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"Along with daytime soap operas, print magazines, and Compact Discs, digital point-and-shoot cameras—digicams—appear to have passed their peak. According to a recent article by Sam Grobart, unit sales of digicams are down 16% since 2008."

Above: That's the Chobi Digital Camera.

Mike Johnston from The Online Photographer takes a look at the New York Times article on slide in compact digital camera sales and use due to the rise in smartphones with increasing megapixel count. Personally I don't use them, since the camera is really crap most of the time (with the only good camera phone I've had was the Nokia E72, which I didn't own for long), but I can see the draw of instant sharing and apps to change how photos are taken. Read more...