Kodak’s no longer in the (consumer) camera business

Eastman Kodak Co., struggling to reinvent itself in the wake of bankruptcy, announced Thursday plans to “phase out dedicated capture devices” as part of a refocus of its consumer business.  That means that Kodak will no longer sell its own lines of digital cameras, pocket video cameras or digital picture frames.

Instead, Kodak plans to expand its brand licensing program to include companies in these markets. So it’s possible you’ll continue to see Kodak-branded digital cameras, just not ones actually made by Kodak.

On the consumer end, Kodak plans to continue to create and sell retail photo kiosks and digital dry lab systems (like the ones you see in pharmacies and other retail locations), inkjet printers, Kodak apps for Facebook, “Kodak Gallery” digital photo products, camera accessories and batteries and “traditional” film capture products and photographic paper.