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Pixelated photography.(digital cameras)
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U.S. News & World Report
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May 12, 1997
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1997 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Approximately 30% of digital camera buyers return their purchases because they are dissatisfied with the quality of the pictures. The cameras are expensive, but the pictures, which can be shown on television and computer screens, are not as high in quality as prints.
It has been only two years since digital cameras first reached the mass market, but filmless photography seems to have clicked. U.S. consumers will buy as many as 850,000 digital cameras at $1,000 or less this year, and falling prices should push sales even higher. Kodak's DC20 sells for as little as $199.
Immediacy is the lure. With no film, there's no processing (or expense). "Digital cameras are fantastic for ...
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