The Camera-phone Phenomenon - A 'New Deal' in Imaging

The "Camera-Phone Phenomenon" report forecasts that the challenges to mass-market adoption of camera-phones in the U.S. — both business and technical — will be met within the next 12 months. Carriers such as Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T have already been paving the way for months with television and print ads aimed at raising public awareness of picture messaging.

The 31-page report includes 24 figures, charts, and tables, and covers:

• Comparative forecasts for sales of camera-phones and digital cameras
• End-user feedback and usage patterns in the Asia/Pacific region
• An analysis of technology issues and trends for next generation handsets, including sensor resolution, CMOS vs. CCD technology, and optics.
• Geographical differences in market acceptance and a geographic breakdown of sales
• Analysis of drivers and inhibitors in Japan, Korea, China, Western Europe, and the United States
• Short and medium term prospects for the U.S. market
• An analysis of business opportunities resulting from camera-phone sales, in the areas of print services, commercial content delivery, and infrastructure and content management services.

2. Fad or Fundamental?

2.1 User Surveys

2.2 Component Dynamics

3. Technology Issues for Next Generation Handsets

3.1 Resolution Trends

3.2 Sensors: CMOS vs. CCD

3.3 Optics

3.4 Other Issues

4. Geographic Differences in Market Acceptance

5. Key Markets Analysis

5.1 Japan: When, How, Why?

J-Phone

NTT DoCoMo, KDDI

5.2 Korea

5.3 China

5.4 Europe

5.5 U.S. - Current

5.6 U.S. - Prospects

6. Opportunities

6.1 Print Services

6.2 Commercial Content Delivery

6.3 Infrastructure and Content Management Services

7. Conclusions and Outlook

Appendix 1: Camera Attachments

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Table Of Figures

Fig. 1 - Camera-Phone Sales Forecasts

Fig. 2 - Digital Cameras vs. Camera-Phones: 2001 - 2003

Fig. 3 - Worldwide Camera-Phone Sales 2002

Fig. 4 - Camera-Phone Sales by Quarter - 2002

Fig. 5 - The Kyocera VisualPhone VP-210

Fig. 6 - Samsung SCH-v200

Fig. 7 - Sharp J-SH04

Fig. 8 - Growth of J-Phone Sha-Mail Subscribers

Fig. 9 - Camera-Phone Subscribers As Percentage of Total J-Phone Subscribers

Fig. 10 - J-Phone Handset Milestones

Fig. 11 - DoCoMo mova SH251i

Fig. 12 - Growth of DoCoMo i-shot subscribers

Fig. 13 - Camera-Phone Market Share: Japan 2002

Fig. 14 - Camera-Phones As a Percentage of All Mobile Phones Produced in Japan

Fig. 15 - Camera-Phone Market Share: Korea 2002

Fig. 16 - Some Current Camera-Phones for the European Market (left to right): Nokia 7650, Sharp GX10, Sony Ericsson P800, Panasonic GD87

Fig. 17 - Some Current Camera-Phones for the North American Market (left to right): Sanyo 5300, Samsung SGH-v205, Nokia 3650, Panasonic GD87

Fig. 18 - Seal-Print from NEC Mobiling Kiosk

Fig. 19 - Kodak Picture Center Online

Fig. 20 - Snapfish Mobile

Fig. 21 - Longstreet

Fig. 22 - Early Mobile Phone Attachments for the Japanese PHS Market (left to Right): Casio Character Telephone PM-C101, Nitsuko FreeShot PH1D-MMPS, NTT DoCoMo CamesseBoard

Fig. 23 - Mitsubishi LaPochee, Kyocera Treva

Fig. 24 - Some Current Camera Attachments for the European and North American Markets (left to right): Sony Ericsson T300 + MCA-25, Siemens S55 + QuicckPic Camera IQP-500, Samsung A500 + PCS Vision Camera