As we look ahead to a fresh year, past statistics seem to indicate the way ahead. A look at the demand scenario for the first 10 months of 2014 is revealing. The compact camera market has seen a clear decline with a drop estimated to be 25 to 30% in units for the whole year. The only segment in the compact camera market that continues to do well is the super zoom and the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Kids feeding ducks in Lazienki Park
Ajay Sood (Travelure) is an accomplished travel photographer and a travelogue writer. His sole objective is to make the destinations he covers desirable. He has been profiled as Mastercraftsman in Smart Photography (May 2012). He was on the jury of Canon Photomarathon 2012. He is also an assignment photographer for National Geographic Traveller. He is a Canon Photo Mentor. … [Read more...]
Nikon to launch D5500
Nikon announced the D5500, an entrylevel D-SLR that is a replacement to the D5300. It has a 24 MP CMOS sensor with no optical low pass filter and a 3.2-inch Vari-angle touch screen LCD with 1.37 M-dot display. The camera is lighter and smaller than its predecessor. The camera measures 124x97x70mm and weighs about 420g (body only). It off ers the same 1080/60 p video capability … [Read more...]
Manoj Kumar takes over as Chairman CII Office Automation and Imaging Division
Manoj Kumar, Executive Vice President and CEO, Ricoh India Ltd, has been appointed as the Chairman of CII Office Automation and Imaging Industry Division. He took over from Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice President, Canon India. Mr. Kumar is going to lead this industry forum under the CII banner. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is an association of Indian … [Read more...]
Canon wants to bring production back to Japan
Canon Inc. is looking to increase the production from its home country, Japan, from 40% of their overall output to about 60%. “From now on, new copier, camera and printer products will be built at domestic factories and as they replace older products, the volume of goods made overseas will fall,” a company spokesperson told Reuters. The weak Yen seems to have spurred this … [Read more...]