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To: orkrious who wrote (21187)	11/14/2001 6:55:26 PM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

Low end digital camera manufacturers exit market. Jay, most sub-$100 cameras have 640 x 480 resolution or lower and many have a small amount of embedded flash. These cameras do not produce near-photo quality images and, in my opinion, aren't good for much. SNDK would be impacted by flagging sales of cameras with 2.1 megapixel resolution or more. I noticed this... The financial hardships of companies that were significant contributors to the sub-$100 market, such as Polaroid and Agfa, which recently exited the camera market, were significant factors in the decline of the segment. Sony, Olympus and HP are selling well according to your post. I am surprised Canon and Nikon didn't make the top 3. Aus@who_was_orkrious.com

To: orkrious who wrote (21187)	11/15/2001 8:50:19 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 60323

The sub-$100 market is at this time the LEAST important one for digital cameras. The reason is that this low end part of the market competes with conventional single use and point-and-shoot cameras that tend to be used only on special occasions. The "meat and potatoes" part of this market is the group of cameras with minimum 2.1 mp resolution, costs for which range from the low $200's on up. These cameras are used regularly, not just on certain occasions, and their use includes everything from real estate to insurance claims to vacations and important events such as weddings. The growth in this segment can be evaluated partly in terms of the DROP in conventional film sales and processing. As has also been reported recently on this thread, digital cameras are among the most highly desired gifts for men and women this year. I have no worries whatsoever about the continued growth among the more serious camera users. Last year, Eli Harari predicted that by 2003 there would be virtually no conventional camera sales, except for single use cameras. That prediction is well on the way to becoming fact. What we need to worry about, however, is not digital cameras but other non-consumer driven applications, such as health information cards. This is the toughest nut to crack. Art