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To: im a survivor who wrote (13168)	9/26/2003 2:15:43 PM
From: tech101	Respond to of 13565

Camera Phones Outsold Digital Still Cameras H1, says report By Peter Clarke Silicon Strategies 09/26/2003, 12:53 PM ET LONDON -- NEC, Panasonic and Nokia lead the market for camera phones, which shipped 25 million units in the first half of 2003 and eclipsed the market for digital still cameras, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics Inc. The annual total is set to be 65 million camera phones, according to 'Camera phones: first half 2003 update," shows camera phones outsold digital still cameras worldwide, for the first time, in the first half of 2003, the company said. "25 million camera phones were shipped worldwide, compared with just 20 million digital still cameras, in the first half of 2003. This is a milestone event, but it is just the first step towards the industry goal of getting a camera phone in every pocket." Said Neil Mawston, a senior analyst with Strategy Analytics, in a statement. David Kerr, a vice president at the company said that camera phone market would be worth $49 billion by the end of 2008 and would stimulate battles in camera phones and digital still cameras, in CMOS versus charge-coupled-device sensors, in memory technology, batteries and displays. The jump to 65 million camera phones being sold in 2003 is being driven by exceptional market take up in Korea and Japan, the company said. As a result NEC and Panasonic are already the top two camera phone vendors worldwide, each with 15 percent market share in the first half of 2003. Nokia followed in third place with a 14 percent share. Camera phones will account for 13 percent of global mobile phone handset sales in 2003.