Analysis and Studies - Products analysis
Cameras: an overview
March 15th 2024
A camera is a self-contained portable electronic device with video and recording as its primary function. It is typically equipped with an articulating screen mounted on the left side, a belt to facilitate holding on the right side, hot-swappable battery facing towards the user, hot-swappable recording media, and an internally contained quiet optical zoom lens.
The earliest camcorders were tape-based, recording analog signals onto videotape cassettes. In the 2000s, digital recording became the norm, and additionally tape was replaced by storage media such as mini-HDD, MiniDVD, internal flash memory and SD cards.[1]
More recent devices capable of recording video are camera phones and digital cameras primarily intended for still pictures, whereas dedicated camcorders are often equipped with more functions and interfaces than more common cameras, such as an internal optical zoom lens that is able to operate silently with no throttled speed, whereas cameras with protracting zoom lenses commonly throttle operation speed during video recording to minimize acoustic disturbance. Additionally, dedicated units are able to operate solely on external power with no battery inserted.
About economy
In 2021, Cameras were the world's 673rd most traded product, with a total trade of $2.85B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Cameras grew by 18.5%, from $2.41B to $2.85B. Trade in Cameras represent 0.014% of total world trade.
Exports
In 2021 the top exporters of Cameras were China ($794M), Philippines ($239M), Hong Kong ($222M), Vietnam ($192M), and Thailand ($171M).
Imports
In 2021 the top importers of Cameras were United States ($426M), China ($392M), Hong Kong ($249M), Vietnam ($185M), and Japan ($170M).
Cameras at a glance
Top Origin Growth (2020 - 2021): China$213M
Top Destination Growth (2020 - 2021): China$109M
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cameras were United States ($312M), Japan ($95.3M), Germany ($78.8M), India ($46.7M), and France ($35.7M).
Fonti:
https://oec.world/en
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://www.trademap.org/