The Japanese camera market is splitting into opposite directions, with high-tech digital models catching consumers' fancy while old-fashioned range finders are staging a strong comeback.
A decade ago, no one would have predicted this, but the ongoing trend may herald even further polarization of the market in the future.
Digital cameras, which use light sensors and digital memory instead of conventional film, have become a household word in the past three years.
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