In Use Of Camera Phones (NAPSA)—People around the world agree, when capturing precious moments, the best camera is the one you have with you. As bulky 35mmshave given way to compact digital cameras, so too have tiny camera phones made their way into the hands of millions. Infotrends research estimates that worldwide nearly 150 million camera phones were sold in 2004 alone. Welcoming their sudden popularity, Snapfish, the leading online photo service, has released national survey results revealing significant trends in camera phone use, as well as ways for owners to free pictures from the captivity of their phones. Conducted independently by Greenfield Online, the national survey’s results included the finding that 56% of those surveyed think camera phones will replace digital and film cameras within the next two decades. Not surprisingly 62% of camera phone owners are still storing their unique photo memories on phones rather than utilizing another storage or sharing option. This finding confirms that getting photos off the phones remains a big issue for camera phoneusers. “Storing and printing are the real problems,” said Christopher Wu, Vice President of Mobile for Snapfish, an online photo service that allows users to share, print and store photos from digital and film cameras, in addition to camera phones. “Our survey showed that people want to do both but don’t know how.” Recognizing the need for camera phone ownersto free photos from their phones, Snapfish has made it possible to universally e-mail photos to a Snapfish.com account, by just e-mailing them from the camera phone to save@mysnapfish.com. Snapfish will automatically add photos to Research showsthat although camera phones are the most mobile form of digital photography, “home”rated as the top loca- tion to take photos. People were two times morelikely to take a picture of their child than any other person and Mom beat Dad as the second most popular sub- ject—Dadtied Big Foot andElvis. the user’s account, where they can enjoy free, unlimited online shar- ing and storage, and order highquality prints on Kodak paper for just 19 each. If you’re new to Snapfish, they’ll automatically create an account for you, and send a message to your phone to confirm the photos. Further results show that although camera phones are the most mobile form of digital photography, “home” rated the top location to take photos. No matter the location, if given just one picture to take, people were two times morelikely to take a picture of their child than any other person. Mom overwhelmingly beat Dad (by 63%) as the 2nd most popular subject—Dad tied Big Foot and Elvis. In a final survey surprise, if you thought teens were the only ones using camera phones, you'll be amazed to read that, as with digital and film cameras, people with children take 49% morepictures with their phones than those without.
