The Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has released a report that which claims that sales of digital cameras will rise by 20.8% in 2005, to a total of to 72.2 million units. The actual growth rate has slowed, as in 2004 sales rose by 37.7% on the previous year.

“Digital single-lens reflex cameras performed favorably amid such bleakness, though. The volume of global shipments sharply increased 167% compared to a year earlier to 300,000 units, while the worth also sharply soared 152% to 22.9 billion yen.ly.”

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