NEW DELHI: The digicam is coming round again, and in a new avatar. At a time when thousands and thousands of pictures are clicked and shared day by day using smartphones, the nice outdated digicam is but to give up.
While gross sales of volume-heavy point-and-shoot cameras (fundamental gadgets offering low quality photographs) have been hit by means of ever-improving smartphone cameras, the revival is being led by means of sophisticated, and excessive image-quality gadgets reminiscent of DSLR (digital unmarried lens reflex) cameras. Sales of cameras from companies reminiscent of Nikon, Canon and Sony are on a upward thrust, and satirically the surge is being led by means of increasing use of cameras with smartphones.
The buyers come with other people engaged in wedding ceremony photography, flora and fauna and nature enthusiasts, as well as the growing selection of hobbyists. Though gross sales of smartphones are time and again higher than cameras, expansion rate for latter has been encouraging. Smartphone gross sales stood at 123 million in 2017-18 in comparison to 81 million 2013-14. Cameras, however, managed to degree a reputable restoration up to now few years. Sales of DSLRs have grown from around three.five lakh devices in 2013-14 to over five lakh in 2017-18.
Apart from offering a lot of technical options for clicking breath-taking pictures, DSLRs are increasingly more getting provided with one most necessary function that everyone wants lately - connectivity. Now, with those cameras you can go browsing by means of using wifi to proportion photographs in social media accounts, connect with smartphones, and edit photos. The cameras even mean you can take selfies via connectivity along with your telephones and different modes.
Affordability is also fuelling the rage. Threshold for purchasing a DSLR and a mirror-less digicam has been coming down over time and now a tight entry digicam can be bought for less than Rs 30,000, nearly 50 in line with cent lower than the price of newest Apple iPhone or Samsung's flagship. "Contrary to the belief that smartphones are capturing the camera market, we feel that they act as a catalyst for people to adopt DSLR cameras," Sajjan Kumar, MD of Nikon India, instructed TOI.
Nikon believes that via larger use of smartphones, individuals are developing an affinity for photography. This is when the image quality becomes a differentiating factor, enabling a DSLR to trump the smartphone. Sony is also enthused by means of the rage. "We feel the audience for professional cameras and smartphone cameras is totally different and there are clear reasons to choose a DSLR over a smartphone camera," Hiroyuki Tokuno, head of digital imaging business at Sony India, mentioned.
Tokuno says that Sony's gadgets are tuned for connectivity and the corporate's lineup of interchangeable lens cameras as well as high-end point-and-shoot gadgets are provided with wireless and NFC (near-field connectivity) to pair them with smartphones.
The customers of DSLRs are varied, starting from wedding ceremony photographers, to media execs, or even hobbyists, who are upgrading from their smartphones. Says Nikon's Kumar, "Photography in India is way more than just a technology, it is an expression of capturing memories and sharing the same with our near and dear ones. With advent of internet, photographs travel not across people but across continents where we can easily have a look at various photographs clicked by amateurs and professionals alike." Success of professional cameras has even caused Leica, one of the most international's most-sophisticated maker, to start specializing in India. The corporate, which sells cameras that can cost as excessive as Rs 35 lakh, has followed franchisee route and is targeting markets reminiscent of Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
While gross sales of volume-heavy point-and-shoot cameras (fundamental gadgets offering low quality photographs) have been hit by means of ever-improving smartphone cameras, the revival is being led by means of sophisticated, and excessive image-quality gadgets reminiscent of DSLR (digital unmarried lens reflex) cameras. Sales of cameras from companies reminiscent of Nikon, Canon and Sony are on a upward thrust, and satirically the surge is being led by means of increasing use of cameras with smartphones.
The buyers come with other people engaged in wedding ceremony photography, flora and fauna and nature enthusiasts, as well as the growing selection of hobbyists. Though gross sales of smartphones are time and again higher than cameras, expansion rate for latter has been encouraging. Smartphone gross sales stood at 123 million in 2017-18 in comparison to 81 million 2013-14. Cameras, however, managed to degree a reputable restoration up to now few years. Sales of DSLRs have grown from around three.five lakh devices in 2013-14 to over five lakh in 2017-18.
Apart from offering a lot of technical options for clicking breath-taking pictures, DSLRs are increasingly more getting provided with one most necessary function that everyone wants lately - connectivity. Now, with those cameras you can go browsing by means of using wifi to proportion photographs in social media accounts, connect with smartphones, and edit photos. The cameras even mean you can take selfies via connectivity along with your telephones and different modes.
Affordability is also fuelling the rage. Threshold for purchasing a DSLR and a mirror-less digicam has been coming down over time and now a tight entry digicam can be bought for less than Rs 30,000, nearly 50 in line with cent lower than the price of newest Apple iPhone or Samsung's flagship. "Contrary to the belief that smartphones are capturing the camera market, we feel that they act as a catalyst for people to adopt DSLR cameras," Sajjan Kumar, MD of Nikon India, instructed TOI.
Nikon believes that via larger use of smartphones, individuals are developing an affinity for photography. This is when the image quality becomes a differentiating factor, enabling a DSLR to trump the smartphone. Sony is also enthused by means of the rage. "We feel the audience for professional cameras and smartphone cameras is totally different and there are clear reasons to choose a DSLR over a smartphone camera," Hiroyuki Tokuno, head of digital imaging business at Sony India, mentioned.
Tokuno says that Sony's gadgets are tuned for connectivity and the corporate's lineup of interchangeable lens cameras as well as high-end point-and-shoot gadgets are provided with wireless and NFC (near-field connectivity) to pair them with smartphones.
The customers of DSLRs are varied, starting from wedding ceremony photographers, to media execs, or even hobbyists, who are upgrading from their smartphones. Says Nikon's Kumar, "Photography in India is way more than just a technology, it is an expression of capturing memories and sharing the same with our near and dear ones. With advent of internet, photographs travel not across people but across continents where we can easily have a look at various photographs clicked by amateurs and professionals alike." Success of professional cameras has even caused Leica, one of the most international's most-sophisticated maker, to start specializing in India. The corporate, which sells cameras that can cost as excessive as Rs 35 lakh, has followed franchisee route and is targeting markets reminiscent of Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
In age of selfies, camera manages to hold ground
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