Slow Growth reported for the Global Digital Still Camera Market in 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c26491) has announced the addition of The Worldwide Digital Still Camera Market, 2006 to their offering.



The global DSC market has posted slow growth in 2005, mainly attributed to the high household penetration of DSC in key regional markets and falling replacement demand among consumers. Although DSCs are moving toward higher resolutions and lighter, slimmer designs, resolution upgrades have slowed down with the mainstream specification remaining at 5MP. New industrial designs and additional features such as shockproof, waterproof, and Wi-Fi functionality, have become available. Due to the abrupt price drop in consumer models, DSC brands not only focus on mainstream consumer models, but also roll out budget D-SLR and professional models using high optical zoom lenses, so as to stimulate procurement and boost profits. This report analyzes the worldwide DSC market and its development through the variation of market scale and progress of product specifications.

Review and forecast of the global DSC market in 2005 and 2006; analysis of DSC specification development, including pixel count, image sensor adoption, panel sizes and technologies, lens types, recording format, and D-SLR market share.

Contents Include:

Global Market Scale

Brand Market Share

The D-SLR Market

Resolution

Lens Type

Image Sensor

Mainstream Spec Progression

Newer Functionalities

Appendix

List of Figures

Figure 1 Worldwide DSC Market, 2004 - 2006

Figure 2 Worldwide DSC Makers' Market Share, 2000 - 2004

Figure 3 Worldwide DSC Market by Resolution, 2004 - 2006

Figure 4 Worldwide DSC Market by Lens Type, 2004 - 2006

Figure 5 Worldwide DSC Market by Image Sensor, 2004 - 2006

List of Tables

Table 1 D-SLR Maker Technological Competency and Market

Share Comparison

Table 2 DSC Mainstream Specification Development, 2005 - 2006

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