Here are some interesting stats gathered by InfoTrends where they presented their analysis of the digital camera market and user during the Digital Imaging conference held this week.

• The average digital camera price is projected to slip from $298 in 2006 to $191 in 2011 in North America. So expect sales to be up
• Projected sales of digital cameras would peak in 2007 or 2008
• Sales is due to the fact, people thinks that digital cameras are becoming a personal item rather than a family item.
• The average number of cameras per household in the U.S. rose from 1.4 last year to 1.5 this year
• Some 50 billion photos will be taken by digital camera this year and expected 60 billion in 2011.
• There will be more repeat buyers for digital camera. This year it was about 73 percent were repeat buyers, and expected 97 percent in 2011
• Single people takes about 415 photos per year. Married couple or living together with no children shoots about 514 photos per year while those with children 668 photos a year on average.
• People buy digital camera mainly due to camera’s megapixel count and its price, there’s a certain correlation to that, however other factors such as longer zoom range, face detection, and larger LCD also plays a part