Panasonic Falling Behind? L-Mount Mirrorless Shipments Lag in 2024 Rankings
The Nikkei Industry Map Financial Yearbook includes detailed shipment data for Japanese mirrorless camera manufacturers, offering an exact breakdown of the global camera market:
2024
- Canon: 2.05 million units
- Sony: 1.63 million units
- Nikon: 760,000 units
- Fujifilm: 490,000 units
- Panasonic: 160,000 units
- OM Digital: 130,000 units
2023
- Canon: 1.96 million units
- Sony: 1.53 million units
- Nikon: 630,000 units
- Fujifilm: 380,000 units
- Panasonic: 140,000 units
- OM Digital: 120,000 units
2022
- Canon: 1.54 million units
- Sony: 1.25 million units
- Nikon: 530,000 units
- Fujifilm: 360,000 units
- Panasonic: 140,000 units
- OM Digital: 140,000 units
2021
- Sony: 1.4 million units
- Canon: 1.17 million units
- Fujifilm: 400,000 units
- Nikon: 290,000 units
- OM Digital: 200,000 units
- Panasonic: 180,000 units
Mirrorless Market Trends (2021–2025)
The figures discussed here refer specifically to mirrorless camera shipments, excluding DSLRs and compact digital cameras. From 2021 through 2025, the data shows a clear upward trend in the mirrorless market.
Nikon, in particular, has steadily increased its shipments—gaining roughly 100,000 units each year.
According to the Nikkei Industry Map, Canon reclaimed the top spot from Sony in 2022. By 2024, Canon’s mirrorless shipments alone surpassed 2 million units, solidifying its dominance. Sony remains stable but hasn’t shown much aggressive growth recently. Perhaps it’s time for Sony to move beyond incremental updates and introduce more innovative, cutting-edge models.
Fujifilm rebounded past 400,000 units in 2024, while Panasonic and OM Digital continue to trail behind the top four manufacturers.
Panasonic did not manage to noticeably increase their sales. Hopefully the launch of the new S1rII and S1II will change this.
–
via DClife