 "Canon, Nikon both claim to be first in DSLR cameras")
Imaging giants Canon India and Nikon India both claim to be the first in the digital single reflex camera (DSLR) market in the country.
In the previous quarter, Canon India toppled Nikon India in the segment for the first time, says the former’s vice-president (V-P), Alok Bharadwaj. However, Nikon India has denied losing the pole position.
Bharadwaj says the latest trade figures, based on compilation of import data, show Canon India has managed a 50 per cent share in the DSLR market, with Nikon at 45 per cent.
Others such as Sony and Olympus have a marginal presence here. “This data is for the three-month period but I hope we can continue this and be a leader on a full year scale as well,” he said here after unveiling new products.
When asked, Nikon India dismissed the claim and maintained it was still the leader in the DSLR market “by a strong margin”, said Sajjan Kumar, V-P at Nikon India.
The DSLR market in India is now at 250,000 units and growing at a little over 10 per cent yearly. The 210,000-unit digital compact camera (point and shoot) segment has shrunk in comparison. Compact camera prices have been kept unchanged while Canon India has raised DSLR prices by six per cent.
“Entry-level compact cameras have been hit badly and only high-end ones are doing better,” added Bharadwaj.
In the previous quarter, Canon India toppled Nikon India in the segment for the first time, says the former’s vice-president (V-P), Alok Bharadwaj. However, Nikon India has denied losing the pole position.
Bharadwaj says the latest trade figures, based on compilation of import data, show Canon India has managed a 50 per cent share in the DSLR market, with Nikon at 45 per cent.
Others such as Sony and Olympus have a marginal presence here. “This data is for the three-month period but I hope we can continue this and be a leader on a full year scale as well,” he said here after unveiling new products.
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When asked, Nikon India dismissed the claim and maintained it was still the leader in the DSLR market “by a strong margin”, said Sajjan Kumar, V-P at Nikon India.
The DSLR market in India is now at 250,000 units and growing at a little over 10 per cent yearly. The 210,000-unit digital compact camera (point and shoot) segment has shrunk in comparison. Compact camera prices have been kept unchanged while Canon India has raised DSLR prices by six per cent.
“Entry-level compact cameras have been hit badly and only high-end ones are doing better,” added Bharadwaj.