Cameraphones Drive Digital Image Capture, But Digital Print Volumes Lag, IDC Says.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FRAMINGHAM Framingham (frā`mĭnghăm'), town (1990 pop. 64,994), Middlesex co., E Mass., on the Sudbury River between Worcester and Boston; settled 1650, inc. 1700. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Capturing and sharing digital images is on the rise, driven by an increase in cameraphone popularity in the U.S. and around the world. Despite this increased image capture activity, which IDC predicts will exceed 626 billion images in 2007, print volumes will not keep pace since the images most often printed are those captured with traditional digital cameras and not cameraphones. Although the number of digital images printed will trail well behind digital images captured, there is significant growth opportunity in this area. "We all love the instant gratification GRATIFICATION. A reward given voluntarily for some service or benefit rendered, without being requested so to do, either expressly or by implication. of a printed image, and the leading source for printing digital images will remain inkjet See inkjet printer. and specialty printers in the home," said IDC's Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Glaz, director, Digital Capture Devices at IDC. "Consumers will increasingly use online and retail services, but these options will continue to lag well behind home printer solutions." From 2002 to 2003, print volume increased 41% due to decreasing costs of photo-quality ink-jet Adj. 1. ink-jet - of or relating to an ink-jet printer paper and photo specialty printers. Overall, digital image print volume will climb from 15.4 billion in 2003 to almost 66 billion by 2007. As cameraphones begin to incorporate competitive image quality in the form of 1 and 2 megapixel One million pixels. Refers to the resolution of a digital imaging device (monitor, scanner, video camera, still camera, etc.). For example, a five-megapixel digital still camera might take a picture composed of 5,038,848 red-green-blue color dots (pixels). image sensors An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. , print volumes from these devices are expected to increase. Still, IDC expects the cameraphone to remain mostly an "e-sharing" device, driven by ease of image transmittal and attractive data transmission pricing plans. IDC recently completed three distinct studies that look at the current and future state of digital image capture and printing. Additional study findings include the following: -- Although cameraphones are not significantly driving digital print volumes, digital prints will "out-print" film prints worldwide in 2007 -- Image sharing remains one of the top imaging applications worldwide -- Megapixel cameraphones will be introduced in 2004 -- Although home printing will remain dominant, it will lose share over the forecast period to online and retail solutions -- The number of film images will decline an average of 8% over the forecast period IDC's new report, Worldwide Photo Printers Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2007: The Battle for Digital Images (IDC #30614), provides a high-level view of the worldwide photo printer market, including a five year forecast, and discusses market trends and changes during the past year. In addition, Worldwide Image Forecast, 2003-2007: The Image Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as (IDC #30542) and U.S. Image Forecast, 2003-2007: The Image Bible (IDC #30429), forecast how the volumes of images captured, shared, received, and printed will shift over time due to the impact of infrastructure technology, increased adoption of capture technology, and price of image printing in both the worldwide and U.S. markets. To purchase any of these studies, call IDC sales at 508-988-7988 or email sales@idc.com. About IDC IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industries. We analyze an·a·lyze v. 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions. 3. and predict technology trends so that our clients can make strategic, fact-based decisions on IT purchases and business strategy. Over 700 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on technology markets. Business executives and IT managers have relied for 40 years on our advice to make decisions that contribute to the success of their organizations. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. 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