This IDC study focuses exclusively on worldwide small-format photo printers. It contains 2006 and 2007 actual shipments and a 2008?2012 forecast. Moreover, the study breaks out the small-format photo printer forecast by region and print technology and discusses trends and changes that have evolved during the past year. This study answers the following questions:

"Small-format photo printer shipments are expected to continue seeing shipments decline in all regions, with the U.S., Western Europe, and rest of world (ROW) shipments obtaining the largest reductions," said Ron Glaz, program director of IDC's Digital Imaging program.