Digital Camera Shipments Grew 23 Percent In '07

By Greg Scoblete On Feb 25 2008 - 8:00am

Digital camera vendors shipped 37.7 million digital cameras, including digital SLRs, into the U.S. market in 2007, according to research firm IDC.

The unit figure represents growth of 23 percent over 2006. For the fourth quarter, unit shipments grew 31 percent to reach 16.6 million units, IDC reported.

For the third year in a row, Canon led with a 23 percent share (up from 19 percent in 2006). Sony placed second with 18 percent of the market, Kodak was third with 16 percent, followed by Nikon (8.7 percent) and Olympus (6 percent).