TOKYO -- Global shipments of digital cameras grew for the first time in seven years in 2024, with demand buoyed by China's Generation Z users who are not satisfied with smartphone cameras for stand-out photos for social media.
Demand for social-media optimized models boosts shipments and prices

Chinese tourists take pictures at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. (Photo by Akira Kodaka and Kosuke Imamura)
TOKYO -- Global shipments of digital cameras grew for the first time in seven years in 2024, with demand buoyed by China's Generation Z users who are not satisfied with smartphone cameras for stand-out photos for social media.