The compact digital camera is fading fast.
As global shipments plummet — down 42% in the first five months of 2013, according to the Camera and Imaging Products Association, a Tokyo-based industry group — manufacturers are scrambling to adapt to a world where customers value the convenience of smartphones for quick shots they can share on social networks like Facebook and Instagram.
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