Was this, I wondered, the new "ease of use" that so many camera makers talk about these days?

As sales slow, camera makers have to find new ways to differentiate their products.

He said the company was in discussions with other camera makers.

Comparing guide numbers isn't easy, especially when camera makers decide not to provide them.

So how do camera makers get you to buy something you got or gave last year?

Some smaller camera makers appear to be looking for a truce.

The problem is, camera makers do not want to tell consumers too much about that.

Unfortunately, the camera makers and salespeople aren't going to help you out here.

When shopping for lenses, you can buy a lens made by your camera maker.

The company, which had 150 employees, could not meet the camera makers' demands to cut its prices 40 percent.