The Peregrine is the fastest bird in the world; the EOS-1D X is the fastest D-SLR! Period. It can capture images up to 14 frames per second in full resolution (with Autofocus Tracking and exposure metering turned ‘off ’ and the reflex mirror raised); 12 fps using AF Tracking and metering ‘on’, using a UDMA  CF card. That’s blistering fast! It is built like a battle tank and … [Read more...]

The Olympus E-PL5, successor to the E-PL3, was introduced at Photokina 2012 in Cologne, Germany. It is smaller than Olympus’ flagship camera– the OM-D E-M5– but offers identical image quality, low noise, wider dynamic range and fine details. It is sold in India either as a single lens kit (with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 IIR MSC lens) or two-lens kit that includes the 40-150mm lens. … [Read more...]

As the only film company to survive the demise of film successfully, Fujifilm knew that it had to do something really different. Accordingly, designer Masasumi Imai was given the task of producing an extraordinary visual design. Imai san and his team decided to produce  a traditional, retro-like camera and the Fujifilm X100 was the end result. It was followed by the X Pro 1 … [Read more...]

Budget compact cameras are in high demand in the market since these fit well in everyone’s budget and do not require any expertise for using. These cameras are feature-packed and have very short product lives since they are replaced fast by the companies to ward off competition. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S5000 joins the bandwagon with 14 megapixels and5x optical zoom.Design … [Read more...]

Ever since Google launched its Android operating system, it has taken the mobile phone market by storm with innumerable applications (Apps) made around the platform. The main features of Android are connectivity, rich app base, and relatively simple user interface. Now, after biting a second piece from Apple, the droid has slowly hacked into cameras too with Nikon launching … [Read more...]