· Less than a third of camera phone owners surveyed by In-Stat indicated that they share picture messages with friends.
· Barely one in six (15%) send pictures to their personal computers over the carrier's network
· Only one in 20 stores pictures on carrier-provided web sites
More striking, though, is the difference between how prospective camera phone owners plan to use their phones compared with how current users actually do.
This report is intended for any company involved with imaging: handset makers, mobile carriers, photofinishers, and any other segment that hopes to extend the current infrastructure for digital imaging to the mobile world.
The camera is considered by many users to be one of the most desirable features in a new wireless handset. Yet, anecdotal evidence suggests that, on a global basis, only a percentage of camera phones are used regularly to transmit, print, or store pictures on a web site or PC.