London – It does not seem like that long since they saw off the film camera – but digital cameras are facing the scrapheap.

The popularity of smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy series which have cameras built in, means families are no longer buying separate cameras.

Sales of digital cameras have plummeted by 29 percent in the past five years, according to retail analysts Mintel.

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