Okay, that headline is slightly dramatized. But the fact of the matter is that Credit Suisse imaging analyst Yu Yoshida paints the picture of a dire future for Japan's mid-tier camera makers. With smartphones continuing to eat into the market share of compact cameras, Yoshida sees little space left for the smaller players: "Only those who have a strong brand and are competitive on price will last‒and only Canon, Nikon and Sony fulfill that criteria." One reason for this, according to Yoshida, is that connectivity is more...
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