$399.99 is nothing to get excited about. Until it gets down to under $100, digital cameras will still be limited to professionals and enthusiasts. Longer battery life and more memory are needed before these will become common household items like film cameras are.
However, OLED paired with CMOS imagers may make this possible. Micron just announced 1.3 Megapixel CMOS imagers yesterday. These CMOS imagers promise a large cost reduction and huge battery life benefits. It shouldn't be long before we see 3 megapixel CMOS imagers with OLED displays for cheap, cheap, cheap. They ought to last a while on batteries too...
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$399.99 is nothing to get excited about. Until it gets down to under $100, digital cameras will still be limited to professionals and enthusiasts. Longer battery life and more memory are needed before these will become common household items like film cameras are.
However, OLED paired with CMOS imagers may make this possible. Micron just announced 1.3 Megapixel CMOS imagers yesterday. These CMOS imagers promise a large cost reduction and huge battery life benefits. It shouldn't be long before we see 3 megapixel CMOS imagers with OLED displays for cheap, cheap, cheap. They ought to last a while on batteries too...