Digital camera chassis makers to see shipment growth more so than profit growth

Feb 15, 01:55

Digital camera chassis makers will see their shipment volume increase in 2011 benefiting by Japan-based digital camera vendors releasing production to their Taiwan-based OEMs; however,...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see January revenues down sequentially

Feb 11, 10:54

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw January revenues drop 11.53% sequentially to NT$2.729 billion (US$92.5 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues declined...

Asia Optical to set up digital camera factory in Brazil

Feb 9, 10:32

Asia Optical plans to establish a digital camera plant in Brazil to tap the Latin America market, according to the company.

Digital camera maker Altek sees 2010 shipments, revenues hit records, gross margins drop

Jan 28, 12:09

Altek, a Taiwan-based digital camera ODM, saw historically highest annual shipments and consolidated revenues in 2010 but the corresponding gross margin of 9.38% decreased 6.79pp...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches digital camera S1420

Jan 27, 12:27

BenQ has launched its new digital camera model, S1420, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$5,490 (US$187).

Digital camera maker Asia Optical targets 35% growth in 2011 revenues

Jan 17, 14:19

Asia Optical expects its digital camera shipments to reach 10 million in 2011, with consolidated revenues to increase 35% sequentially from last year's NT$24.61 billion (US$769 million),...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch Cybershot W570, W530

Jan 6, 14:14

Sony has unveiled two new Cybershot digital camera models, the W570 and W530, for launch in the Taiwan market soon at recommended retail prices of NT$7,980 (US$264) and NT$4,980 respectively,...

Consumer demand for 3D digital cameras expected to rise in 2011

Dec 30, 01:55

Although digital camera vendors such as Fujifilm, Sony and Panasonic have all launched models that support 3D image capture and are pushing them in high-end markets, sources from...

Canon expects Asia sales revenues to grow to US$10 billion in 2013

Dec 22, 10:26

Canon estimates that its sales in the Asia market in 2010 will increase by 40% from 2009 and expects revenues to keep growing to reach US$10 billion in 2013, accounting for 30% of...

Taiwan market: Digital camera sales up, product structure changed in 2010, says Canon Taiwan

Dec 22, 10:24

An estimated 1.21 million digital cameras of all types were sold in the Taiwan market in 2010, increasing by 8% from 2009, but the proportion for easy-to-use (completely automatic...

AVY Precision sees sharp on-month drop, but strong on-year growth in November revenues

Dec 9, 14:19

Digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision has announced November 2010 revenues of NT$173 million (US$5.73 million), down 60.4% on month, but up 55.94% on year, with combined revenues...

Ability revenues down in November, Kinko hits record

Dec 7, 15:15

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw November revenues decrease slightly both on month and on year, while optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical hit record consolidated...

Taiwan ODMs to ship 65 million digital cameras in 2011, says Digitmes Research

Dec 3, 10:45

Taiwan's four major digital camera ODMs, Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn and Asia Optical, will ship nearly 60 million units in 2010, growing about 30% from 2009, according to...

Taiwan market: Sony surpasses Nikon in ILC market

Dec 2, 02:00

Nikon has seen its share in Taiwan's interchangeable-lens camera market including mirrorless and DSLR models, in the first ten months of 2010 drop to 20-25% from 40% in the past,...

Second-tier brands may step out of China digital camera market

Nov 23, 01:50

The fierce competition in China's digital camera market may cause second-tier brands such as Casio, Kodak, Olympus and Pentax to gradually step out of the market as their market share...

Digital camera makers balancing rising costs by expanding shipment scale

Nov 4, 01:55

As the ASP of digital cameras is dropping, while related costs are rising, and Taiwan-based digital camera makers are receiving more orders from Japan-based vendors, the increased...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches camcorders S11, S21, digital camera T1460

Nov 3, 11:26

Taiwan-based vendor BenQ on November 2 debuted two digital camcorders, the S11 and S21, and a digital camera, the T1460, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market.

Taiwan makers to ship 15.42 million digital cameras in 4Q10, says Digitimes Research

Nov 2, 11:43

Taiwan-based makers will ship 15.42 million digital cameras in the fourth quarter of 2010, increasing 1.1% on quarter and flat from the fourth quarter of 2009, according to Digitimes...

Asia Optical turns profitable in 3Q10; to see 30% on-year revenue growth in 2011

Oct 26, 02:05

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Asia Optical saw its operating incomes swing from losses to profits of NT$99 million (US$3.24 million) in the third quarter of 2010 mainly benefited...

Taiwan market: Canon launches new digital cameras

Oct 15, 17:02

Canon on October 14 debuted two IXUS series digital cameras, the 1000 HS and 300 HS, as well as four PowerShot models, the SX130 IS, SX30 IS, S95 and G12, for immediate launch in...

Taiwan market: Low-price digital cameras from first-tier vendors impact second-tier players

Oct 14, 01:20

As first-tier digital camera vendors Sony and Canon have been launching products targeting Taiwan's sub-NT$5000 (US$162) entry-level market, second-tier vendors are expected to see...

Asia Optical expects revenues of NT$26 billion in 2010, 30% growth in 2011, says chairman

Oct 12, 10:57

Asia Optical expects consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$828 million) for 2010 and a sequential increase of 30% in 2011 due to growing contribution from several new products,...

AVY Precision sees growth in September revenues

Oct 12, 02:00

Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision has announced revenues of NT$514 million (US$16.7 million) for September, up 14.48% on month and 22.65% on year, while the...

Ability and Altek see sequential revenue growth in 3Q10

Oct 7, 01:55

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have both seen sequential growth in their third-quarter 2010 revenues, benefiting mainly by seasonality. As for the fourth quarter,...

DSLR-like camera shipments to reach 4.5 million in 2011

Oct 7, 01:30

As both Japan- and Korea-based digital camera brands are turning aggressive in pushing DSLR-like cameras, DSLR-like camera shipments in 2011 are expected to triple from 1.5 million...

Japan vendors ship over 9.6 million digital cameras globally in August, says CIPA

Oct 4, 11:43

Japan-based vendors shipped a total of 9.63 million digital cameras, including DSLR and MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) models, to the global market in August 2010,...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch Cyber-shot T99, T99D

Sep 30, 16:36

Sony on September 30 unveiled two Cyber-shot series digital cameras, the T99 and T99D, for launch in the Taiwan market on October 2, 2010 at recommended retail prices of NT$8,980...

Taiwan market: Samsung launches dual-screen digital camera ST600

Sep 29, 16:08

Samsung Electronics on September 28 unveiled its dual-screen digital camera, the ST600, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,990 (US$377),...

Ability Enterprise acquires land in Taipei for building headquarters, R&D center

Sep 27, 12:13

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has acquired a plot of land of 4,072 square meters (43,828 square feet) located in a newly developed district of the Taipei area...

Taiwan market: Sony launches Cyber-shot digital cameras

Sep 17, 14:06

Sony has launched two Cyber-shot series digital camera models, the DSC-TX9 and DSC-WX5, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$13,980 (US$438) and NT$12,980 respectively,...

Samsung expects to become leader of digital imaging market in 2012

Sep 16, 01:25

Samsung Electronics plans to ship 30 million digital cameras worldwide in 2012 to grab 20% market share for the leading position. It believes it has an advantage based on its in-house...

Samsung unveils digital mirrorless camera NX100

Sep 15, 14:39

Samsung Electronics on September 14 unveiled its new digital mirrorless (without reflex) interchangeable-lens camera model, the NX100, in Hong Kong for launch in several markets including...

Taiwan market: Canon surpasses Sony and become the largest camera vendor in July

Aug 26, 11:41

Sony, which was the largest digital camera vendor in Taiwan, stepped down to number two, losing to Canon in July; however, in the same month, Sony gained 34.5% share in Taiwan's DSLR...