For those of you who do not read TMF board here's a copy of my post... SR
Subject: Re: Let's talk about Clik
Date: 3/31/99 11:02 AM
Author: SheilaRothstein
Number: of 19841
LA 340 here's a link to the digcam up coming explosion
instat.com Now IOM and the CLIK need to be
getting a piece of that 5.7 billion $$$ pie. SR
March 26, 1998
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Digital Still Camera Market will
Grow to $5.7 Billion by 2002
Semiconductor Opportunity to Exceed $1
Billion
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expects the dollar value of digital still camera shipments to grow to
nearly $6 billion by 2002. This represents a significant opportunity for
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the future of digital imaging. The already significant price reductions
of 30% per year will accelerate, while digital image resolutions soar
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The explosive growth of the Internet with graphics-intensive web-sites
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Multimedia PCs have enhanced their image manipulation and
processing capability. The result of this increased demand and
capability, coupled with price reductions in digital image capture
devices, is a rapidly growing digital imaging market.
"The competition is not limited to camera manufacturers. There are
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and analysis of the technologies supporting the digital camera
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Digital Still Cameras: Markets and Technologies, report number
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