30th PhotoPlus Expo 2020 Vision Opening Panel Coverage

By Maria Esteves – December 30, 2013
The 30th Annual 2013 PhotoPlus Expo (PPE 2013) 2020 Vision: What Will Photography Look Like in the Next Decade Opening Panel Discussion commenced Wednesday, October 23, 6:00 PM at Javits Convention Center, New York. PPE 30th Anniversary Celebration official leading industry specialists at the opening panel included director of Worldwide Digital Division Chris Chute, International Data Corp (IDC); technical advisor Chuck Westfall, Canon USA; Sr. technical manager Steve Heiner, Nikon USA; Sr. technology manager Mark Weir, Sony USA; and Co-founder, publisher Scott Kelby, PhotoShop User Magazine; moderated by PDN senior technology editor Dan Havlik.

The explosion of social media and advancement in digital SLR cameras has caused millions of consumers to become photo centric. The panelist discussed what was technology like ten years ago and the next big trend on devices the industry will deliver among their consumer base, such as the evolution of smart phone devices verses digital SLR cameras, ability to transfer mass amount of digital stills and videos over a wireless network system, speed improvement of internet connectivity, affordable cloud storage, high quality photography, innovated compact digital cameras with WiFi attachment, autofocus systems, image stabilization, removal of the aperture setting f/stop, photo noise reduction, sensor technology, and Graphene as the next generation of lens.

PPE2013 2020 Vision: The Future of the Industry Opening Panel
Discussion (from left-right), director Worldwide Digital division Chris
Chute, IDC, technical advisor Chuck Westfall, Canon, senior technology editor Dan Havlik, PDN, Sr. technical manager Steve Heiner, Nikon, Sr. technology manager Mark Weir, Sony, and Co-founder/Publisher Scott Kelby, PhotoShop User Magazine.

PPE2013 2020 Vision: The Future of the Industry Opening Panel Discussion (from left-right), panelists technical advisor Chuck Westfall, Canon, Sr. technical manager Steve Heiner, Nikon, and Sr. technology manager Mark Weir, Sony.

PPE2013 2020 Vision: The Future of the Industry Opening Panel Discussion (from left-right), panelists Sr. technical manager Steve Heiner, Nikon, Sr. technology manager Mark Weir, Sony and Co-founder/publisher Scott Kelby, PhotoShop User Magazine.

PPE2013 2020 Vision: The Future of the Industry Opening Panel Discussion (from left-right), technical advisor Chuck Westfall, Canon, senior technology editor Dan Havlik, PDN, Sr. technical manager Steve Heiner, Nikon, and Sr. technology manager Mark Weir, Sony.

PPE2013 2020 Vision: The Future of the Industry Opening Panel Discussion, panelists Sr. Technical manager Steve Heiner, Nikon, left, and Sr. technology manager Mark Weir, Sony.