Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
China has become the world's largest production base for camera equipment. Digital cameras have gradually become the dominant products, in place of traditional film cameras. Basic digital cameras are no longer luxury good for many Chinese people, but have become commonly used products.
The manufacture of digital camera equipment contributes a large amount of industry revenue and is forecast to account for 98% of industry output volumes in 2011, up from about 41% in 2004. The greatest demand for digital cameras comes from economically developed regions of China, such as large provincial capitals and coastal areas. Revenue generated from traditional film cameras is low and these sales tend to be concentrated in rural areas and niche markets.... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Locations Chapter
Operations in the Camera Equipment Manufacturing industry in China are mainly concentrated in the Middle South China and East China regions. Guangdong province, Jiangsu province, Zhejiang province and Shanghai are forecast to account for 68.3% of industry revenue in 2010.
Guangdong province
About 49.6% of the industry's establishments are forecast to be located in Guangdong province in 2010, mainly in China's two manufacturing bases Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which are cities in Guangdong province. Revenue generated from these companies is estimated to account for 53% of industry revenue in 2010. Top players located in Guangdong province include Foshan Pulihua Technology, Canon and Olympus... purchase to read more