尼康将停止开发单反相机

数码相机曾经是日本厂商制霸全球的产业，然而最近几年来相机行业也在变，现在两大相机巨头之一的尼康将停止开发单反相机，专注于无反相机。据日经新闻报道，尼康公司宣布退出单反相机，60年的单反相机事业结束了，不过尼康还会继续生产和销售现有的单反相机型号。

尼康的重点会放在无反相机的开发上，会引入最新的技术，比如AI技术或者图像处理技术。

至于为什么会退出单反行业，报道中也提到了智能手机拍照的进步，这也影响了相机行业。

此前日本相机暨影像产品协会CIPA公布了5月份的数据，数码相机销量只有63.7万台，同比减少10%，连续10个月下滑，而且是连续18个月销量低于100万台。

1-5月累计出货量为280.4万台，同比减少了22.4%，全年预计有785万台，下滑6.1%，连续萎缩5年，也是1999年来第二差的表现。

Nikon will focus on the development of mirrorless cameras, introducing the latest technologies, such as AI or image processing.

As for why he quit the SLR industry, the report also mentioned advances in smartphone photography, which also affected the camera industry.

Earlier, the Japanese camera and imaging products association CIPA released data for May, showing that digital camera sales were only 637000, down 10% from a year earlier, the 10th consecutive month of decline, and the 18th consecutive month of sales of less than 1 million.

Cumulative shipments from January to May were 2.804 million units, a decrease of 22.4% over the same period last year.The number of units for the whole year is expected to be 7.85 million, down 6.1%, shrinking for five consecutive years, and the second worst performance since 1999.