Online photo processing company Snapfish has released the results of a camera phone survey of 500 Americans who own or plan to purchase a camera phone with the next 12 months, I just read on SymbianOne.
The survey was conducted by Greenfield Online.
Survey results
Here are the survey results:
* Easy as 1...2...3...: 65% of people with camera phones said it was easy to take photos.
* Home sweet home: The top rated location among users to take photos with a camera phone was the home. Family gatherings, vacations, the workplace and while driving round out the top 5 locations for taking pictures.
* Children are #1: Men and women are 2 times more likely to take a picture of their child over any other person or thing. Those with children take 49% more photos with camera phones than those without, and share 26% more shots. 81% of parents are interested in printing their camera phone photos, 52% more than people without children.
* Video comes in last for now: Although a seemingly hot feature, consumers are not yet interested in video from their camera phones, which ranked last in a set of 9 desired features including, printing, sharing, and transferring to an online photo service.
* I want prints but don't know how: Only 22% of camera phone owners print their photos despite 73% wanting to do so.
* Women Leading: 79% of women actually take photos with their camera phones vs. just 68% for men. Women are 45% more likely than men to be very interested in transferring their photos to an online service.
* Security is an important factor: Invasion of personal privacy ranked as the #1 potential drawback of a camera phone. The possibility for corporate espionage ranked as the 2nd potential drawback.
* Here today-gone tomorrow: 56% of people think camera phones will replace digital & film cameras in the next 10-20 years.
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