http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-DSLR-Cameras/zgbs/electronics/3017941/ref=zg_bs_nav_e_4_3109924011
I just found it interesting...this page used to be completely dominated by Canon DSLRs. Earlier in the year/late last year, there were only a couple Nikon cameras on the list, and all of them were below 10th place. Today, I just thought I'd take another gander:
Canon still holds the top spot, with the T3i...however (at the time of writing this...seems the report is updated hourly, so who knows what it will be by the time anyone reads this):
#2: D3300
#4: D5300 Kit Option
#7: D7100
#9: D810
#10: D3100
#15: D5300 Kit Option
#17: D5200
That is seven DSLRs on that list that are now Nikon. Plus a Pentax. Of the cameras on the list, all of the Nikon's except for one held their position or GAINED. ONE Nikon fell. Of the cameras on the list, it was split 50/50 between which FELL and which gained or held their position.
This has been a staple ranking for those who tout the market share argument. I think, in general, THIS page is one of the key pages that fuels the market share argument. In addition, so does this page:
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-DSLR-Camera-Bundles/zgbs/electronics/2476680011/ref=zg_bs_nav_e_4_3017941
Where the top two spots are held by Nikon kits now. It should also be pointed out that Nikon and Sony cameras hold the top spot on all the Digital Camera best sellers listings. I don't think that a page that updates hourly is honestly a good gauge of which specific camera is best...however I do believe that the consistency of brands on these pages over time is an indication of market trends. These pages used to be dominated by Canon on a regular basis...today, they seem to be much more diverse. Regardless of who has what rankings, the greater diversity is very intriguing to me.
I started looking at these pages to see what the current state of "the market", in this case, let's just say the whole damn digital camera market, really was. In my additional searches...I have actually not found any recent market share data that's been aggregated into something easily comparable between brands. There are lots of reports, up supposedly through 2012, and some reports published in 2013, however from an actual real data standpoint, most seem to reference data up through 2010 and maybe 2011. I have not actually found any global sales reports, for the DSLR market specifically, but even the digital camera market in general, that was completely through 2012, and nothing at all for 2013. I found some reports that speak about just the Japanese or Asian markets, however the demographics there, and the cameras sold, don't seem to jive with the rest of the world (more mirrorless, for example).
So...the whole market share argument...I'm just curious, honestly curious, where it comes from. When I look around, I see that market share up through 2010 was indeed dominated by Canon. It was still controlled by Canon in 2011, however Sony and Nikon apparently closed the gap. Since then...the most critical years...2012, 2013, 2014...there doesn't actually seem to be any concrete data about the real state of the market. Only bits and pieces of disparate data that aren't directly comparable. Who is dominant, who is selling the most...and of what kind of cameras? How has market share shifted, if it's shifted at all? Which camera types are most popular, and what alternatives are REALLY cutting into what markets and where?
Based on the current Amazon Digital Camera best sellers rankings...Canon, which I do remember held the top spots in pretty much every category...only seems to hold the top spot in ONE category now, and Nikon and Sony cameras are much more prevalent in those categories as well. Overall, those pages contain a greater diversity of brands, and the very strong dominance Canon cameras once held seems to have wavered.
I just found it interesting...this page used to be completely dominated by Canon DSLRs. Earlier in the year/late last year, there were only a couple Nikon cameras on the list, and all of them were below 10th place. Today, I just thought I'd take another gander:
Canon still holds the top spot, with the T3i...however (at the time of writing this...seems the report is updated hourly, so who knows what it will be by the time anyone reads this):
#2: D3300
#4: D5300 Kit Option
#7: D7100
#9: D810
#10: D3100
#15: D5300 Kit Option
#17: D5200
That is seven DSLRs on that list that are now Nikon. Plus a Pentax. Of the cameras on the list, all of the Nikon's except for one held their position or GAINED. ONE Nikon fell. Of the cameras on the list, it was split 50/50 between which FELL and which gained or held their position.
This has been a staple ranking for those who tout the market share argument. I think, in general, THIS page is one of the key pages that fuels the market share argument. In addition, so does this page:
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-DSLR-Camera-Bundles/zgbs/electronics/2476680011/ref=zg_bs_nav_e_4_3017941
Where the top two spots are held by Nikon kits now. It should also be pointed out that Nikon and Sony cameras hold the top spot on all the Digital Camera best sellers listings. I don't think that a page that updates hourly is honestly a good gauge of which specific camera is best...however I do believe that the consistency of brands on these pages over time is an indication of market trends. These pages used to be dominated by Canon on a regular basis...today, they seem to be much more diverse. Regardless of who has what rankings, the greater diversity is very intriguing to me.
I started looking at these pages to see what the current state of "the market", in this case, let's just say the whole damn digital camera market, really was. In my additional searches...I have actually not found any recent market share data that's been aggregated into something easily comparable between brands. There are lots of reports, up supposedly through 2012, and some reports published in 2013, however from an actual real data standpoint, most seem to reference data up through 2010 and maybe 2011. I have not actually found any global sales reports, for the DSLR market specifically, but even the digital camera market in general, that was completely through 2012, and nothing at all for 2013. I found some reports that speak about just the Japanese or Asian markets, however the demographics there, and the cameras sold, don't seem to jive with the rest of the world (more mirrorless, for example).
So...the whole market share argument...I'm just curious, honestly curious, where it comes from. When I look around, I see that market share up through 2010 was indeed dominated by Canon. It was still controlled by Canon in 2011, however Sony and Nikon apparently closed the gap. Since then...the most critical years...2012, 2013, 2014...there doesn't actually seem to be any concrete data about the real state of the market. Only bits and pieces of disparate data that aren't directly comparable. Who is dominant, who is selling the most...and of what kind of cameras? How has market share shifted, if it's shifted at all? Which camera types are most popular, and what alternatives are REALLY cutting into what markets and where?
Based on the current Amazon Digital Camera best sellers rankings...Canon, which I do remember held the top spots in pretty much every category...only seems to hold the top spot in ONE category now, and Nikon and Sony cameras are much more prevalent in those categories as well. Overall, those pages contain a greater diversity of brands, and the very strong dominance Canon cameras once held seems to have wavered.
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