Confined to professionals and top-end amateurs thus far, the market for digital single-lens reflex cameras is expected to explode this year with the release of more affordable models.
Camera makers expect sales of digital SLR cameras to more than double this year and even surpass peak unit sales of film SLR cameras in the next three years.
Digital SLR cameras have bigger image-capturing sensors than those of compact models and offer a broad array of interchangeable lenses, according to industry officials.