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Article: Digital cameras build momentum.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Chain Drug Review
- Article date:
- October 11, 1999
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NEW YORK -- Although digital cameras still account for only a tiny fraction of still camera sales, the segment is rapidly building momentum as a result of falling prices and greater consumer awareness.
The director of Agfa Corp's desktop products group, Christophe Fremont, comments that the popularity of digital cameras has grown along with the increasing number of consumers who now have access to the Internet.
"The digital camera has become an accessory for the home PC," he explains.
Whereas previous generations of digital cameras routinely cost in excess of $1,000, prices have plummeted recently, with a number of new basic models priced at ...