More UK consumers want a digital SLR as their next camera than their counterparts in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, according to a new poll.

Top reasons for buying an ?additional? camera included the need for a better optical zoom and higher resolution, according to the InfoTrends survey.

Meanwhile, French owners were most likely to cite the need for a ?smaller camera? as their reason for buying an additional model.

The data is contained in InfoTrends? 2008 Western European Digital Photography Survey: Digital Cameras and Photo Printing.

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