CIPA’s May 2024 numbers: 4 of every 5 interchangeable-lens cameras shipped were mirrorless (83.7% vs 16.3% DSLR) — the DSLR era is winding down in shipment terms, not just headlines.
Mirrorless cameras have well and truly pushed DSLRs aside in terms of new cameras being developed and sold.
The Camera & Imaging Products Association, or CIPA, has just released their May 2024 figures, and it shows for every 5 interchangeable lens cameras being shipped and sold now, 4 of them are mirrorless cameras.
More precisely, 83.7% of new cameras shipped were mirrorless cameras. Just 16.3% were DSLRs.1
CIPA does not include every camera manufacturer, but it includes enough of the big players to provide a useful representation, including Canon, Nikon, Sony, OM System, Ricoh, and Fujifilm.
Notes & References:
- Data source: Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA), “Production, Shipment of Digital Still Camera May, January-May in 2024.” [↩︎]
