China's Gen-Z drives digital camera market recovery in 2024

Demand for social-media optimized models boosts shipments and prices

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Chinese tourists take pictures at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. (Photo by Akira Kodaka and Kosuke Imamura)

KOHEI YAMADA, YOSHIKA KAKU and NORIKA TAGUCHI

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.

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