0 a customer who wants to buy very high-quality technical products or equipment. The word is formed from the words "professional" and "consumer":
The company offers a more sophisticated solution, aimed at prosumers and professionals.
The cost of a DSLR is still considerably higher than that of a prosumer camera.
The passive consumer is being replaced by the "prosumer" who will participate in the design and creation of products.
The word consumer is outdated and should be replaced by the more pro-active "prosumer".
1 a customer who wants to buy high quality technical products or equipment. This word is formed from the words 'professional' and 'consumer':
2 a customer who helps a company design and produce its products. This word is formed from the words 'producer' and 'consumer':
Prosumers want great service from people who know what they're talking about.
In the prosumer society consumers will become the producers of the commodities that they want to produce.
Most prosumer camcorders can record in progressive scan formats.
They are prominent in the prosumer market segment.
The technological boundaries between home-movie-making and professional movie-making are becoming increasingly blurred as prosumer equipment often offers features previously only available on professional equipment.
Many but not all prosumer and professional-level non-linear editing systems are able to recognize and remove this advanced pulldown scheme.
As of 2007, the greatest advancements have been limited mostly to professional, prosumer, and high-end consumer-grade digital cameras.