If a camera then digital
Over half the Polish population have a camera in their homes. Most of them are simple compact models, taking their pictures on film. Those buying new cameras, though, are choosing digital devices most often; if this trend continues, then in just a few years amateur digital photography will displace traditional photography.
What kinds of camera do we have?
Over half the people of Poland (55%) have a working camera in their homes. Most of these are cameras using film (86% of homes with a camera), while much less common types are digital cameras (in 18%), mobile phones equipped for taking photographs (7%) and other camera types, including Polaroid models (2%).
What kind of camera do you or any other members of your household have?
Survey base: people with at least one camera in their household. The percentages do not add up to 100 as respondents were able to give a few answers.
Poles most often have simple compact cameras (78% of camera-owning households). Much less common are more advanced compact models with zoom lenses (14%), SLR cameras (10%), or other camera types, e.g. a twin-lens reflex camera (1%).
What kinds of camera are be buying?
Over the year leading up to the survey, a new camera was bought in 8% of households. The models bought most often were digital cameras (62% of those households in which a new camera was bought); cameras using film were bought much less often (36%). If this trend continues, then within a few years amateur digital photography will supplant traditional photography.
Who takes photographs?
During the six months preceding the survey (i.e. from June 2004 - including the summer holiday period) some 39% of Poles took photographs themselves.
Amateur photographers tend more often to be aged from 15 to 39 (from 55 to 60%), pupils and students (61%), and people living in the country's largest cities (43%). One could also say that this hobby is more popular among men (42%) then among women (36%).
