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'Although sales of camera phones are booming, the picture feature will generate solid profits for both mobile phone and photography companies only if taking, swapping and printing photos is made easier, the chief executive of Eastman Kodak said on Monday.

“Unfortunately, the reality today is that many consumers find the camera phone experience less than satisfying,” Kodak CEO Daniel Carp said in a speech kicking off the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association annual wireless show here.

Carp cited forecasts from market researcher Future Image for worldwide camera phone sales of 280 million this year up from 180 million in 2004, but cautioned that sales do not guarantee profits.

As Rochester, New York-based Kodak moves into digital products from its flagging film business, wireless products could be a key growth area as camera phones now outsell digital cameras.'

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