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Do smartphones spell the end of the digital camera? Sales of ordinary device plummet 30% in five years

Market fell from £843million in 2006 to £598million in 2011

 

It does not seem like that long since they saw off the film camera – but digital cameras are facing the scrapheap.

The popularity of smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy series, which have cameras built in, means families are no longer buying separate cameras.

Sales of digital cameras have plummeted by 29 per cent in the past five years, according [...]