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Japanese digital camera makers plan 18 pct boost in global shipments
"Eight big makers of digital cameras plan to boost their combined shipments worldwide by 18 pct year-on-year to 76.5 mln cameras in the year to next March, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, citing unidentified sources in the industry.
The newspaper, in a report in its on-line edition, said their combined shipments of 64.94 mln cameras in t......
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05/15/06 |
Canon to raise digital camera output
"Canon Inc plans to boost production of digital cameras, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without citing sources.
The business daily said the company intends to to offer nearly 20 digital camera models in 2006, one or two more than in 2005. "......
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02/07/06 |
Digital Camera Sales to Peak in U.S. in 2006
Digital camera sales are expected to peak in the US in 2006, forcing camera companies to shift their effort to developing countries and seek ways to make money off the storage and sharing side of the image business, the Financial Times reported, citing research firm InfoTrends.
It said digital camera shipments in 2006 will grow some 7 pct to ......
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01/16/06 |
Digital Imaging Beats the Broader Market
Thanks to the ubiquity of digital cameras, flat-panel televisions and videogames with ever-more sophisticated graphics, Forbes.com's Infoimaging Index has outpaced the S&P 500 by 10 percentage points since its December 2002 inception.
The index, which is charted below, tracks the industry that's taking shape as digital imaging and informatio......
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10/25/05 |
Digital cameras without finders becoming popular
TOKYO, Aug 02, 2005 (Kyodo via COMTEX) - More and more new digital camera models now come without a finder as users prefer liquid crystal display screens for previewing and reviewing images.
Olympus Optical Co., a long-established camera maker, launched a small 8-million-pixel digital camera in late June.
The water-proof camera is lig......
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08/03/05 |
Matsushita aims to more than double digital camera sales in 2005
TOKYO (AFX) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd said it aims to more than double its sales of Panasonic-brand digital cameras in 2005, and is looking to grab a 15 pct share of the Japanese market and 5 pct of the global market for such cameras.
The targets were disclosed by Shunzo Ushimaru, the marketing head for Panasonic-brand products......
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07/22/05 |
HP Finally Delivers On 'Invent'
In a bid to win back market share in its crucial but declining printing and imaging business, computer maker Hewlett-Packard is introducing new technology in its inkjet printers that should help the company and consumers save time and money. If successful, the strategy may alter the economics of the printer market.
"The new products we are in......
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07/19/05 |
Nikon sets up import-wholesale subsidiary in Shanghai
TOKYO, Jun 22, 2005 (Kyodo via COMTEX) - Nikon Corp. has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai to directly handle imports and wholesale of its imaging products such as digital cameras in the fast-growing Chinese market, the company said Wednesday.
Nikon Imaging (China) Sales Co., capitalized at $10 million, or about 1.1 billion y......
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06/22/05 |
Copyright-Worried Photo Labs Spurn Jobs
Charlie Morgan says that if it weren't for digital photography, he wouldn't have a bustling business that specializes in publicity shots for musicians. That's because Morgan - perhaps being a bit modest - says he's not a very good photographer. He relies on Photoshop editing software to make his work look sharp.
But digital sometimes presents......
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06/17/05 |
Many newer cameras sell for less than their predecessors
This year's crop of digital cameras are smaller, lighter and more full-featured.
But after several years of significant price drops, cameras now are not selling for much less than they were a year ago.
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05/18/05 |
Casio Aims to Boost World Digital Camera Shipments
Casio Computer Co. (TSE:6952) plans to increase world shipments of digital cameras roughly 20 per cent in fiscal 2005 to about 5 million units.
The company plans to cultivate foreign markets, including those in Asia and the U.S.
Casio will aim for consolidated sales from digital camera operations of 115 billion yen (US$1.1 billion) fo......
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05/11/05 |
Olympus plans to release two high-end DSLR's to help improve profitability
Olympus said it sold 8.9 mln digital cameras, up 20 pct, but below its target of 9.5 mln units.
'What made things worse is the continued downward pressure on prices, which we could not absorb with our cost-cutting efforts,' Yamada said.
As a result, Olympus incurred operating loss of 23.9 bln yen in its visual product division, reversin......
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05/11/05 |
How to Preserve Photos for 500 Years
"Digital cameras are a great product, but they showed up on the market before there was an established means of dealing with these files," says Kristy Holch, an analyst with InfoTrends/CapVentures, a Weymouth, Mass., consultancy. "Consumers have some latent fear and doubt that they don't have time to manage the storage of their photos, or they're u......
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04/14/05 |
Digital Imaging Beats The Broader Market
Thanks to the ubiquity of things like digital cameras, flat-panel televisions and videogames with ever-more sophisticated graphics, Forbes.com's Infoimaging Index has outpaced the S&P 500 by eight percentage points since its December 2002 inception.
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02/28/05 |
Sanyo Set to Lose Position as No. 1 Digital Camera Maker
Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. is set to lose its position as the world's top digital camera maker, with its fiscal 2004 output seen falling short of the current target figure by two million units, Jiji Press learned Wednesday.
Sanyo is expected to lower its digital camera production projection for the year to March to 12 million units from the ......
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01/27/05 |
Kodak Buys Sun Chemical Stake in Venture
Accelerating its push into digital commercial printing, photography giant Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it is paying $817 million for Sun Chemical Corp.'s 50 percent stake in a jointly owned commercial graphic arts business.
Acquiring all of Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a joint venture started in 1998, will boost Kodak's revenues by about $......
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01/12/05 |
Camera Vendors Bid for All Niches This Holiday
New York ? Last week, four vendors introduced digital cameras that captured the essence of a market that is quickly diversifying to cater to niche tastes. Casio aimed high with a feature-laden 7-megapixel ultracompact unit, while Samsung targeted techno-savvy teens with a 4-megapixel model that can create and display animated figures on its LCD scr......
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11/24/04 |
A Digital Camera That Likes Water
Unlike many of the bite-size silver cameras on the market these days, the Optio 43WR is more nifty than it is sexy. But, design aside, this water-resistant digital Pentax model released in June gets the job done - rain or shine. ......
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10/12/04 |
Pentax Shares Soar onTokyo Stock Exchange
Pentax Corp. advanced strongly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday morning, buoyed by the company's plan to launch a low-priced digital single-lens reflex camera......
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09/15/04 |
Just Picture It: Turning Digital Photos Into Good Prints
With a digital camera, anyone can have a great photo collection. After all, the delete button has made getting rid of bad shots easier than ever. But often, digital prints wind up not closely matching what you see on your camera's display or computer monitor. Yet, your photography skills aside, getting great digital prints is easy if you make wise......
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09/01/04 |
