Failure Rate for Digital Cameras In China: 13 %
About 13 PERCENT OF ALL DIGITAL CAMERA SOLD IN CHINA FAIL, according to a recent survey conducted by the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce Consumer Electronic Product Investigation Office. Reasons for super high failure rates include 1) cameras are rushed to market so fast they don't take the time for reliability tests; and 2) there are "still no relevant major standards for digital cameras" in China.
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Wow, China has made huge leaps in camera reliability. Nikon and Canon (and even Leica) are dealing with 100% failure rates as the timeline extends. This is why the mass media shouldn't report on stories involving statistics or science, and why we've got such screwed up beliefs about evolution and climate science. While this may make sense to people in the consumer electronics industry where some shorthand may be standard it's hard to translate for the masses and be precise, accurate, complete, and concise.
Is the 13% out of box failures? Is it the percent of camera models that are pulled off the market without recouping R&D expense? Is it the failures inside the warranty period? Inside a 5 year window? How does it compare to Japanese, Korean, and Western camera models? Is this because other markets upgrade their cameras for more features before they fail and the Chinese hold onto them for longer? Does this focus on the P&S market or are SLRs also affected? How about camera phones?
From the tone of the article this is a high failure rate, but that's not surprising since price is generally the driving factor in China over brand loyalty and reliability. However I don't really know what it's saying.
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