According to Senior Executive Director Yasuo Takeouchi. Olympus expects to lose about 16 billion yen this fiscal year at its camera business; twice the 8 billion yen target set in November 2012. As consumers turn to smart-phone for picture taking, global shipments of digital compact cameras fell 14% in value in November 2012 from the previous month.Kodak to end contract with … [Read more...]
SNIPPETS-Olympus’ net income to drop to 6 billion yen
According to Senior Executive Director Yasuo Takeouchi. Olympus expects to lose about 16 billion yen this fiscal year at its camera business; twice the 8 billion yen target set in November 2012. As consumers turn to smart-phone for picture taking, global shipments of digital compact cameras fell 14% in value in November 2012 from the previous month.Kodak to end contract with … [Read more...]
Radioactive lenses?
It wasn’t so long ago when Canon issued a warning to users of the EOS 650D D-SLR that the front rubber grip on some cameras may turn white and cause an allergic reaction on skin. This of course, was for a production lot that was manufactured between May 31st and June 15th, 2012. Canon determined after enquiry that the rubber grip contained a substance called zinc bis that … [Read more...]
Filling the Gap-Samsung Galaxy Camera
Smart Gadgets are fast making inroads into our lives ever since the launch of iOS and Android based devices. Recently we reviewed an Android-based camera from Nikon. This time, we are reviewing a similar camera from Samsung, the leader of Android devices. The Samsung Galaxy ‘Smart’ camera has been much awaited in the market, and here is why. Design and Build Quality The … [Read more...]
Travel-Inspired-Canon EOS 6D
Fashions change, trends change! The new trend seems to be going in the direction of full-frame sensors. Canon announced the EOS 6D during Photokina 2012 at Germany, and now, about four months later, we have our hands on Canon’s newest, lightweight D-SLR that offers built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. We expect other manufacturers to follow suit. (A variant model - 6D N - is available … [Read more...]
