Japan mid-tier camera makers face shakeout as smartphones shatter mirrorless hopes

TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp and Japan's other mid-tier camera makers have a battle on their hands to win over a smartphone "selfie" generation to mirrorless cameras that held such promise when they were launched around five years ago.

from Reuters: Business News http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/YeN3Lf3VjRg/story01.htm