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...]
Celkon launches new Smartphones
Celkon Mobiles launched their latest Millennium series Smartphones, the Millennium Power Q3000 and Millennium Elite Q470. The phones were launched by the IT Minister, Govt. of Telangana Mr. K.T Rama Rao at Taj Deccan, Hyderabad. The Q3000 features a KitKat OS, 1.3 GHz Quad core Processor and 5-inch Display. The phone is also equipped with an 8MP rear camera with autofocus … [Read more...]
Sony to launch A7S
Sony will be launching its latest full-size sensor D-SLR camera, the Alpha 7S. The camera was first announced at the NAB show as a professionaluse 4K HDMI output capable model. The A7S offers a 12 MP full-frame EXMOR CMOS sensor, ISO settings ranging from 100 to 102400 (the expandable ISO range is 50 to 406900). The company says that the newly developed image sensor provides … [Read more...]
Exhibition on images from India’s Freedom Struggle
India will be celebrating 68 years of Independence on August 15, 2014. To commemorate this occasion, the New Delhi Municipal Council in collaboration with the India Photo Archive Foundation (IPAF), has planned an exhibition of various pictures from India's freedom movement. The photographs of Kulwant Roy will be displayed in the exhibition at Connaught Place, New … [Read more...]
WHAT IS WI-FI?
Our regular readers are aware of our increased stress on including Wi-Fi as a feature in all cameras. But reader R. Janmal wants to know what exactly Wi-Fi is and how it works. So here goes... Wi-Fi is a term used for communication technology that transmits data using radio waves from one device to another. The word ‘Wi-Fi’ is now patented and the patent is owned by a number … [Read more...]
