launch in the Taiwan market soon, according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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Optical lens kit maker Largan sees March revenues up on month Apr 6, 12:06 Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based optical lens kit maker, has reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of NT$462.4 million (US$13.66 million) for March 2009, increasing by 14.96% on month but decreasing by 23.59% on year. Read more |
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Asia Optical announces joint venture with Flextronics Mar 23, 11:34 Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, and Flextronics International, a Singapore-based EMS provider, will establish a joint venture based in Hong Kong to produce and market digital cameras in Taiwan, China and Japan, Asia Optical has announced. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony to launch Cyber-shot T-900, T-90 Mar 17, 14:49 Sony has unveiled two Cyber-shot series digital camera models, T-900 and T-90, for launch in the Taiwan on March 25, 2009 at recommended retail prices of NT$13,980 (US$406) and NT$10,980 respectively, according to Sony Taiwan. Read more |
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