Kinko breaks ground for factory

Newswatch - Dec 20, 14:42

Kinko Optical, which makes optical lenses, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in central Taiwan, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily...

Canon manufactures 50 millionth EOS DSLR camera

Nov 16, 01:05

Canon started production of its EOS series DSLR cameras and corresponding EF series interchangeable lenses at its factories in Japan in 1987 and reached a cumulative global production...

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.

Flood in Thailand unlikely to bring more orders to Taiwan ODMs

Oct 18, 01:25

Facing the flood that is impacting their production lines in Thailand, several digital still camera (DSC) brand vendors such as Nikon and Sony are likely to shift back the production...

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%.

Panasonic outsources small volume of DSC production to Foxconn in 2H11

Jul 19, 01:35

Facing pressure from dropping prices and competition of smartphones and DSLR cameras, digital still camera (DSC) brand vendor Panasonic has outsourced a small volume of its DSC orders...

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...

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...

Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments

May 3, 01:10

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...

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...

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...

Kinko aims to ship 184 million glass optical lens pieces in 2011

Mar 8, 11:07

Kinko Optical expects to ship 184 million glass optical lens pieces for digital cameras, phone cameras, projectors, and other products in 2011, increasing by 16.5% from 2010, according...

Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 600D DSLR camera

Mar 4, 11:58

Canon on March 3 unveiled its EOS 600D DSLR camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market.

Ju Teng DSLR camera chassis shipments to double or triple on year in 2011

Feb 22, 01:30

Digital camera chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings is expected to see its DSLR camera chassis shipments to double or triple on year in 2011 and the company will also have...

Taiwan upstream supply chain to benefit from increasing Canon DSLR orders

Jan 11, 02:10

Taiwan-based glass lens maker Kinko Optical, benefiting from increasing Canon DSLR camera orders, is expected to see its glass lens shipments in 2011 increasing 16.45% on year to...

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...

Taiwan market: Sony sees market share rise in ILC market in 2010

Dec 28, 02:15

As consumer demand in Taiwan is shifting quickly toward interchangeable-lens camera (ILC), which include both DSLR and mirrorless models, the second-largest player Sony is expected...

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,...

CCD to account for less than 10% of image sensor market in 2010, says iSuppli

Oct 29, 10:28

The light may be fading for CCD image sensors as digital cameras, their principal application, switch to a less expensive and more efficient rival technology, according to iSuppli...

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...

Unique Optical expects increasing supply of glass blanks used in DSLR

Oct 4, 14:41

Unique Optical Industrial had 35-40% of its optical glass blanks shipped in the first half of 2010 used in lenses of DSLR cameras and expects the proportion to keep increasing to...

Nikon to enter mirrorless DSLR camera market

Sep 28, 02:15

Japan-based camera brand Nikon expects its new mirrorless DSLR-similar camera will help expand its market share in the interchangeable-lens camera (ILC) market in the Asia Pacific...

Taiwan market: Canon launches DSLR camera

Sep 20, 11:27

Canon has unveiled the EOS 60D, its new DSLR camera, for launch in the Taiwan market on September 18 at a recommended retail price of NT$34,900 (US$1,094) for body alone, and NT$46,900...

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...

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...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch new DSLR cameras

Aug 25, 14:58

Sony on August 24 unveiled two new DSLR cameras, the SLT-A55 and SLT-A33, for launch in the Taiwan market in early October 2010, according to Sony Taiwan.

Taiwan market: Sony launches A390 DSLR camera

Jul 13, 12:18

Sony on July 12 announced the launch of its new Alpha series DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera model, the A390, in the Taiwan market, according to Sony Taiwan.

Kinko Optical's June, 2Q10 revenues hit records

Jul 8, 12:27

Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of glass optical lenses and camera lenses, on July 7 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$453 million (US$14.1 million) for June, the...

Taiwan makers negotiating orders with Japan-based vendors for mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras

Jun 21, 10:44

One or more Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs are negotiating with Japan-based vendors for the production of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILCs) - digital single-lens cameras...

Taiwan market: Sony expects 33% DSC share in 2010

May 13, 11:01

Sony, targeting a 33% share of Taiwan's digital still camera (DSC) market in 2010, has launched sub-NT$5,000 (US$157) models to broaden its customer base, according to Sony Taiwan.