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With the increasing storage capacity for an affordable price that fl ash offers, it may be
possible to make sub-$150 and sub-$100 digital camcorders that can serve untapped
markets. In general, the price of digital camcorders should decrease even though video
resolution will likely increase as the expensive tape systems that are common today are
replaced by less complex storage media such as optical discs, hard disk drives, and fl ash
memory.
6.4.4 Road Maps for Camcorder Digital Storage
As the resolution of integrated or stand-alone cameras increases, the price drops, and ...