How the smartphone defeated the point-and-shoot digital camera<article>
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<p>It’s no secret that the smartphone has cannibalized digital camera sales. Market research firm IDC reports that
smartphone sales topped 1 billion in 2013, up 38 percent year over year. CIPA (the Camera & Imaging Products Association) shows a 36 percent
drop in digital camera sales over the same period: Shipments plummeted from around 98 million in 2012 to 63 million units in 2013, with the biggest losses coming among mid- and low-priced models.</p><p>Some consumers even swear their new phones are taking
better pictures than their digital cameras ever did. When you see the comparisons, the quality does, indeed, look pretty darn close.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2466500/how-the-smartphone-defeated-the-point-and-shoot-digital-camera.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How the smartphone defeated the point-and-shoot digital camera
