InfoTrends reports almost 20 percent of U.S. Internet users have camera phones

Research and consulting group InfoTrends/CAP Ventures reports that almost 20 percent of Internet users in the United States have camera phones, says the company's press release.

Two out of three camera phone users use their handsets to take photos on a regular basis, according to InfoTrends.  The information is from the company's new report, "2004 Camera Phone End User Survey Analysis." 

The report says more than 40 percent of camera phones users have printed photos.

"Camera phone print volume will continue to increase as manufacturers introduce higher resolution and better quality optics, as well as options like Bluetooth and removable memory to make image transfer easier," says Jill Aldort, an InfoTrends consultant.