(PROfessional conSUMER) A person who is very knowledgeable about a subject and likes to purchase high-quality equipment. For example, many digital cameras fall into the prosumer category (see viewfinder). They offer higher quality and more advanced features than the lower-end consumer variety, but still do not possess all the features of the most professional units on the market. See consumer.
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- Software downloads 2009-06-03
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- Panasonic HDC-HS250
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- Software downloads 2009-05-26
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- Blog posts 2009-02-18
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- Blog posts 2009-02-17
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