Asia Optical sees decreased January revenues

Feb 7, 11:51

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$42.6 million) for January, dropping 36.5%...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 4Q11 digital camera shipments decrease

Jan 17, 11:14

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped 12.219 million digital cameras in the fourth quarter of 2011, decreasing 21.8% on quarter and...

Ability, Altek see decreased December revenues

Jan 10, 11:12

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported unaudited revenues of NT$2.1 billion (US$69.3 million) and NT$1.358 billion respectively for December...

Panasonic to release more camera orders to Taiwan in 2012-2013

Jan 3, 10:53

Japan-based vendor Panasonic, in order to minimize production cost, began placing orders for its Lumix digital cameras with Taiwan-based makers Ability Enterprise and Foxconn Electronics...

Taiwan camera makers expect Kodak orders to decrease

Jan 3, 10:50

Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital still cameras for Eastman Kodak, viewing that Kodak's global market share is decreasing due to increasing competition from Japan-based vendors such...

Taiwan market: 1.2 million digital cameras sold in 2011

Dec 29, 15:55

An estimated 1.2 million digital cameras, including DSLR models and MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras), were sold in the Taiwan market in 2011, according to industry...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 60 million digital cameras in 2012

Nov 29, 11:03

Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 60.604 million digital cameras in 2012, increasing 3.66% from 2011 and accounting for 49.5% of global shipments, according to Digitimes Res...

Altek to set up lens firm in China

Nov 29, 10:20

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has decided to invest US$15 million to establish a subsidiary maker of aspherical plastic lenses and glass lenses in Kunshan, eastern China,...

Taiwan digital camera shipments to decrease due to Thailand flooding

Nov 22, 10:01

Japan-based Nidec Copal has temporarily stopped production of shutters, lens kits and precision motors used in digital cameras at its factory in Thailand due to the impact of flooding...

Asia Optical to supply SKD parts for KMG to asemble digital cameras in Argentina

Nov 15, 10:36

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Asia Optical has revealed it will start supplying SKD (semi knocked down) parts for Argentina-based partner KMG to assemble digital cameras there...

Taiwan market: Thailand floods affect sales of digital camera vendors

Nov 8, 01:45

Digital camera players Nikon, Sony and Canon, impacted by the floods in Thailand, will see their sales performance in Taiwan being impacted.

Taiwan market: Leica to launch D-Lux 5 Titanium Special Set digital camera

Nov 2, 16:56

Germany-based Leica Camera AG on November 2 unveiled the D-Lux 5 Titanium Special Set digital camera for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$38,700 (US$1,290),...

Asia Optical 3Q11 losses shrink

Oct 31, 11:26

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported third-quarter losses narrowed significantly, with net loss reduced to NT$20 million from net loss of NT$309...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 profits rise

Oct 31, 10:53

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported profits for third-quarter 2011. Ability's net profit rose 134.7% sequentially to NT$415 million (US$14.3 million),...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased digital camera shipments in 4Q11

Oct 17, 10:42

Taiwan's four major digital camera makers will ship 14.415 million units in total in fourth-quarter 2011, falling 13.9% on quarter and 5.1% on year, data collected by Digitimes Research...

Taiwan market: Sony announces 2 Cyber-shot digital cameras

Sep 29, 14:03

Sony has unveiled two Cyber-shot series digital cameras, TX55 and WX30, for launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$12,980 (US$433) and NT$9,480 on October...

Ability obtains majority stake in lens maker

Sep 5, 10:50

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has revealed it has invested NT$367 million (US$12.7 million) to acquire a 52.24% stake in E-Pin Optical Industry, a Taiwan-based maker of...

Panasonic releases digital camera orders to Taiwan

Aug 31, 10:38

Panasonic has released orders for entry-level digital cameras to EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to minimize production cost, according to industry so...

Ability, Altek see 1H11 gross margins fall

Aug 29, 11:15

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw gross margins for first-half 2011 slip on year by 3.11 percentage points and 1.74 percentage points respectively mainly because...

Taiwan market: Sony unveils A77, A65 and NEX-5N

Aug 25, 12:07

Sony has unveiled two new DSLR camera models, A77 and A65, and an MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) model, NEX-5N, for launch in the Taiwan market in September, according...

Sony expects ILC shipments to grow 15-20% on year in 2011

Aug 25, 01:40

Sony expects its interchangeable-lens camera (ILC) shipments to grow 15-20% on year in 2011, helping its share in the global ILC market to surpass 15%.

Ability Enterprise, Altek see July revenues drop sequentially

Aug 10, 10:57

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek on August 9 reported revenues of NT$3.204 billion (US$111 million) and consolidated revenues of NT$2.236 billion for...

Altek aiming for DSC orders from Japan brand vendors with new China plants

Jun 28, 10:36

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Altek is expected to resolve its tight capacity issue with the new plants in Kunshan, China, which will start operating in the third...

Taiwan makers to see digital camera shipments increase next year

Jun 27, 10:14

Judging from ongoing negotiations about orders with clients for 2012, Taiwan-based digital camera makers are expected to see an over 10% annual increase in shipments next year, according...

Light field cameras will find it hard to impact digital camera market, say Taiwan makers

Jun 24, 16:58

In response to unveiling of cameras using light field technology by Litro for planned launches by the end of 2011, Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs indicated the technology attractive...

Ability Enterprise expects to ship 6 million digital cameras in 2Q11

Jun 22, 10:25

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship six million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2011, increasing 11.1% on quarter, according to the company.

ODM prices for entry-level digital cameras may fall to below US$30

Jun 17, 15:11

As international digital camera vendors continue to lower retail prices to increase or maintain global market shares, they have asked Taiwan-based partners to reduce ODM quotes and...

Digital camera chassis maker AVY expects flat performance in 2011

Jun 16, 01:30

Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision, facing downstream clients demanding price cuts, and a supply shortage of LCD panels and lenses, expects its revenues and profits...

Asia Optical lowers 2011 digital camera shipment goal

Jun 15, 10:14

Asia Optical has lowered its 2011 shipment target for digital cameras to seven million units from 10 million set earlier this year, according to industry sources.

Asia Optical revenues decrease in May

Jun 9, 16:57

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.17 billion (US$75.2 million) for May, dropping 4.0%...