Originally published January 18 2005
Digital cameras outstrip film models for second year
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Digital cameras continue their ascendance over older film technology, according to the Photo Marketing Association. Americans bought 700 million rolls of film in 2004 – but that number has been declining every year since 2000. The association estimates that 40% of American households now own digital cameras.
Digital cameras have outsold film cameras for the past two years, according to the Photo Marketing Association, and the gap is expected to increase.
Americans still bought more than 700 million rolls of film last year, but that number has decreased every year since 2000 by as much as 8%.
The association estimates more than 40% of U.S. households now own digital cameras.
Among them is the Lacey family of Burtchville Township.
Deborah Lacey said she still owns a 35 mm film camera, but for the past year and a half, the digital camera has been the family's main memory-capturing tool.
"My kids like to see the pictures right away," Lacey said.
Eastman Kodak Co. will introduce a new camera later this year that will make digital photography completely wireless.
The EasyShare-One is billed as the first camera to allow consumers to transmit or print images without connecting to a computer, kiosk or printer.
The revolution hasn't won over everyone yet.
The 40% of households with digital cameras also includes people such as Nathan and Ola Berry.
They received a digital camera for Christmas last year and "we might have used it once," Nathan Berry said.
The Marysville couple said digital cameras are especially useful for sending photos to Ola's relatives in Poland.
Amy Smith of Burtchville Township said the "nice thing about the digital cameras is you can get your pictures instantly," but the price has kept her from making the switch to pixels.
"We usually just leave them sitting on the computer," Jeff Eastman of Port Huron said.
Lacey needs prints of photos for her children's scrapbooks.
Sometimes they use the printer at home, she said, or they order prints through online services such as www.snapfish.com.
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