Altek expects 30% sequential growth in 2Q13 revenues

May 6, 10:48

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek, having seen first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues drop 18.83% sequentially to NT$4.014 billion (US$134 million), expects consolidated revenues...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch 3 Cyber-shot digital cameras

May 3, 16:00

Sony Taiwan on May 2 unveiled three Cyber-shot series digital camera models, the HX50V for launch in the Taiwan market in mid-June, and the WX300 and TX30 launching in mid-May.

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 digital camera shipments expected to rebound sequentially

Apr 30, 09:51

Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship 6.48 million digital cameras during the second quarter of 2013, increasing 12.9% from the...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q13 digital camera shipments hit 16-quarter low

Apr 23, 13:54

Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped 57.41 million digital cameras in total during the first quarter of 2013, the lowest quarterly...

Digital camera makers see 1Q13 revenues down on year

Apr 9, 21:50

Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek and Asia Optical on April 9 each reported considerably large on-year decreases in their first-quarter consolidated revenu...

Taiwan market: Samsung launches six digital cameras

Mar 22, 15:21

Samsung Electronics has unveiled six Smart Camera models: a MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera), NX300; and five consumer devices, WB250F, WB800F, WB2100, DV150F and ST72,...

Ability Enterprise expects 2013 digital camera shipments to drop by 15-20%

Mar 11, 10:56

Ability Enterprise's digital camera shipments in 2012 decreased by 25% from 2011 and expects 2013 shipments to drop 15-20% from 2012 due to increasing competition from mobile terminal...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 4Q12 digital camera shipments hit 15-quarter low

Jan 22, 21:06

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped 7.588 million digital cameras in total during the fourth quarter of 2012, hitting the lowest quarterly...

Camera makers Ability, Altek see decreased December revenues

Jan 10, 11:04

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise has reported revenues of NT$1.681 billion (US$57.7 million) for December, decreasing 56.99% on month and 19.95% on year. Fellow...

Taiwan market: Digital camera sales fall in 2012

Jan 8, 19:52

There were 1.09-1.11 million digital cameras sold in the Taiwan market in 2012, decreasing about 20% from 2011, and the corresponding sales value also slipped about 10%, according...

Smartphone and digital camera sales to affect panel maker revenues in 1Q13, say observers

Jan 7, 21:50

Asia-based panel makers are estimated to see a drop in revenues during the first quarter of 2013 due to an expected decline in shipments for small-size panels used in digital cameras...

Taiwan market: Leica launches digital camera X2-Edition Paul Smith

Dec 7, 15:39

Germany-based Leica Camera AG has launched Leica X2-Edition Paul Smith, a 16.5-megapixel digital camera featuring chassis color designed by fashion designer Paul Smith, in the Taiwan...

Taiwan market: Samsung to launch 3G/Wi-Fi-connected bridge camera

Nov 23, 11:09

Samsung Electronics on November 22 unveiled Galaxy Camera, a bridge camera equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity for editing and sharing photos/video, for...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 12.3% decrease in 2013 digital camera shipments

Nov 19, 16:18

There will be 93.827 million digital cameras shipped globally in 2013, dropping 7.2% due to slow economic conditions and increasing competition from smartphones. Taiwan's four main...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers 4Q12 digital camera shipments to hit 15-quarter low

Nov 7, 09:25

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship 8.86 million digital cameras in total in the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing 17.1% sequntially...

Taiwan makers see decreased 3Q12 digital camera shipments, says Digitimes Research

Oct 22, 12:46

Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical, the four Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, shipped a total of 10.693 million units in...

Taiwan market: Sales of consumer models drop to 70% of all digital cameras

Sep 20, 14:10

The proportion of for consumer models out of the total sales of digital cameras in the Taiwan market has declined to 70%, while MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) and DSLR...

Taiwan market: Nikon launches DSLR camera

Sep 17, 11:49

Nikon has launched D600, its latest full-frame DSLR camera, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$64,900 (US$2,185) for body only and that of NT$78,400 for body...

Taiwan market: Canon launches PowerShot SX500 IS

Sep 10, 14:21

Canon on September 10 unveiled the PowerShot SX500 IS, a digital bridge camera for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,990 (US$401), according...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2012 digital camera shipments to drop 21% on year

Sep 4, 14:10

Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical, Taiwan's four digital camera ODM/OEMs, will ship a total of 43.652 million units in 2012, decreasing 20.9% from 2011...

Ability Enterprise expects 5% sequential growth in 3Q12 ASP

Aug 28, 11:19

Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, expects ASP (average selling price) for the third quarter of 2012 to rise by about 5% on quarter, the company has...

Taiwan makers competing for orders for digital cameras with large optical zoom ranges

Aug 20, 15:38

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEMs have faced decreasing orders due to shrinking global demand due to competition from smartphones, and therefore are in competition for orders for...

Kinko begins to ship MILC lenses to Canon

Jul 31, 12:35

Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens pieces, began shipments of glass lenses for use in MILCs (mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras) to Canon in July, according...

Taiwan makers may see decreased digital camera ODM orders in 2013

Jul 30, 15:17

Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs are negotiating orders for shipments in 2013 with clients, and indicate that the number of models will increase from 2012, but total shipments may...

Small- to mid-size panel shipments to rise in 3Q12, but digital camera sector not to benefit

Jul 24, 01:10

Digital camera panel sales are expected to gradually slow down during the second half of this year while smartphone, tablet and notebook sales are expected to increase during the...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers 2H12 digital camera shipments to fall 21.7% on year

Jul 23, 11:48

Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical will ship a total of 21.738 million digital cameras in second-half 2012, decreasing by...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan digital camera shipments increase 11.4% sequentially in 2Q12

Jul 12, 12:03

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical together shipped 11.55 million digital cameras in second-quarter 2012, increasing...