This year, it is all about virtual reality, drones and panoramic cameras in the photography world. According to Digital Trends, advanced cameras will further boom in the market, while previous photography mediums like point-and-shoots and traditional camera will be taking a backseat.
Traditional cameras like DSLRs and point and shoot will continued to improve the,selves to adapt to the latest innovations. Megapixels will continue to go up, and features will be more advanced to cope up with the consumer demands of better performing devices. However, companies owning these camera cannot expect better sales this year.
International Data Corporation's Chris Chute reports that the sales of digital cameras have been decreasing tremendously. In 2009, these devices sold up to 35 million, and now their sales have dropped to only six million. The reason behind this is the influx of smartphones having the same or even better camera features as these traditional photography mediums. Chute says this trend will continue for the coming years. The analyst sees digital camera companies as an industry that focus on catering to photography enthusiasts. Sadly, not even additional features like an increase in megapixels or an improved 4K video can do anything about this slide.
Camera companies like Canon, Sony, and Samsung have their own mobile phone units so they would be able to cope with the decline in sales. Nikon, on the other hand, could consider the consumers' demand or they could get wounded with poor sales.
Tech enthusiasts are waiting for the next generation of cameras. One of which is the Light L16 which has reportedly a whopping 52 megapixels, and is composed of 16 cameras that can take pictures like with DSLR quality. Also, an all-in-one camera with printer is rumored to be released this year. Digital 3Ds and teeny 360-degree cameras promise to capture those social media worthy pictures in 2016.
