
<p>CNBC ran this short segment a couple days ago in which they invited CNET's Dan Ackerman to explain the changing landscape in the digital camera industry. He thinks point-and-shoot cameras may soon become extinct due to the rise of camera-equipped phones, but also that DSLRs are the cameras here to stay. A recent study found that phones have replaced digital cameras completely for 44% of consumers, and that number seems bound to rise as the cameras on phones continue to improve.</p><p>My guess is that in five years, we'll see digital camera users divided into three camps: mobile phone, interchangeable lens compact, and DSLR. What's your prediction?</p><p><a href="http://petapixel.com/2011/07/08/cnbc-point-and-shoot-cameras-are-an-endangered-species/">Keep reading...</a></p>