Global Drone Camera Market to Reach $19.25 Bn by 2021
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Mar 22, 2018

Global Drone Camera Market to Reach $19.25 Bn by 2021

The first drone equipped with a camera was operated in 1896 for surveillance application. Since then, the cameras in drones have rapidly changed in technology. Nowadays, drones equipped with camera are extensively used cross commercial, military and homeland security end-users for variety of applications. Drones equipped with cameras are used for capturing a bird eye view of any place, videography and photography, thermal imaging and surveillance.

A drone camera can be defined as a camera specifically designed to be mounted on a drone for capturing photos/videos in a particular operation. Drones equipped with cameras are increasingly being adopted across commercial, military and homeland security end-users. Some of the prime factors behind the rise in the demand of drone cameras are increase in demand of drones for imaging applications, rise in usage of low cost DIY drones, and high demand of drones for surveillance applications among others.

The demand for cameras used in drones is swiftly increasing among different end-users across the globe. The market is driven by number of factors such as se in demand of drones for imaging applications, rise in usage of low cost DIY drones, and high demand of drones for surveillance applications among others. According to the latest market intelligence report by BIS Research, titled 'Global Drone Camera Market, Analysis and Forecast 2017-2021’, global drone camera market accounted for a market value of $5.44 billion in 2016 with commercial end-user holding the highest share, and is expected to reach a value of $19.25 billion by 2021.

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Commercial end-user in drone camera market accounts for a large share overall revenue generated. The high share of commercial end-user is mainly attributed to the demand of hobbyist drones equipped with camera, declining cost and rise in demand of drone for imaging applications across commercial end-users.

Few Companies Mentioned in the Report:

  • Aeryon Labs Inc.
  • Canon Inc.
  • CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd.
  • DJI Innovations
  • DST Control
  • FLIR Systems, Inc.
  • Garmin Ltd.
  • GoPro, Inc.
  • MicaSense
  • NextVision Stabilized Systems Ltd.
  • Panasonic Corporation
  • Satient Vision Pty Ltd., Inc.
  • Sony Corporation
  • SPI Corp
  • UAV Vision Pty


Key Points Addressed in the Report:

  • This report identifies the global drone camera market in different segments such as type, application, end-user, and geography.
  • The study includes the market analysis and forecast of the global drone market from 2016 to 2021 in terms of value and volume. The report also highlights the year-on-year growth of the market.
  • The study talks about the prime supply side factors affecting the growth of the market along with the current and future trends in the drone camera market.
  • The study also presents a detailed examination of the drone camera market along the lines of market drivers, restraints, growth opportunities, and challenges.
  • The study provides detailed analysis of industry attractiveness through Porter’s Five Forces analysis.
  • The report also highlights the value chain of the overall drone camera industry.
  • A detailed competitive analysis has been included in this report which focuses on the key market developments & strategies followed by the key players in the market. Additionally, market share of the players providing different type of drone cameras has been included which analyzes their position in the market.
  • The drone camera market analysis and forecast with respect to its various types such as SD camera and HD camera.
  • The report also provides a detailed study of the applications in which drone cameras are used such as videography and photography, thermal imaging and surveillance among others.
  • In this report, various end-users of drone camera market have also been studied. The end-users include commercial, military and homeland security.
  • The drone camera market has been analyzed for all the geographies including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World with further analysis with respect to several major countries.
  • The key market players are analyzed and profiled in detail in the Company Profiles section of the report. This section covers the business financials, company snapshots, key products & services, major developments, and finally, the individual SWOT analysis.

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