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Next-Generation Digital Cameras and Camcorders Revolutionize Photography Present Landscape and Future Opportunities for SLR, WUSB, Wi-Fi Technologies and Online Services This report examines the worldwide market for digital cameras and camcorders, with a particular focus on network-compatible technologies, SLR technology, online storage service providers and photo printers. It discusses the technologies involved, the driving technical and market forces, and the competitive business environment. Shipments, ASPs and revenues are forecast for digital cameras, digital SLR cameras, digital camcorders and many others. Forecasts are also provided for revenues of online storage service providers. The study evaluates the current or anticipated market performance of each major device type during the 2003-2010 period. What Does This Report Answer? How will networking capabilities influence digital cameras and camcorders? When and what is the next new technology to lead the camera market back on track? Will the digital camera market peak or maintain its level? When will WUSB come into the market and what effects will it have? Will the digital camcorder market explode or remain static? Where do all the digital pictures go after uploading? Will digital SLR cameras help buoy up the digital camera market? Who Needs This Report? Camera Vendors Camcorder Vendors Financial Institutions Online Service Brands Network Equipment and IC Vendors Printer Vendors Photo Services Leading Retail Stores Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes Section 1 Strategic Overview 1.1 The Digital Camera Changes the Industry 1.2 State of the Digital Camera Industry 1.2.1 Features 1.2.2 Services 1.2.3 Accessories and Software 1.3 What Are the Key Challenges for Digital Imaging Products? 1.4 The Impact of Digital Camera on Photography 1.4.1 Future of Film Photography 1.4.2 Digital Extends the Future of One-Time-Use Camera Market 1.5 The Impact of Digital Imaging on Consumers and the Industry 1.5.1 Consumers 1.5.2 Industry Vendors 1.6 Wireless Network-Ready Cameras and Camcorders 1.6.1 The Impact of Wireless Network-Ready in These Devices 1.6.2 What Is the Key Technology in the Contest? 1.6.2.1 Will Certified Wireless USB Replace USB? 1.6.2.2 Wi-Fi 1.6.2.3 Bluetooth 1.7 Digital SLRs: The Future of Digital Cameras Section 2 Technology Overview 2.1 Digital Camera History 2.2 Camera Technology 2.2.1 SLR 2.2.1.1 Advantages of SLR 2.2.2 Rangefinder 2.2.3 Light Meter 2.2.3.1 White Balance 2.2.4 Depth of Field Preview 2.2.4.1 Digital Zoom 2.2.4.2 Optical Zoom 2.3 Image Sensors 2.3.1 Types of Image Sensors 2.3.1.1 CCD 2.3.1.2 CMOS 2.3.2 Image Sensor Resolution 2.3.3 Aspect Ratio 2.3.4 Megapixel 2.3.5 Focal Length 2.4 Lens Technology 2.4.1 Lens 2.4.2 Focusing Systems 2.4.3 MTF 2.4.4 Depth of Field 2.5 Flash Technology 2.5.1 Standard Flash Synchronization 2.5.2 High-Speed Flash Synchronization 2.5.3 TTL Metering 2.6 Memory 2.6.1 CompactFlash 2.6.2 SD Card 2.6.3 Memory Stick Section 3 Digital Cameras 3.1 The Digital Camera Industry Today 3.1.1 Canon Still on Top 3.1.2 Canon’s Advantage 3.1.3 Sony and Kodak Right Behind Canon 3.1.4 Price Drops on the Way 3.1.5 The Future for Kodak 3.2 Digital SLRs: The Next Wave of Digital Cameras 3.2.1 A Two-Player Battle Right Now 3.2.2 Opportunity Is Knocking 3.2.3 Opportunities for Others 3.2.4 Digital SLR Camera Market Forecast 3.3 The Camera Depression 3.3.1 Digital Camera Saturation 3.3.2 Dominating Presence of Camera Phones 3.3.3 SLR Price Points Are High - For Now 3.4 Some of the Latest Innovations 3.4.1 Samsung’s MP3 Digital Camera 3.4.2 Anti-Shake by Konica Minolta 3.4.3 Editing on the Camera 3.4.4 Waterproof Cameras 3.5 Future of Wi-Fi in Digital Cameras 3.5.1 Kodak’s Stab at Wireless Adoption 3.5.2 Dice America’s Wi-Pics 3.5.3 Wi-Fi-Ready Cameras 3.6 Digital Camera Market Forecasts 3.6.1 North America Digital Camera Forecast 3.6.2 Europe Digital Camera Forecast 3.6.3 Japan Digital Camera Forecast 3.6.4 Asia-Pacific Digital Camera Forecast Section 4 Digital Camcorders 4.1 Digital Camcorders 4.1.1 Analog Camcorders Are Out, Digital Is In 4.1.2 Sony Still on Top 4.1.3 JVC Turning Up the Juice 4.1.4 Mini DV Versus Digital8 4.2 Optical Disc Camcorders 4.2.1 Sony’s DCR DVD Camcorders 4.2.2 HDD Camcorders From JVC 4.3 The Future of Digital Camcorders 4.4 Camcorder Market Forecasts 4.4.1 North America Camcorder Market Forecast 4.4.2 Asia-Pacific Camcorder Market Forecast 4.4.3 Europe Camcorder Market Forecast Section 5 Online Imaging Services 5.1 Online Storage Sites 5.1.1 Snapfish (Hewlett-Packard) 5.1.2 Ofoto (Kodak) 5.1.3 ImageStation (Sony) 5.1.4 Photobucket 5.1.5 ShutterFly 5.1.6 PictureTrail 5.2 Looking into the Online Space 5.2.1 Hewlett-Packard 5.2.2 Sony 5.2.3 Kodak 5.2.4 Google’s Picasa 5.3 Offline Services 5.3.1 Pickup Service 5.3.1.1 Wal-Mart 5.3.1.2 CVS 5.4 Fujifilm and Nextel’s New Service Section 6 Digital Photo Printers 6.1 Memory Card Printers 6.2 Hewlett-Packard Card Printers 6.3 Camera Connector Docks 6.4 The Future of Printers with WUSB Section 7 Vendor Presence Market 7.1 North America Vendor Presence 7.2 Asia-Pacific Vendor Presence 7.3 Europe Vendor Presence Section 8 Key Player Profiles 8.1 Digital Camera Vendors 8.1.1 Canon 8.1.2 Kodak 8.1.3 Sony 8.1.4 Olympus 8.1.5 Nikon 8.1.6 Casio 8.1.7 Fujifilm 8.1.8 Hewlett-Packard 8.2 Digital Camcorder Vendors 8.2.1 Sony 8.2.2 JVC 8.2.3 Panasonic 8.3 Imaging Semiconductor and Component Vendors 8.3.1 LSI Logic 8.4 Digital Imaging Software Vendors 8.4.1 Google Picasa 8.4.2 Apple iPhoto Appendix A Company Directory Apple Computer Inc BenQ Canon Inc Casio CVS Epson Corporation Fuji Photo Film Company Gateway Inc Google Inc Hewlett Packard Hitachi Ltd ImageStation Intel Kodak Kodak Imaging Network Inc Konica Minolta Leica LG Electronics Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd Motorola Inc Nikon Corporation Nokia Corporation Olympus Corporation Pentax Corporation Polaroid Sanyo Electric Company Samsung Electronics Company Ltd Sharp Electronics Corporation Shutterfly Inc Snapfish Sony Corporation Texas Instruments Inc Toshiba America Inc Wal-Mart Inc Appendix B Acronyms List of Charts and Tables Digital Camera Market Share, World Market: 2005 Digital Camera and Camcorder Shipments, Moderate Forecast, World Market: 2003 to 2010 Digital SLR Camera Market Share, World Market: 2005 Digital Camera and SLR Camera Shipments, Moderate Forecast, World Market: 2003-2010 Digital Camera and SLR Camera Revenue, Moderate Forecast, World Market: 2003 to 2010 Worldwide Vendor Market Presence, World Market: 2005 Vendor Market Presence, North America Market: 3Q 2005 Vendor Market Presence, Asia Pacific Market: 3Q 2005 Vendor Market Presence, European Market: 3Q 2005 Digital Camera and Camcorder Shipments, World Market: 2003 to 2010 Digital Camera and SLR Camera Shipments , World Market: 2003 to 2010 Digital Camera and SLR Camera Revenue , World Market: 2003 to 2010 One-Time-Use Camera Shipment and Revenue Basis, World Market: 2004 and 2005 Digital Camera Market Shipment Change by Image Pixels, World Market: 2004 and 2005 Digital Camera Market Revenue Change by Image Pixels, World Market: 2004 and 2005 Camera and Film Characteristics, World Market: 2005 Top 10 Digital Camera Vendors, World Market: 2005 Top 5 Digital Camcorder Vendors, World Market: 2005 Top 5 Digital SLR Camera Vendors, World Market: 2005 Online Storage Site Features, World Market: 2005 In-Store Vendor Printing Price and Services, North America: 2005 Memory Card Printer Features, North America: 2005 Digital Still Camera Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Still Camera Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Still Camera ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital SLR Camera Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital SLR Camera Revenues by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital SLR Camera ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Waterproof Camera Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Waterproof Camera Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Waterproof Camera ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Camcorder Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Camcorder Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Camcorder ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Camcorder Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Camcorder Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Camcorder ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Optical Disk Camcorder Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Optical Disk Camcorder Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital Optical Disk Camcorder ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital HDD Camcorder Shipments by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital HDD Comcorder Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Digital HDD Comcorder ASP by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010 Online Imaging Service Storage Revenue by Region, World Markets, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2003 to 2010

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