The secondary research process involved comprehensive analysis of consumer electronics industry databases, technology publications, market intelligence reports, and authoritative regulatory bodies. Key sources included the US Consumer Technology Association (CTA), European Commission Digital Economy Reports, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Equipment Authorization Database, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standards, Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association (CESA), Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Trade Administration (ITA) Consumer Electronics Export Data, World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Statistics, UN Comtrade Database, National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), US Census Bureau Electronics Manufacturing Data, Eurostat Digital Economy and Society Statistics, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Technology Reports, and national telecommunications regulatory authority reports from key manufacturing hubs.
Data on shipments, compliance with regulations, trends in technology adoption, patterns of consumer behavior, and a study of the competitive environment for box-style, cube-style, bullet-style, and 360-degree action camera form factors were gathered from these sources.