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...]

Panasonic owners have been left high and dry by Tamron’s 14-150mm f3.5-5.8 Di III all-in-one zoom lens as the Micro Four Thirds version lacks optical stabilization. Olympus owners are OK as Olympus has sensor based stabilization built into the camera body. At last, Micro Four Thirds camera owners get a TTL option from a third party flash manufacturer. At just 3.5 inches tall … [Read more...]

The latest information to hit the market is that Samsung’s profits were down for a third quarter in a row for the three months to June 2014. Following slack sales of Smartphones, Apple’s profits were also down but not to the same extent. Samsung suffered because it was squeezed from the top by Apple and from the bottom by cut price Smartphones from companies like Xiaomi. At one … [Read more...]

I recall being asked a few years back by a rather cocky Divisional Head of Nokia India the question as to which was the best selling camera in the world. I mentioned Canon and immediately he retorted saying that I was wrong and that the best selling camera in the world was Nokia because they sold more camera phones worldwide than Canon. Coming back to today, a new category … [Read more...]

When a word enters the Oxford Dictionary, it suddenly makes people wake up. The word ‘selfie’ has been defined as a photograph that one has taken oneself, typically with a Smartphone or a webcam, and updated to a social media website. However, selfies taken with digital cameras also qualify under this definition. Why have selfies suddenly drawn so much attention? Why do they … [Read more...]