Twice as many digital SLRs will have been sold in the UK this year than in 2004, according to estimated figures released to AP by the Photo Marketing Association.<\/p>\n
Around 220,000 of the estimated 6m digital cameras sold in the UK in 2005 will be digital SLRs, compared to 110,000 out of a total of 5.5m digital cameras sold last year.<\/p>\n
At the time of writing total sales of digital cameras in 2005 were predicted to hit the \u00a31billion mark.<\/p>\n
In 2004, sales of digital cameras were valued at \u00a3850m, compared to \u00a3620m in 2003.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the average price for a DSLR fell by \u00a3130 to \u00a3700 in 2005, from \u00a3830 the year before, according to the stats. Further price reductions were expected to fuel sales over the Christmas.<\/p>\n
Digital cameras in the 4-5.9-million-pixel category experienced the biggest rise in sales – accounting for almost half the number of digital cameras sold in 2005. In total these are forecast to be worth around \u00a3500m in sales value.<\/p>\n
Sales of digital cameras with a resolution of more than 6MP trebled and are expected to rake in around \u00a3300m by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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