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%...

Taiwan market: Samsung launches ultra-wide-angle WB210

Jun 9, 15:19

Samsung Electronics has launched the WB210 digital camera featuring a 21mm ultra-wide-angle lens in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$8,990 (US$313), according...

Taiwan market: Digital camera sales to increase 10% on year in 2011

Jun 9, 01:30

Taiwan's digital camera sales in 2011 are expected to increase 10% on year, up from around one million units in 2010 with Sony and Canon both aiming to become the leader of Taiwan's...

Canon expanding capacity in Taiwan for DSLR production

Jun 7, 15:18

Canon has started expanding its factory in the Taichung Export Processing Zone in central Taiwan with a NT$11 billion (US$382 million) budget, according to industry sources. The plant...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch 3 Cyber-shot digital cameras

Jun 2, 17:04

Sony on June 2 unveiled the Cyber-shot TX10 and WX7 for launch in the Taiwan market on June 3 and Cyber-shot WX10 for launch on July 5 at recommended retail prices of NT$11,980 (US$417),...

Makers to launch new DSCs with Wi-Fi capability in 2H11

May 26, 01:55

DSC makers, including Ability Enterprise and Altek, are expected to launch DSC models with integrated Wi-Fi capability in the second half of 2011. Some new models will also support...

Digital camera outsourcing from Japan rising quickly, say Taiwan makers

May 25, 11:30

Japan-based vendors of digital cameras will keep increasing their outsourcing to Taiwan-based makers to reduce production costs, and Taiwan makers' share of these vendors' DSC shipments...

Altek expects gross margin to rebound in 2H11

May 25, 11:24

Digital camera maker Altek expects its gross margin to rebound from 8.5% in first-quarter 2011 to at least 10% in the second half of the year due to higher shipment proportion of...

Ability Enterprise expects 5-10% sequential growth in 2Q11 digital camera shipments

May 2, 15:14

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% from 5.5 million units shipped in the preceding quarter to 5.78-6.05...

Altek looks to ship 20 million digital cameras in 2011

Apr 29, 10:25

Altek, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, expects its 2011 shipment volume for the product to exceed 20 million units, according to company president Alex Hsia at an online...

Ability, Altek announce 2010 dividends

Apr 26, 12:37

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek will distribute dividends of NT$3 (in cash) and NT$2.1 (NT$2 in cash and NT$0.1 in stock), respectively, for 2010, according to...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch J10 Cyber-shot camera

Apr 13, 14:57

Sony on April 13 announced the launch of the J10 Cyber-shot series digital camera in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$6,980 (US$239), according to Sony Taiwan.

DSC chassis makers AVY and Donpon expected to see growth in 2Q11 revenues

Apr 12, 14:01

Taiwan-based digital camera chassis makers AVY Precision and Donpon Precision expect their shipments in the second quarter to grow sequentially as new camera models will start mass...

Taiwan market: Canon unveils EOS 1100D

Apr 12, 11:16

Canon unveiled its DSLR camera, the EOS 1100D, and three IXUS series DSCs, the 310HS, 220HS and 115HS, at the Taipei Spring Computer Exhibition taking place during April 7-11 for...

Ability Enterprise, Altek see mixed results for March

Apr 8, 12:37

Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw March revenues drop 9.85% on year to NT$5.113 billion (US$173 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues for the month...

Asia Optical sees increased March revenues

Apr 7, 16:13

Asia Optical, which makes digital cameras and optical lenses, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.03 billion (US$68.8 million) for March, up 69.7% sequentially and 11.8% on...

Taiwan market: Sony launches Cybershot digital camera TX100V

Apr 6, 11:34

Sony has launched a new Cybershot digital camera model, the TX100V, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$13,980 (US$474).

Taiwan market: Gray import digital cameras seeing increase in price

Mar 22, 01:20

Gray import digital cameras in Taiwan have seen their prices increasing as channel retailers concerned that the Japan's earthquake could cause the digital camera industry to see supply...