1. Professional Camcorders World TM 2015

2. General Overview
Professional Camcorder WorldTM2015 is the eighth GLOBAL survey of professional camcorders and is seen as the most comprehensive, census-style syndicated market research survey ever conducted of these products globally. As in the recent past, this study organizes camcorders by sensor.
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3. Introduction
The survey, in terms of product and market coverage, is far-reaching. Overall reporting detail focuses on those market segments of interest to the client, including installed base (number and type of camcorders owned), actual 2015 and actual/anticipated 2016 plans and a 5-year forecast of all sales. We will publish a comprehensive report, showing all results by type, sub-market and world regions surveyed. End- user data will be collected by phone, and augmented by questionnaires completed online.
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4. Market Segments Broadcast, Cable Networks & Satellite Stations
Production and Post-Production
Mobile/Outside Broadcast
Independent Film & Video Companies
Event Videographers
Institutional Facilities (Religious, Government, Corporate, Medical)
and Educational).
Equipment Rental Houses
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5. Regions USA Europe Middle-East/Africa Asia-Pacific
The Americas (includes Canada)
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6. Key Issues Counting units by type/size of image sensors
Now tracking 4/3-inch, 35mm and 16mm
Camcorders replacing studio cameras
The rise of All-Digital Cinema and demise of film based production
4K and 8K (and other Ks) emerge as UHD builds
D-SLRs proliferate and mirror-less solution builds interest
Competing formats and the proliferation of HD
Plummeting prices are eroding manufacturer’s profits
3D’s role
Native RAW recording increasingly ties field features to editing
Maintaining rugged strength despite miniaturization
News contribution from mobile phones
Lowering power drain becoming important
Use of wireless (WiFi) contribution
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7. Deliverables The report sections are delivered as:
Electronic Files via e- mail containing Power Point and 5-Year Forecast in Excel
CD upon request
PDF Files upon request
Hard copy provided at additional cost
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8. Sample Frame & Lists Sourced
The Professional Camcorder World TM 2015 project uses a list of stations and facilities culled from IBC, the NAB Show, and Broadcast Asia. We target chief engineers or the equivalent senior technology executive at stations in the U. S., Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Asia and the Americas.
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9. Targeted Number of Respondents: 1,500
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10. Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS FRONT MATTER CLASSIFICATION
Executive Summary
Industry 5-Year Forecasts (by product genre)
CLASSIFICATION
Type and size of operation
Leading applications as such: Sports, Events, News, TV Production, Training, Motion Pictures, etc.
Number of employees
Type of audio applications
Number of staff having access to camcorder systems
Extent of purchase authority
Type of station or facility
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11. Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
Type of programs created
Recording formats for video
Length of programs
Departments responsible for camcorder equipment
Native origination to edit transfers
Workflow patterns
Compression use
Computer platforms used
Disk versus tape
2D versus 3D
Year of first purchase
Year of latest purchase
Use of Fiber Channel, Ethernet or SCSI
Troublesome problems
Summary of key features
Systems integration
BUDGETS & REVENUES
2015 Budget for All Equipment
All Equipment Budget Increasing, decreasing or remaining the same
Percent All Equipment budget increase
Percent All Equipment budget decrease
2015 Budget for Professional Camcorders
Professional Camcorders Budget increase, decrease or remain the same?
Percent Professional Camcorders Budget increase
Percent Professional Camcorders Budget decrease
Total 2014 Revenues from all sources
Budget dedicated to the manufacturer’s service or support
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12. Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS PRODUCT REPORTS – BY SENSOR
By Vertical market & Region Globally
Batteries, Format, Lenses, Tripods
Number of each owned (installed)
Number of units by brand
Number of units purchased in 2014
Number of units planned for 2015
Average Price
PRIMARY RECORDING FORMATS
AVC-HD, Mini-DV, HDV, HD-CAM, HD-CAM/SR, Mini Disk, HD CD, IMX, Iomega, DVCPRO/PRO50/PRO HD, DVCAM, BetaCam, Beta SP, Beta SX, Digital Beta, D6, DLT, DVD, P2 & Solid State Media, Prof Disk/XD Cam, Flash Media Cards, Portable Hard Drives and other formats.
MAGAZINES & TRADE SHOWS:
Trade Magazines read and preferred
Trade shows attended and planned
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13. Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS BRAND IMAGE REPORT
General criteria: Awareness and Brand Image Rankings of major brands of Channel in a Box products including:
Awareness
Price
Quality
Reliability
After-sales-service
BRANDS TO BE INCLUDED - But Not Limited To:
ARRI, AJA, BlackMagic, Canon, Grass Valley, Hitachi,
Ikegami, JVC, Kodak, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, RED, Sony and others
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14. Format of Reported Data
The executive summary, forecasts and color charts show both quantitative and qualitative results in each section or product category. Charts show global results including all segment and regional information for each question asked of the respondents.
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15. Methodology
As in previous years and studies, D.I.S. has consulted with all its front end sponsors as well as non-sponsoring companies, in an effort to be comprehensive regarding brands and types and other factors in the questionnaire. D.I.S. now employs a hybrid methodology including: 1) interviews with professional respondents and 2) Invitations to potential respondents to visit an on-line site to complete an identical questionnaire. 3) All gathered data is combined into tables, charts are created, analysis derived and forecasts made. Raw gathered data is then weighted and projected to the number of sites and individuals that populate the professional cinematography markets, globally, thereby illustrating the Total Addressable Market (TAM).
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16. Clients Provide Input to Questionnaire, Report Format and Design
The questionnaire is designed to inventory installed brands, models and stations by product category. Data entry and computer tabulation is then done using a network of personal computers running the proprietary tabulation program.
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17. Overall Design
The design of Professional Camcorders World TM 2015 was based on previous surveys by D.I.S. and on the 33-year record that D.I.S. Consulting Corporation has had in conducting custom, large-scale multi-client and proprietary end-user and dealer market research in professional imaging and communications, worldwide, since In all, D.I.S. Consulting have served more than 1,600 industry clients, in 550+ studies and custom projects. D.I.S. is the strategic partner of the NAB Show and China Infomedia.
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18. Pricing & Terms
Global Report $9,950 USD. Reports available by region or product categories Purchase will include general report sections. Contact us for details on applicable pricing.
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19. Contact Information
Douglas I. Sheer CEO & Chief Analyst D.I.S. Consulting Corporation Box 477 Woodstock, NY USA Mobile: (917) D.I.S. Consulting Corp.
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