Optical Zoom is a big deal for many photographers. It becomes even more important with point and shoot cameras as most only offer digital zoom or minimal optical zoom owing to the smaller form factor of the camera. Sony has been making strides with its cameras and today the company has launched its CyberShot WX300 point and shoot camera which also becomes the world’s smallest camera to feature 20x optical zoom. It costs Rs 19,900. (more…)Google+

FujiFilm has launched the X100S and X20 premium compact cameras in India for Rs 74,999 and Rs 39,999. Notably, the X100S is the successor to the famed X100, and it boasts of the world’s fastest auto-focus of 0.08 seconds. The X20 on the other hand features the high-precision lens of the X10 and improves upon the performance of the aforementioned camera. (more…)Google+

Canon has launched the EOS 700D DSLR camera in India for Rs 53,995. The camera is available via Canons’s website, and the price is obviously for the body only and no lenses are part of the package. (more…)Google+

Nikon has launched a number of new cameras in India as a part of its CoolPix consumer oriented range. While the company has essentially revamped most of its cameras under the CoolPix range, it has also released the CoolPix A, which is an entirely new model and has also introduced a number of new cameras the CoolPix P, S, L and AW series’. (more…)Google+

Nikon has launched the successor to the famed D7000 DSLR, the D7100 in India starting for Rs 79,450. The D7100 has a 24.1-megapixel sensor, which is an upgrade from the 16.2-megapixel sensor on the D7000. Additionally, it packs an ISO range between 100 and 6400 and it can be bumped up to 25,600 in Nikon’s Hi2 extension mode. Nikon adds a 51-point auto focus system with 15-cross type sensors to the D7100. (more…)Google+

Kodak KodaChrome is an icon in the world of film rolls. Photographers from all around the world claim that it produced some of the best colors and maintained longevity. But unfortunately, Kodak, the fledging imaging giant had to shutter production of the KodaChrome film in 2009 thanks to the advent of digital photography. Kodak was gracious enough to hand over the last ever manufactured roll to legendary National Geographic photo journalist Steve McCurry who is known around the world for a photo known as the ...

Like Samsung, Sony has also announced a number of cameras at CES. We basically talking about point and shoot and extended zoom cameras. The products launched include the WX80, W730, W710, TF1 and H200. All these new models incorporate some advanced flash capabilities that allows for better image quality in low-light situations. (more…)Google+

Samsung had a pretty jam packed CES press conference. It launched a slew of TVs, some new Windows 8 enabled laptops and lastly a set of new Smart Cameras. These smart cameras are essentially point and shoots and they include the WB250F, WB800F, the WB30F, DV150F, and ST150F. The reason Samsung calls these smart cameras is because using a Smart Camera app for iOS and Android users can share and edit images on their smartphones and this app also works like a remote viewfinder and a mobile link via Wi-Fi that’...

Apart from the diminutive PowerShot N, Canon has launched a wide array of products at CES today. Adding to its PowerShot line of point-and-shoot cameras, Canon has launched the ELPH 130 IS, A2600, and A1400. (more…)Google+

Canon has kicked off its CES product announcement cycle with the quirky little PowerShot N, which is unique because of its square design that basically ensures that the camera’s control scheme neither favors right or left-handers. (more…)Google+

What happens when you cram in a 24.3-megapixel full-frame sensor in a body of a tinsy little point and shoot? You get the Sony CyberShot RX1, which is the first point and shoot camera in the world to feature a full-frame sensor, which also is tied in with a 35mm fixed-focal length lens with a Sonnar T* coating and wide f/2.0 aperture. We had the opportunity to go hands on with this new revolutionary camera at CEIF in New Delhi. (more…)Google+

Apart from the ground breaking RX1 full-frame camera, Sony has come to CEIF in full force and has launched a number of other high-end cameras that include the Alpha 99 DSLR, the NEX-6 and NEX-5R mirrorless cameras and the first 35mm full-frame Handycam, the NEX-VG900E. (more…)Google+