Sony to cut down the camera investment on CMOS image sensor division, according to recent reports published by digitimes due to shrinking camera market. such took such decision to reduce the equipment investment for CMOS image sensors.
“Sony will reduce its equipment investment for CMOS image sensors to JPY70 billion (US$691.53 million) in fiscal 2016, while maintaining its sensor production capacity at 70,000 12-inch equivalent wafers a month during the fiscal year, according to Digitimes Research.”
Camera industry shrinking rapidly since new users are looking for best camera smartphones available instead DSLRs or compact. Take a look at comparison between smartphone vs digital camera sale
Smartphone vs Digital Camera Market Share
We have added the graph just to do a little comparison between the digital camera and smartphone sales. Dp share your thoughts with us.
Reading between the lines: Does this mean Sony has come up with a “new” sensor concept?
What you have written DOES NOT prove that the camera industry is shrinking at all. The % of market share is smaller compared to mobile phones but it means nothing if in 2008 the number of DLSR’s sold was 100,000compared to 100 camera phone sales, and in 2016 100,000 DSLRS are sold while 900,000 camera phones are sold. If the same number of devices are sold in 2008 and 2016 it hasn’t shrunk it remained stable!, only the number of mobile phones sold has grown.
@Distance isn’t an issue
Camera industry is shrinking you can see more details here – http://thenewcamera.com/camera-industry-shrinking-rapidly/