Stocco more broadly was the most prominent brand, with sales of its brand name and equipment up nearly 50% during the year, largely due to the successful rollout of SmartSense cameras in the U.S. More than 1,000 cameras were installed in New York by the end of 2011, including 12 by Smart-Smart Solutions, a joint venture between Kodak and Sharp.
While the market for electronic equipment for video applications remains limited, there has been an increase in interest in mobile phones as a replacement to optical- and video-based cameras, and as a replacement for still cameras in some applications, such as aerial photography. There is still a need for larger-format digital video cameras, but sales of such cameras are sti성남출장마사지ll being dominated by Canon-owned Lumix and Nikon cameras.
According to market research firm NPD Research, sales of camera and device software by mobile devices are growing at a brisk pace, while sales of video equipment have been flat, at around 20% a year. For 2012, Sony Mobile continues to dominate sales of camera equipment for video, with sales up almost 50% to close to $1.9 billion, according to NPD’s numbers. Sony also has several flagship flagship cameras, such as the new flagship DSLR, the E-M1. A number of Sony-made video cameras are used in Google’s Street View.
Sony Mobile sells the first generation of its flagship SLR, the E-P1, to consumers, along with its brand-new flagship RX100C. The company also makes mobile phones and tablet computers, but most of its current product lines focus on camera gear. It also provides a number of ot광주안마 광주출장샵her services and supports applications, including telematics and 3D.
Sony, the largest electronics distributor by market, said last year that it had 예스 카지노sold $700 million of equipment. The company has also been the largest supplier of mobile devices to wireless carriers in the U.S., particularly to AT&T and Verizon. And, its cameras are becoming more and more prominent in the growing numbers of smartphones.
Sony has a strong financial-market position, having sold about $735 billion of camera equipment through its brands in its four-decade history.
