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Post by don on Feb 7, 2024 15:10:01 GMT
I just googled when was the first digital camera and as it always happens with google I clicked on another link:- when did digital cameras become popular and this came up
What year were the most digital cameras sold?
2010
Film camera sales hit their peak at about 37 million units in 1997, while digital camera sales began in 1989. By 2008, the film camera market had died and digital camera sales hit their peak at 121 million units in 2010
it seems incredible that digital outsold film threefold in such a short time span. But given that digital is without the cost constraints that film has it’s not surprising. I for one very rarely get my pictures printed (I almost said developed)in fact I want to get some prints of our granddaughter and I’ve got to google who I used previously (about a year ago)
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Post by peterob on Feb 7, 2024 16:30:08 GMT
I just googled when was the first digital camera and as it always happens with google I clicked on another link:- when did digital cameras become popular and this came up What year were the most digital cameras sold? 2010 Film camera sales hit their peak at about 37 million units in 1997, while digital camera sales began in 1989. By 2008, the film camera market had died and digital camera sales hit their peak at 121 million units in 2010 it seems incredible that digital outsold film threefold in such a short time span. But given that digital is without the cost constraints that film has it’s not surprising. I for one very rarely get my pictures printed (I almost said developed)in fact I want to get some prints of our granddaughter and I’ve got to google who I used previously (about a year ago) It isn't that much of a surprise. Digital compact cameras were a huge success, until the functionality was put into mobile phones. For the average household they took all of the empiricism out of using 135 and the smaller 110 film compacts and destroyed that market, only to suffer the same fate themselves. |
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Post by MJB on Feb 7, 2024 18:27:22 GMT
Camera equipped mobile phones sales far exceeded 121 million units, before you factor in dedicated digital cameras, in 2023. What surprised me was the market share for camera manufacturers. Canon had 46.5%, Sony 26.1%, and Nikon had just 11.7%. Fuji and Panasonic had 10% between them and all other manufacturers shared the remaining market.
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Post by zou on Feb 8, 2024 6:53:14 GMT
I had my first digital compact in 2002. Battery life and card size limitations aside, it was a clear improvement on similar spec film compacts. I still bought a brand new film SLR in 2003 though, the digital equivalent was well out of reach.
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Post by geoffr on Feb 8, 2024 9:20:44 GMT
The fact that digital camera functions are now incorporated into smart phones begs the question "what is a camera?". If we define a camera as a dedicated device for taking photographs we have sales of N, whatever N is it doesn't matter. However, if we include all devices that have an imaging capability the number several orders of magnitude larger, pretty much every laptop computer, tablet and phone has imaging capability. That isn't the end of it, cars, door bells baby monitors, and all kinds of devices incorporate imaging sensors and, because the technology is essentially the same video cameras in all their forms must be included.Interchangeable lens cameras represent a very small proportion of the global imaging market but probably account for a fair proportion of the large sensor market. So, ladies and gentlemen, what is a camera?
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Post by zou on Feb 8, 2024 9:30:50 GMT
The fact that digital camera functions are now incorporated into smart phones begs the question "what is a camera?". If we define a camera as a dedicated device for taking photographs we have sales of N, whatever N is it doesn't matter. However, if we include all devices that have an imaging capability the number several orders of magnitude larger, pretty much every laptop computer, tablet and phone has imaging capability. That isn't the end of it, cars, door bells baby monitors, and all kinds of devices incorporate imaging sensors and, because the technology is essentially the same video cameras in all their forms must be included.Interchangeable lens cameras represent a very small proportion of the global imaging market but probably account for a fair proportion of the large sensor market. So, ladies and gentlemen, what is a camera? A room, according to the Italians at least. |
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Post by spinno on Feb 8, 2024 9:34:13 GMT
The fact that digital camera functions are now incorporated into smart phones begs the question "what is a camera?". If we define a camera as a dedicated device for taking photographs we have sales of N, whatever N is it doesn't matter. However, if we include all devices that have an imaging capability the number several orders of magnitude larger, pretty much every laptop computer, tablet and phone has imaging capability. That isn't the end of it, cars, door bells baby monitors, and all kinds of devices incorporate imaging sensors and, because the technology is essentially the same video cameras in all their forms must be included.Interchangeable lens cameras represent a very small proportion of the global imaging market but probably account for a fair proportion of the large sensor market. So, ladies and gentlemen, what is a camera? A room, according to the Italians at least. A secret room according to English Law |
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Post by zou on Feb 8, 2024 12:38:51 GMT
A room, according to the Italians at least. A secret room according to English Law I was trying to be obtuse, but somehow you managed to be obscura. |
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Post by andy on Feb 8, 2024 13:17:25 GMT
A secret room according to English Law I was trying to be obtuse, but somehow you managed to be obscura. I think you guys might be missing the objective. |
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Post by gray1720 on Feb 8, 2024 13:19:25 GMT
I was trying to be obtuse, but somehow you managed to be obscura. I think you guys might be missing the objective. Can you help us find a focus? |
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Post by zou on Feb 8, 2024 13:28:55 GMT
Pretty sure you can copal.
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Post by geoffr on Feb 8, 2024 21:26:20 GMT
I think you guys might be missing the objective. Can you help us find a focus? I’m sure you’ll make a excellent pupil |
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Post by spinno on Feb 8, 2024 22:43:45 GMT
Can you help us find a focus? I’m sure you’ll make a excellent pupil I'm positively negative. |
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Post by zou on Feb 8, 2024 23:14:32 GMT
I’m sure you’ll make a excellent pupil I'm positively negative. A transparent statement. |
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Post by peterba on Feb 9, 2024 0:15:14 GMT
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