How smartphones devastated the camera industry

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An Iranian woman takes a photograph of a 1957 Ford skyliner, which was made in the U.S., during the Tehran Classic Car Show 09 at Niavaran palace in northern Tehran July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN TRANSPORT SOCIETY BUSINESS) - GM1E57M08HW01

Worldwide camera shipments dropped by 84 percent between 2010 and 2018. Image: REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

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