Japanese DSLR/ILDC/DC Market Shares Jan. to Oct. 2011

See what BCN reports: http://www.bcn.co.jp/sys_imgs/co_press/pdf/2011111009583380262.pdf

Via: http://bcnranking.jp/news/1111/111114_21404.html

The above are in Japanese. In short, below are what we've learnt from the report and are concerned about:-

DSLR Brand Share:-

Rank	Brand	Share
1	Canon	43.7%
2	Nikon	41.4%
3	Pentax	7.3%
4	Others	7.6%
	Total:	100%

So, the good news is that Pentax still survives and yet wins over Sony for their SLT cameras, whom should be the last "major" player in the category. However, the negative fact is that the market share of Pentax is indeed very low, nevertheless.

ILDC (Mirrorless) Brand Share:-

Rank	Brand	Share
1	Olympus	37.1%
2	Panasonic	29.5%
3	Sony	29.3%
4	Others	4.1%
	Total:	100%

As for the mirrorless, Olympus is actually still the market leader and that they have been doing very well, as in the past. Not sure about where the company will go in the future after the big historical Japanese financial scandal, though. It's really sad after all, to see such an innovative camera maker and company to be spoiled like this! :-(

Besides, the DC market seems to be more evenly distributed, just see the following results of the Top 3:-

Compact DC Brand Share:-

Rank	Brand	Share
1	Canon	16.6%
2	Sony	15.2%
3	Casio	14.6%
4	Others	53.6%
	Total:	100%

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