Sony took the ‘hit’ on their camera sales in order to create a market for mirrorless cameras out of a dying DSLR market, being content with fewer sales of cameras but most sales of imagers.
Sony takes roughly 40–60% of the global image sensor market. Samsung is around 20%. After that it drops off quickly into a mix of Chinese manufacturers.
Sony took the ‘hit’ on their camera sales in order to create a market for mirrorless cameras out of a dying DSLR market, being content with fewer sales of cameras but most sales of imagers.
who are the other major imaging semiconductor players?
Sony takes roughly 40–60% of the global image sensor market. Samsung is around 20%. After that it drops off quickly into a mix of Chinese manufacturers.